Dee v. Conference Holdings, Inc.

Plaintiff Kenneth Dee has moved to disqualify defendant’s counsel, Kotin, Crabtree & Strong, LLP (“KC&S’j, on the ground that KC&S’s representation of defendant would violate Rule 1.9 of the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct. For the following reasons, the motion is ALLOWED.

Background

Plaintiff Dee was employed at IBC USA Conferences, Inc. (“IBC”) from October 1991 until February 1995. His compensation included base salary plus commissions, and his employment agreement included a noncompetition clause. In February 1995, Dee left IBC and went to work for defendant Conference Holdings,…