After helping his clients win a more than $9 billion verdict against Chevron in Ecuador, Donziger faced a blistering counterattack.
Recently, he was disbarred:
courthousenews.com/steven-donzige…
Recently, Donziger's counsel successfully sought billing records from the private law firm appointed to prosecute him for offenses the U.S. Attorney's office declined to charge.
We got an early look last month. courthousenews.com/quarter-millio…
They were also Donziger's lawyers in Chevron's countersuit against him.
The hearing is going into a private conference now to discuss privileged matters.
I asked five ex-federal prosecutors with +70 years collective experience: Only one of them heard about anything like it. That case was dismissed. courthousenews.com/when-feds-demu…
Donziger and his prosecutors are physically present in court, but his defense attorneys (who are not New Yorkers) are not.
He says that it is difficult to communicate with them by phone, privately.