HP’s Probe of Hurd’s Departure to Be Conducted by Dechert Lawyer
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Hewlett-Packard Co.’s independent probe of Mark Hurd’s departure as chief executive officer will be conducted by Andrew J. Levander, a partner in the New York office of law firm Dechert LLP, an HP spokeswoman said.
The investigation is the next step in a shareholder lawsuit in federal court in San Jose, California, that alleges directors at the largest maker of computers wasted company money by awarding Hurd as much as $53 million in severance pay when he resigned in August.