Exponential Biotherapies, Inc. v. Houthoff Buruma, N.V.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _____________________________________ ) EXPONENTIAL BIOTHERAPIES, INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 08-1636 (ESH) ) HOUTHOFF BURUMA N.V., ) ) Defendant. ) _____________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Exponential Biotherapies, Inc. (“EBI”) has sued Houthoff Buruma N.V. (“HB”), the Netherlands law firm EBI hired to handle a corporate restructuring and financing transaction. The crux of the dispute between the parties centers on HB’s subsequent representation of parties that were allegedly adverse to…