Dechert lawyer hid hacked emails' origin - former colleague

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WASHINGTON : A senior attorney at the law firm Dechert covered up the origin of a cache of hacked emails used to win a lawsuit against an Iranian-American aviation tycoon, a former colleague said in legal papers filed last week.The tycoon, Farhad Azima, is suing Dechert over allegations that the one of th

WASHINGTON : A senior attorney at the law firm Dechert covered up the origin of a cache of hacked emails used to win a lawsuit against an Iranian-American aviation tycoon, a former colleague said in legal papers filed last week.

Dechert declined to comment. Representatives for Gerrard, who had previously denied wrongdoing, did not return emails. Lawyers for Page did not respond to messages.A Reuters investigation has previously revealed the existence of a group of India-based hackers that worked with Western private eyes to hack parties involved in lawsuits. Azima was among the hackers' targets.

Azima has fought to throw the ruling out on the grounds that the emails were stolen by the opposing party. He recently was granted a retrial in Britain which is due to begin next year.

 

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