ORDER
JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.
This copyright infringement action was referred to Magistrate Robinson in December 1988 for pretrial proceedings and a report and recommendation on dispositive motions.1 On November 16, 1989, we stayed this action pending the conclusion of bankruptcy proceedings involving counterclaim defendant Datacomp Corporation (“Datacomp”). We subsequently lifted this stay for the limited purpose of allowing the magistrate to rule on: (1) counterclaim defendant R. Clay Kime’s motion to dismiss; (2) defendant Amy L. Beam’s motion for sanctions against Laurance J. Ochs, counsel for Kime and counterclaim defendant Michael D. Tracy; and (3) Kime and Tracy’s cross-motion for sanctions against Charles R. Claxton, counsel for Beam.2 The case has a long and tortured history (120 separate docket entries comprising more than thirteen separate docket pages). It has been featured by animosity of counsel on both sides. It is not a litigation model for others to follow. The particular motions for sanctions relate to the August 9 and 10, 1989, depositions of Kime and Tracy.
The magistrate, in a thorough and well reasoned opinion, has recommended that Kime’s motion to dismiss be denied, that Beam’s motion for sanctions be granted, and that Kime and Tracy’s crossmotion for sanctions be denied. See Report and Recommendation filed March 30, 1990 [hereinafter “Recommendation”]. Because Kime and Ochs have objected to almost every aspect of this Recommendation, we have reviewed the matters de novo. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) (1988). For the reasons that follow, we adopt the magistrate’s Recommendation, subject to the modifications set forth below.
I. The Motion to Dismiss
Kime, a resident of Virginia, is the president and controlling shareholder of Data-comp, a Virginia corporation that deals in computer hardware, software, and related services. Beam seeks monetary and injunctive relief against Kime and Datacomp for copyright infringement, interference with contract, and unfair competition. In addition, she has asserted á breach of contract claim against Datacomp. Kime claims we lack personal jurisdiction over him because he has not “personally done business in the District of Columbia” (the “District”). Although Kime has had numerous contacts with this forum on behalf of Datacomp,3 he avers that: (1) because [17]*17they were unrelated to Beam’s cause of action, the requirements under the applicable long arm statute have not been satisfied; and (2) the “corporate shield” doctrine renders these contacts irrelevant.
We reject both lines of argument. As for the first, it is well settled that if Kime regularly did or solicited business, or derived substantia] revenue from goods used or services rendered, in the District, he is subject to suit in the District for causing, “by an act or omission outside the District,” any tortious injury here. D.C. Code § 13-423(a)(4) (1989); see Gatewood v. Fiat, S. p. A., 617 F.2d 820, 824-25 (D.C.Cir.1980) (the regular course of conduct required under subsection (a)(4) need not be related to the injury). Kime’s objection on this ground is completely without merit. As for the second, we concur with the magistrate’s conclusion that the “corporate shield” doctrine does not bar the exercise of personal jurisdiction in this case.
The “corporate shield” doctrine is an equitable canon of statutory construction. Courts applying it to a decision concerning personal jurisdiction “hold that it is the corporation — and not the individual who acts for the corporation — which is ‘transacting business’ under the relevant longarm statute.” Chase v. Pan-Pacific Broadcasting, Inc., 617 F.Supp. 1414, 1423 (D.D.C.1985) (citations omitted). Critics have emphasized, however, that this use of the doctrine “confuses procedural and substantive questions and unreasonably immunizes from jurisdiction one who in fact acted in the forum state.” Id. (citations omitted). We agree. The doctrine properly “goes to the merits of the case, not to the power of the court to make the adjudi-
cation.” Id. (quoting Groom v. Margulies, 257 Md. 691, 265 A.2d 249, 255 (1970)).
Even if we accepted the “corporate shield” doctrine as a valid jurisdictional defense, we would still deny the motion to dismiss. Since the doctrine is based on principles of equity, the magistrate properly concluded that Kime’s repeated failure to cooperate with discovery, see infra, weighed in favor of exercising jurisdiction. Moreover, she attached appropriate significance to the fact that Kime, as president and controlling shareholder of Datacomp, was far from an ordinary employee. See Calder v. Jones, 465 U.S. 783, 789, 104 S.Ct. 1482, 1486, 79 L.Ed.2d 804 (1984). We may safely infer that Kime derived substantial revenue from Datacomp sales generated by his efforts in the District. See Zeman v. Lotus Heart, Inc., 717 F.Supp. 373, 377 (D.Md.1989). Under these circumstances, application of the “corporate shield” doctrine is not in the interest of equity. Accordingly, Kime’s motion to dismiss is denied. We turn now to the motions for sanctions.
