Now a Chicago-area headhunter, who is currently working with Motorola to find Liska’s successor, is getting caught up in the drama. Gregory Crecos, the founder of executive search firm Gregory Michaels & Associates, appeared in court today “to object to a subpoena in the case,” according to the Chicago Tribune. Motorola’s attorneys asked him to produce documents involving his dealings with Liska dating back to the executive’s former positions at other companies, and to hand over documents related to job searches at Motorola in 2007.

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Crecos told reporters after the hearing that he has enjoyed “a great relationship with this company,” but he said Motorola’s lawyers are now smearing his reputation. “I’ve been doing this while they’re knocking the crap out of me,” he told the Tribune.

Crecos said the problem is that Motorola believes he tipped off Liska in December 2008 that the company was secretly searching for a new CFO. Knowing that he was going to be replaced, Motorola is alleging in court filings that Liska had months to scheme against the company in retaliation. But Crecos said that’s not true. While he may have been working with Liska on several searches for other Motorola positions, he did not tip off Liska and never breached professional confidentiality. And, he was not retained by Motorola to find the CFO’s replacement until “months and months” later, he said.