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First of all - get a lawyer. Secondly - get a lawyer. I don't know what state you're in, but Reddit's /r/AusLaw has a thread[1] which has the various law soci

• sdwisely 10y ago
  This - EFA might even worth be asking who might be a good person to represent you.
• raleighm 10y ago
  Multiple forms of bad behavior here: working w/out clearance; making confidential code publicly available; conditioning payment on illegal/unethical conduct. Definitely a lawyer - a new one, since if you were satisfied with the first one you wouldn't need to come to HN. Some questions to ask the new lawyer: - Under applicable law, would you prevail in court to get your fees if you could only fully "perform" your obligations to contractor's satisfaction if you violated law? I'd expect answer to be yes, which could be noted to contractor's in-house counsel. - Under applicable law, in your situation, if the contractor continues to sit on the complaint without action, is there any possible argument that you would be required to escalate to the bank or a regulator? That's critical info for your own protection and also could inform what your lawyer says to contractor's in-house counsel, if you go that route.