Jacobs, LLP v. Parker

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for breach of contract, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Tolbert, J.), entered July 6, 2011, which granted the plaintiffs motion to disqualify the law firm of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, EC., from the continued representation of the defendant.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

Sometime in December 2008, the plaintiff sought to associate or merge with another law firm. One of the firms with which the plaintiff considered associating or merging was Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris,…