"Donziger disserved his shoppers and his cause" by the means in which he carried out himself in the course of the trial, Cassel now says. At least 32 meetings and quite a few cellphone calls had been held between the personal prosecutor and lawyers from Gibson Dunn. In January 2022, The Nation wrote that it had obtained documents displaying that Chevron, its legislation agency Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and the private prosecutor appointed by Kaplan to prosecute Donziger, had collaborated in conducting the felony contempt case.