Judge OKs Dewey & LeBoeuf Plan to Shred Old Client Files
A judge on Friday, Jan. 25, approved a plan by bankrupt law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf to foot some of the cost of destroying old client files, a bill that could ultimately reach almost $1.4 million.In a...
View ArticleEmployees of Defunct Dewey & LeBoeuf to Get Day in Court
Approximately 450 former employees and lawyers of Dewey & LeBoeuf can present their case for a class action against the defunct New York law firm, a federal bankruptcy judge in Manhattan ruled on...
View ArticleJudge Approves Dewey & LeBoeuf Liquidation Plan
A federal bankruptcy judge approved the liquidation plan for Dewey & LeBoeuf on Wednesday, a milestone in the winding down of the collapsed law firm that paves the way for creditors to recover tens...
View ArticleFormer Dewey Law Firm Leaders Ask Judge to Dismiss Criminal Case
Former leaders of the defunct law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf have asked a New York state judge to dismiss criminal charges against them, saying they should not be made “scapegoats” for the firm’s...
View ArticleOpening Statements Set for Tuesday in Criminal Trial of Dewey Trio
Nearly three years after the demise of law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, three of its former top executives will go on trial on charges they cooked the books in an attempt to stave off the largest law firm...
View ArticleOpening Statements Start in Criminal Trial of Ex-Dewey Executives
Nearly three years after the demise of law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, a Manhattan prosecutor opened the criminal trial of three of the firm’s former executives on Tuesday by accusing the trio of...
View ArticleFormer Top Execs at Dewey Manipulated Income Statements, Witness Testifies
Former top executives at defunct law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, including chairman Steven Davis, conspired to falsify income statements in an attempt to forestall its collapse in 2012, the firm’s former...
View ArticleEx-Dewey Executives Did Not Defraud Law Firm, Defense Says
The collapse of Dewey & LeBoeuf, once one of the biggest U.S. law firms, was due not to fraud by top executives but defections by its highest-earning partners, defense lawyers told jurors on...
View ArticleJury Acquits 3 Dewey Law Firm Executives on Some Charges, Deadlocks on Others
A New York jury on Wednesday found three former executives of defunct law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf not guilty of some charges but remained deadlocked on others, including the most serious charge of...
View ArticleUpdate: Ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf Execs Acquitted of Some Additional Counts
A Manhattan jury on Tuesday acquitted three former executives of bankrupt law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf of several criminal charges but remained deadlocked on the most serious charge of grand larceny....
View ArticleDewey Judge Declines to Order Mistrial as Jury Deliberations Continue
The attorney representing Joel Sanders, the former chief financial officer of bankrupt law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, renewed his call for a mistrial on Thursday, saying he was worried the jury was...
View ArticleProsecutors Plan to Retry Former Dewey & LeBoeuf Executives
Three former top executives of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP are likely to face another jury after prosecutors said they plan to retry them on charges tied to the largest law-firm bankruptcy in history. The...
View ArticleJudge OKs Dewey & LeBoeuf Plan to Shred Old Client Files
A judge on Friday, Jan. 25, approved a plan by bankrupt law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf to foot some of the cost of destroying old client files, a bill that could ultimately reach almost $1.4 million.In a...
View ArticleEmployees of Defunct Dewey & LeBoeuf to Get Day in Court
Approximately 450 former employees and lawyers of Dewey & LeBoeuf can present their case for a class action against the defunct New York law firm, a federal bankruptcy judge in Manhattan ruled on...
View ArticleJudge Approves Dewey & LeBoeuf Liquidation Plan
A federal bankruptcy judge approved the liquidation plan for Dewey & LeBoeuf on Wednesday, a milestone in the winding down of the collapsed law firm that paves the way for creditors to recover tens...
View ArticleFormer Dewey Law Firm Leaders Ask Judge to Dismiss Criminal Case
Former leaders of the defunct law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf have asked a New York state judge to dismiss criminal charges against them, saying they should not be made “scapegoats” for the firm’s...
View ArticleOpening Statements Set for Tuesday in Criminal Trial of Dewey Trio
Nearly three years after the demise of law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, three of its former top executives will go on trial on charges they cooked the books in an attempt to stave off the largest law firm...
View ArticleOpening Statements Start in Criminal Trial of Ex-Dewey Executives
Nearly three years after the demise of law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, a Manhattan prosecutor opened the criminal trial of three of the firm’s former executives on Tuesday by accusing the trio of...
View ArticleFormer Top Execs at Dewey Manipulated Income Statements, Witness Testifies
Former top executives at defunct law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, including chairman Steven Davis, conspired to falsify income statements in an attempt to forestall its collapse in 2012, the firm’s former...
View ArticleEx-Dewey Executives Did Not Defraud Law Firm, Defense Says
The collapse of Dewey & LeBoeuf, once one of the biggest U.S. law firms, was due not to fraud by top executives but defections by its highest-earning partners, defense lawyers told jurors on...
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