Email correspondence excerpts:


- 'After many meetings with you and others, due to circumstances out of our control, Grigori Marinichev postponed signing of job offer; later you conducted further negotiations with Grigori not informing me of negotiations' status; negotiations with Grigori Marinichev were continued after your and other Dewey & LeBoeuf partners' move to Morgan Lewis.'

- 'I have discussed the matter with our management and General Counsel. Morgan Lewis strongly objects to any effort by you or your firm to seek a fee from the firm and will vigorously defend any claim for such a fee.'