II. The Motions for Sanctions
Rule 37(b)(2) authorizes sanctions for a party’s failure to obey a discovery order. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(b)(2). Among other things, a court may require the party, his attorney, or both to pay “the reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, caused by the failure, unless ... the failure was substantially justified or ... other circumstances make an award of expenses unjust.” Id. In addition, the United States Code provides that an attorney who “unreasonably and vexatiously” multiplies litigation proceedings may be held personally [18]*18accountable for “the excess costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred because of such conduct.” 28 U.S.C. § 1927 (1988). After reviewing the record, we agree with the magistrate that Ochs should be personally sanctioned under these provisions for his conduct during the August 1989 depositions of Kime and Tracy-
On February 7, 1989, in an effort to discover facts pertinent to the motion to dismiss, the magistrate authorized Beam to depose Kime and Tracy concerning their contacts with the District. See Order filed Feb. 7, 1989. These depositions proved useless, however, because Ochs, purporting to rely on the “corporate shield” doctrine, instructed his clients not to answer any questions concerning their activities on behalf of Datacomp. After a hearing on Beam’s subsequent motion to compel, the magistrate found Ochs’ reliance on the “corporate shield” doctrine unjustified. She explained that deponents generally must answer questions subject to objections, see Fed.R.Civ.P.
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ORDER
JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.
This copyright infringement action was referred to Magistrate Robinson in December 1988 for pretrial proceedings and a report and recommendation on dispositive motions.1 On November 16, 1989, we stayed this action pending the conclusion of bankruptcy proceedings involving counterclaim defendant Datacomp Corporation (“Datacomp”). We subsequently lifted this stay for the limited purpose of allowing the magistrate to rule on: (1) counterclaim defendant R. Clay Kime’s motion to dismiss; (2) defendant Amy L. Beam’s motion for sanctions against Laurance J. Ochs, counsel for Kime and counterclaim defendant Michael D. Tracy; and (3) Kime and Tracy’s cross-motion for sanctions against Charles R. Claxton, counsel for Beam.2 The case has a long and tortured history (120 separate docket entries comprising more than thirteen separate docket pages). It has been featured by animosity of counsel on both sides. It is not a litigation model for others to follow. The particular motions for sanctions relate to the August 9 and 10, 1989, depositions of Kime and Tracy.
The magistrate, in a thorough and well reasoned opinion, has recommended that Kime’s motion to dismiss be denied, that Beam’s motion for sanctions be granted, and that Kime and Tracy’s crossmotion for sanctions be denied. See Report and Recommendation filed March 30, 1990 [hereinafter “Recommendation”]. Because Kime and Ochs have objected to almost every aspect of this Recommendation, we have reviewed the matters de novo. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) (1988). For the reasons that follow, we adopt the magistrate’s Recommendation, subject to the modifications set forth below.
I. The Motion to Dismiss
Kime, a resident of Virginia, is the president and controlling shareholder of Data-comp, a Virginia corporation that deals in computer hardware, software, and related services. Beam seeks monetary and injunctive relief against Kime and Datacomp for copyright infringement, interference with contract, and unfair competition. In addition, she has asserted á breach of contract claim against Datacomp. Kime claims we lack personal jurisdiction over him because he has not “personally done business in the District of Columbia” (the “District”). Although Kime has had numerous contacts with this forum on behalf of Datacomp,3 he avers that: (1) because [17]*17they were unrelated to Beam’s cause of action, the requirements under the applicable long arm statute have not been satisfied; and (2) the “corporate shield” doctrine renders these contacts irrelevant.
We reject both lines of argument. As for the first, it is well settled that if Kime regularly did or solicited business, or derived substantia] revenue from goods used or services rendered, in the District, he is subject to suit in the District for causing, “by an act or omission outside the District,” any tortious injury here. D.C. Code § 13-423(a)(4) (1989); see Gatewood v. Fiat, S. p. A., 617 F.2d 820, 824-25 (D.C.Cir.1980) (the regular course of conduct required under subsection (a)(4) need not be related to the injury). Kime’s objection on this ground is completely without merit. As for the second, we concur with the magistrate’s conclusion that the “corporate shield” doctrine does not bar the exercise of personal jurisdiction in this case.
The “corporate shield” doctrine is an equitable canon of statutory construction. Courts applying it to a decision concerning personal jurisdiction “hold that it is the corporation — and not the individual who acts for the corporation — which is ‘transacting business’ under the relevant longarm statute.” Chase v. Pan-Pacific Broadcasting, Inc., 617 F.Supp. 1414, 1423 (D.D.C.1985) (citations omitted). Critics have emphasized, however, that this use of the doctrine “confuses procedural and substantive questions and unreasonably immunizes from jurisdiction one who in fact acted in the forum state.” Id. (citations omitted). We agree. The doctrine properly “goes to the merits of the case, not to the power of the court to make the adjudi-
cation.” Id. (quoting Groom v. Margulies, 257 Md. 691, 265 A.2d 249, 255 (1970)).
