United States:
Rochester Seeks Big Law's Help In Policing Crisis, But WilmerHale Role Faces Challenges
20 October 2020
Morrison & Foerster LLP
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Carrie Cohen was featured in Thomson
Reuters' Westlaw Today's coverage of the City
of Rochester's decision to hire Morrison & Foerster for the
investigation into the police custody death of Daniel Prude.
"In selecting Ms. Cohen to represent the city, we have
empowered her with full and independent authority to represent the
city without any interference from our respective offices in order
to ensure that the council's special investigator is able to
obtain the necessary testimony and documents related to its
important investigation," the Rochester Corporation
Counsel's Office said in a statement.
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