COHEN v. ACORN INTERN. LTD.

No. 94 Civ. 6394 (SAS).

921 F.Supp. 1062 (1995)

Steven A. COHEN, Plaintiff, v. ACORN INTERNATIONAL LTD., Geller Partners, Incorporated, Robert E. Gillis and Jeffrey L. Geller, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

December 4, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas H. Meal, Luke T. Cadigan, Ropes & Gray, for Plaintiff Steven A. Cohen.

William Dunnegan, New York City, for Defendants Acorn International, Geller Partners and Jeffrey L. Geller.

Robert E. Gillis, Palm Harbor, Florida, pro se.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

Defendant Acorn International, Ltd. ("Acorn") moves to disqualify Ropes & Gray as counsel for Plaintiff Steven A. Cohen. For the reasons set forth below, Defendant's motion is denied.

A. Factual Background

In early 1993, Deran Holding Company ("DHC") was incorporated pursuant to Delaware law. DHC was formed for the purpose of acquiring from Borden the assets of its candy...

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