The battle of the giant law firms. "White & Case became embroiled in the court battle after it poached a highly-rated insolvency team from Deacons� Hong Kong office. Deacons alleges that the US firm�s approach to four of its partners breaches a confidentiality and non-solicitation clause from a 1999 merger agreement between the two firms."
White & Case "pulled out all the stops" to delay the case, but the trial started today in Hong Kong, according this from the UK's The Lawyer.com.