Law firms Ten years after hiring Coudert partners, Dechert pays $2.4m to settle dispute Legal Business · 13 August 2015 · 1 min read Partnership Dechert A long-running case between Dechert and the administrator of the now dissolved Coudert Brothers over the former’s hiring of Paris and Brussels-based partners has finally come to an end with the US dispute shop agreeing to pay $2.4m in a settlement.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryDechert and SFO sued for $168m in ongoing ENRC trialLaw firmsKate Peacock22 Apr 2026Private equity hires in London nearly double in 2025, new findings showLaw firmsKate Peacock21 Apr 2026Revolving Doors: Weil hires Kirkland secondaries partner as Orrick targets Cadwalader againLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Apr 2026A&O Shearman to cut partnership by 10% and close Johannesburg base in post-merger shake-upLaw firmsAlex Ryan6 Sep 2024Comment: Last orders – The final reflections of a veteran legal punditLaw firmsAlex Novarese9 Oct 2020Comment: 2020 forecast – City giants forced to offer flexible partnershipLaw firmsAlex Novarese19 Dec 2019Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025