On 27 September 2012 a bombshell was dropped when G Allen Andreas Ⅲ- a long-time Overseas Shipholding Group (OSGJ director and audit-commit tee member quit over a "tax issue", It was the first hint to public investors of a huge, hidden liability that played a central rote in bankruptcy six weeks later. The behind-the-scenes srory of why Andreas resigned has never been put on the public record until now. Last week, OSG filed a blockbuster malpractice suit against law firm Proskauer Rose and four of its partners. The venerable firm had been the tanker company's outside counsel for more than three decades, until it was dismissed in October 2012.
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机译:2012年9月27日,长期海外船东集团G Allen AndreasⅢ(OSGJ董事兼审计委员会成员)因“税收问题”而辞职,这是一个重磅炸弹。这是向公众投资者发出的第一个暗示:六个星期后,隐藏的责任在破产中发挥了中心作用。关于安德里亚斯辞职的幕后故事直到现在一直没有公开记录。上周,OSG对律师事务所Proskauer Rose和这家古老的公司是油轮公司的外部法律顾问超过三十年,直到2012年10月被解散为止。
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