Legal Opinion
Governo Law Firm, LLC v. CMBG3 Law, LLC
Massachusetts Superior Court, Suffolk County
Decided January 13, 2017No. 1684CV03949BLS2Published
1Opinion of the Court
Salinger, Kenneth W., J.
The Governo Law Firm, LLC is suing six of its former partners and their new firm, which they call CMBG3 Law, LLC. The Governo Firm is controlled by attorney David Governo. It specializes in defending clients against asbestos and toxic tort claims. During the summer and fall of 2016 David Governo and the seven other partners of the Governo Firm discussed and negotiated the possible sale by Governo of his interest in the firm to the other partners. When those negotiations were unsuccessful, six of the eight partners announced that they planned to leave to start their own…
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