Even if we accepted the “corporate shield” doctrine as a valid jurisdictional defense, we would still deny the motion to dismiss. Since the doctrine is based on principles of equity, the magistrate properly concluded that Kime’s repeated failure to cooperate with discovery, see infra, weighed in favor of exercising jurisdiction. Moreover, she attached appropriate significance to the fact that Kime, as president and controlling shareholder of Datacomp, was far from an ordinary employee. See Calder v. Jones, 465 U.S. 783, 789, 104 S.Ct. 1482, 1486, 79 L.Ed.2d 804 (1984). We may safely infer that Kime derived substantial revenue from Datacomp sales generated by his efforts in the District. See Zeman v. Lotus Heart, Inc., 717 F.Supp. 373, 377 (D.Md.1989). Under these circumstances, application of the “corporate shield” doctrine is not in the interest of equity. Accordingly, Kime’s motion to dismiss is denied. We turn now to the motions for sanctions.
II. The Motions for Sanctions
Rule 37(b)(2) authorizes sanctions for a party’s failure to obey a discovery order. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(b)(2). Among other things, a court may require the party, his attorney, or both to pay “the reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, caused by the failure, unless ... the failure was substantially justified or ... other circumstances make an award of expenses unjust.” Id. In addition, the United States Code provides that an attorney who “unreasonably and vexatiously” multiplies litigation proceedings may be held personally [18]*18accountable for “the excess costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred because of such conduct.” 28 U.S.C. § 1927 (1988). After reviewing the record, we agree with the magistrate that Ochs should be personally sanctioned under these provisions for his conduct during the August 1989 depositions of Kime and Tracy-
On February 7, 1989, in an effort to discover facts pertinent to the motion to dismiss, the magistrate authorized Beam to depose Kime and Tracy concerning their contacts with the District. See Order filed Feb. 7, 1989. These depositions proved useless, however, because Ochs, purporting to rely on the “corporate shield” doctrine, instructed his clients not to answer any questions concerning their activities on behalf of Datacomp. After a hearing on Beam’s subsequent motion to compel, the magistrate found Ochs’ reliance on the “corporate shield” doctrine unjustified. She explained that deponents generally must answer questions subject to objections, see Fed.R.Civ.P. 30(c), and that the applicability of the “corporate shield” doctrine would be determined at a later time. See Order filed July 17, 1989, at 3-4. Accordingly, she ordered Kime and Tracy to respond to questions concerning their activities in the District on behalf of Datacomp. Id. at 4.
When the depositions were reconvened on August 9 and 10, 1989, Ochs’ conduct was nothing less than outrageous. In several instances he “coached” responses,4 and he frequently instructed his clients not to answer at all. In addition, Ochs’ repeated objections, puerile arguments with opposing counsel, and vexatious requests for clarification prevented the elicitation of any meaningful testimony and needlessly added to the expense of this litigation.5
[19]*19In his defense, Ochs argues that he merely sought to limit the scope of the depositions to what the magistrate had ordered.6 This argument is unavailing. By disallowing any question that did not specifically refer to his clients’ contacts with the District on behalf of Datacomp, Ochs prevented Claxton from making the usual introductory inquiries necessary to set the stage and to avoid compound questions. Moreover, Ochs was on clear notice that questions were to be answered over any objections. Finally, many of the questions pertinent to jurisdiction necessarily called for information relevant to substantive issues as well. Ochs’ contention that these questions were improper is completely without merit.
Without a doubt, Ochs has “unreasonably and vexatiously” multiplied the proceedings in this case. See 28 U.S.C. § 1927. He unjustifiably protracted and obstructed Kime and Tracy’s depositions and thereby triggered Beam’s present motion for sanctions. In addition, because of his conduct, Kime and Tracy failed to provide discovery as ordered by the magistrate. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(b)(2). Therefore, we will require Ochs himself to pay to Beam the reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with the August 1989 depositions and the subsequent cross-motions for sanctions.
Accordingly, it is by the Court this 15th day of May, 1990,
ORDERED that Kime and Tracy’s motion to dismiss is denied with respect to Kime; it is
ORDERED that Beam's motion for sanctions is granted; it is
ORDERED that Ochs shall personally pay to Beam the reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with the August 1989 depositions of Kime and Tracy and the subsequent cross-motions for sanctions; it is
ORDERED that Magistrate Robinson shall determine the amount of the award to which Beam is entitled under this Order; it is
ORDERED that Beam, within thirty (30) days of this Order, shall submit to the magistrate affidavits, time records, and such other evidence as may be necessary to prove the amount of the award to which she is entitled under this Order, see Fritz v. Honda Motor Co., 818 F.2d 924, 925 (D.C.Cir.1987); it is
ORDERED that Ochs shall have ten (10) days to object or otherwise respond to Beam’s submission; and it is
FURTHER ORDERED that Kime and Tracy’s motion for sanctions is denied.