Weber Shandwick's move to take legal action against Hill+Knowlton Strategies for allegedly stealing confidential information, clients, and employees is one rarely seen in the industry, PR recruitment and legal experts tell PRWeek.
While it's common for agency executives to move to new firms, it's “fairly rare” for agencies to sue one another, says Linda Goldstein, chair of the advertising, marketing, and media division of law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.
Weber has been granted a temporary restraining ...