Delhi lawyer says AZB & Partners paid him for Amazon work
Statements in a legal notice sent to The Morning Context raise more questions around Amazon probe into corruption allegations against its legal representatives.
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Editor's note: Last week, we reported that Amazon Inc. has initiated an investigation into the conduct of its legal representatives in India. In April this year, a whistleblower whose identity remains unknown, alleged that some part of what Amazon paid in legal fees had been funnelled into bribes by one or more of its legal representatives in India. The whistleblower’s complaint points to the role played by Vikas Chopra, an independent advocate in New Delhi who works with Amazon as an outside counsel for hire. Late last week, Chopra through his lawyer sent a legal notice to The Morning Context claiming our article was defamatory in nature and threatening a lawsuit. In it, he has said: Here, it may be relevant to state a few facts regarding my client’s association with Amazon. The journey of my client to a status in legal profession enabling him to acquire esteemed clients like Amazon is an exemplary one. Having established his name as a reputed counsel, he was introduced with AZB Law firm and was immediately engaged by the said firm for handling the legal …
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