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Talk of the Bay

We'll sue you, and you can sue us

By SCOTT BARANCIK
Published September 11, 2006


No company wants employees to walk away with clients in tow. But for Morgan Stanley's Tampa office, what goes around apparently comes around. In March, Morgan filed a breach of contract suit against former executive David Barcza. It alleged Barcza copied confidential information about Morgan clients and solicited them to transfer funds to competitor Oppenheimer & Co. Last week, Merrill Lynch sued ex-financial adviser Jeffrey D. Reynolds, alleging he was "secretly attempting to divert" wealthy customers to Morgan. Such allegations are not uncommon. Morgan gave the court nearly a dozen such orders issued in Florida cases last year.

 

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