Legal Opinion
Republic of Liberia v. Bickford
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 28, 1992No. 91 Civ. 6887 (KC)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
CONBOY, District Judge:
Shortly before the civil war in Liberia that began in December, 1989, plaintiff, the wholly state-owned Liberian Mining Corporation (“LIMINCO”), retained as United States legal counsel defendants Nathaniel J. Bickford and Lankenau, Kovner and Bickford (collectively “Bickford”). Bick-ford also acted as U.S. counsel to plaintiff, the Government of Liberia, in connection with mining matters at the request of the Minister of Justice of Liberia. In its capacity as counsel to the Liberian Government, Bickford received certain property on behalf of the…
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