Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP

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Case Number:

1:12-bk-12321

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New York Southern

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February 20, 2013
Dewey Execs Likely To Testify At Plan Confirmation Hearing

A New York bankruptcy judge on Wednesday tossed part of a subpoena that would have forced former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP executives to turn over documents related to the defunct firm's partner contribution settlements, but the executives will still likely be called to testify at the fast-approaching plan confirmation hearing.
February 13, 2013
Objections Pile Up Against Dewey & LeBoeuf Ch. 11 Plan

Defunct megafirm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP was hit with another round of objections to its proposed liquidation plan Wednesday, including one from former employees who said the proposal fails to ensure they're compensated for being laid off without proper notice.
February 12, 2013
Ex-Dewey Partners Call Bankruptcy Plan A Fraud

Two former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP partners on Tuesday objected to the bankrupt law firm's plan for liquidation, alleging the plan's partner contribution settlement agreements were purposely designed to fleece ex-partners.
February 12, 2013
Dewey Can't Escape WARN Act Class Action

A lawsuit alleging that mass layoffs at defunct law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP broke worker notice laws can go forward as a class action for now, a New York bankruptcy judge said Monday.
February 08, 2013
Dewey & LeBoeuf, Retired Partners Ink Clawback Deal

The bankruptcy trustee overseeing Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP's liquidation has reached a settlement with two groups of retired partners who opposed a $71.5 million partner contribution plan, agreeing to return some retirement benefits and pay they received before the firm's 2012 collapse.
January 28, 2013
Ex-Dewey Partners Forced To Share Lucrative IP Client

Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP on Friday struck a deal that will force a group of former intellectual property partners to share their future fees for a client still in patent litigation with the erstwhile firm, while also delaying a contentious battle with one of the partners who had accused the firm leaders of fraud before its collapse.
January 25, 2013
Dewey Rings Up $7.1M Settlement With Italian Affiliates

A New York federal bankruptcy judge Friday approved a €5.3 million ($7.1 million) settlement reached by the estate of the bankrupt Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP with former partners of the firm's Italian practice who left Dewey before it filed for bankruptcy in 2012.
January 24, 2013
Dewey Judge Skeptical Of Firm's Push To Toss Layoff Suit

A New York bankruptcy judge appeared unconvinced Thursday by Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP's bid to chuck putative class allegations over the mass layoffs connected to the firm's bankruptcy last year, despite Dewey's argument that they belong in the Chapter 11 claims process.
January 23, 2013
Kasowitz Defends Fees Request In Dewey Ch. 11 Case

Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP asked a New York bankruptcy court Wednesday to approve $1.2 million in fees for representing the official committee of former partners in Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP's bankruptcy, saying the charges are proper and should be allowed despite the U.S. trustee's objections.
January 22, 2013
Dewey Says Ex-Workers Cutting Corners With Layoff Suit

Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP shot back Friday at former employees' putative class action over mass layoffs that accompanied its bankruptcy filing last year, insisting the allegations must be filed as claims in the Chapter 11 proceeding rather than as an adversary proceeding.

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