Former Grant & Eisenhofer lawyer says he didn’t poach Celgene whistleblower

Reuters Daniel Wiessner
October 13, 2017

A former Grant & Eisenhofer lawyer has asked a federal judge in Washington D.C. to toss out the firm’s recklessly false ” claims that he unlawfully poached a client in a whistleblower case against Celgene Corp that recently settled for $280 million.

Reuben Guttman said he brought the whistleblower, Beverly Brown, to the firm and that she followed him when he left Grant & Eisenhofer in 2015. Guttman, who is now a name partner at plaintiffs’ firm Guttman Buschner & Brooks, is represented by Outten & Golden.

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