BDO USA, LLP v. JIA-SOBOTA

Nos. 20-CV-536 & 20-CV-696.

283 A.3d 699 (2022)

BDO USA, LLP, et al., Appellants, v. Eric JIA-SOBOTA & A2Z Associates, Inc. d/b/a EverGlade Consulting, Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 6, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Kimberly , Washington, with whom James M. Commons and Julie H. McConnell , Washington, were on the brief, for appellant.

Brian Walsh , with whom Ari Micha Wilkenfeld , Todd A. Bromberg , Krystal B. Swendsboe , Washington, and Hyok Chang were on the brief, for appellee.

Concurring opinion by Associate Judge Deahl at page 710.


Eric Jia-Sobota was a partner at BDO USA, LLP, an accounting firm. He resigned from the partnership to launch a competing firm, and BDO invoked its right to arbitrate various disputes attendant to his departure, mostly involving Jia-Sobota's attempts to bring BDO clients and personnel to his new firm. Around the same time...

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