Baker McKenzie Can't Get Illinois Malpractice Suit Tossed

By Celeste Bott ( October 21, 2025, 7:39 PM EDT) -- An Illinois state judge has refused to dismiss a private equity firm's malpractice suit accusing Baker McKenzie of botching a client's bid to reacquire a Russian coal mine, saying the plaintiffs have sufficiently pled claims sustainable under both Illinois and Russian law at this stage of the case....

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