‘Putin’s Chef’ Lawyer’s Tactics Called ‘Unprofessional’ by Judge

"It’s unprofessional, inappropriate and ineffective," Judge Dabney Friedrich told defense lawyer Eric Dubelier during a Washington federal court hearing on Monday.Dubelier’s client is Concord Management and Consulting LLC, a company run by Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, a man sometimes referred to as "Putin’s chef" because Vladimir Putin had hosted dinners in his restaurants.