Casita, L.P. v. MapleWood Equity Partners (Offshore) Ltd.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Bernard J. Fried, J.), entered February 22, 2006, which granted defendant’s motion to disqualify plaintiff’s counsel, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Defendant is an investment fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Evidence in the record established that an attorney with the firm representing plaintiff had previously performed substantial work, at a prior law firm, on defendant’s formation and its relationship with several affiliated entities, as well as on investment issues. Plaintiff, who invested in one of these affiliated entities…