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Ex-Boies Schiller lawyer was ousted from new firm in deplorable scheme to keep cryptocurrency fees, suit says
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The former Boies Schiller Flexner partner sued for refusing to leave his new law firm is claiming that his ouster was a pretextual money grab in his own lawsuit filed Tuesday in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Plaintiff Jason Cyrulnik claims that he was asked to leave the Roche Cyrulnik Freedman law firm in a “deplorable scheme” by Kyle Roche and Devin Freedman to take for themselves his share of the firm.
His share included “an enormously valuable firm asset a fee payable in cryptocurrency by one of the firm’s clients that only days before had suddenly appreciated exponentially to more than $250 million,” according to the March 9 lawsuit.
Former Boies Schiller lawyer refused to leave new firm after partnership voted him out, lawsuit says
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A partner in a firm formed by former lawyers at Boies Schiller Flexner refused to leave after he was ousted for abusive behavior in a partnership vote, according to a lawsuit filed Saturday.
The Feb. 27 lawsuit by law firm Roche Cyrulnik Freedman says partner Jason Cyrulnik was ousted for “abusive, destructive, erratic and obstructive behavior.”
Cyrulnik’s abusive behavior included screaming at partners and attempting to assume control over management decisions, the lawsuit alleges.
“Rather than accept payment for his work and focus on ensuring a smooth transition,” the lawsuit says, “this expelled partner now refuses to leave, attempting to shake down his former firm for millions of dollars he did not earn and to which he is not entitled.”