An analyst who pretended to be a solicitor at Debevoise & Plimpton has been prohibited from working in the legal profession. Ridita Rahman joined the London office of the elite US firm as an anti-money laundering compliance analyst in July 2024, but apparently it went to her head. During a housing dispute involving her partner and his tenant, Rahman sent the tenant a letter on Debevoise & Plimpton LLP headed paper which falsely described her as an ‘Associate of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’. Rahman left the firm the same day she sent her bogus email in December 2024, but the firm was not made aware of the matter until May 2025. Ordering her to pay £600 costs, the SRA imposed a section 43 order, which prevents regulated bodies and people from employing a non-solicitor.