Several high-profile lawsuits in the entertainment and professional services industries have emerged, involving companies such as Verve, BDO USA, Ankura Consulting, CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, United Talent Agency (UTA), and MediaLink. The lawsuits include allegations of breach of contract, fraud, trade secrets theft, and unjust enrichment through employee defections. Specific details of the settlements and accusations remain undisclosed.
UTA battle: Lawsuits, $950,000 expense account fuels fight between Hollywood agency and ex-partner https://t.co/JrKH9L2qTO
Hollywood power broker splits with UTA over $950,000 expenses fund https://t.co/g3kfwBx11E
Suit: San Antonio wealth management firm’s principals stole trade secrets from former employer https://t.co/QQLn9z6TO3
Michael Kassan Accused of Using Millions of UTA Money for Private Jets, Chauffeur Rental, Wife’s Shopping https://t.co/rdqw5HQqIS
Advisory firm BDO USA sued smaller rival Ankura Consulting, accusing the company of unjustly enriching itself through employee defections from BDO's healthcare transaction team and stealing its confidential information https://t.co/qMBxX5dinU https://t.co/XeL7BDSGzx
BDO Lawsuit Alleges a Defector Took the Team With Him When He Jumped Ship to Another Firm BDO says the national leader for healthcare TAS tried to take a dozen people with him when he left for another consulting biz in January. https://t.co/WHUp9KkEPN
Statement from Bryan Freedman, who is repping UTA https://t.co/XAXdXwGGtE https://t.co/441EMcuEoD
.@maxwelltani wrote about the consequential UTA-MediaLink tie-up that's now falling apart last summer https://t.co/Ze3dOhdYHk https://t.co/zYfJU4WtET
Resigned! Fired!: Michael Kassan & UTA Scorch Each Other With Competing Suits Of Fraud, Breach Of Contract & Jeremy Zimmer's Role In Agency Partner's Exit https://t.co/caLlqfWPfo
United Talent Agency has been accused of breach of contract and fraud in relation to its 2021 acquisition of the consultancy firm MediaLink. https://t.co/JeSWzknF9R
Advisory firm BDO sues Ankura over healthcare team defection https://t.co/p4GgJ1MF5A https://t.co/TPzxdc3qDV
CBRE sued a former executive who joined Cushman & Wakefield, claiming he breached his non-compete clause https://t.co/xnhNy0nD9k
Professional services firm BDO USA has lodged a federal trade secrets lawsuit against its smaller rival Ankura Consulting, accusing the company of improperly poaching its healthcare transaction advisory practice with a series of senior-level hires https://t.co/qMBxX5cKym https://t.co/WwqODaFEED
After filing a breach of contract lawsuit after departing the agency, former Verve and former CEO Bill Weinstein have agreed on a settlement. Details behind the settlement are unknown https://t.co/HOPjIayeAr