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1:12-bk-12321

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New York Southern

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  1. November 18, 2013

    Dewey Trustee Hits Former Partner With $4M Clawback Suit

    Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP's trustee hit former equity partner William C. Marcoux with a $4.2 million adversary complaint in New York bankruptcy court Friday, alleging that even after the firm's insolvency, Marcoux was paid distributions based on purported profits.

  2. November 15, 2013

    Dewey Trustee Hits Think Tank With Clawback Suit

    Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP's trustee sued the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in New York bankruptcy court Thursday in an attempt to claw back $100,000 Dewey paid to the think tank for a table at an event.

  3. October 28, 2013

    Dewey Liquidating Trust Hit With $50M Malpractice Suit

    Former clients of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP on Monday hit the defunct firm's liquidating trust with a $50 million malpractice suit, claiming former Dewey attorneys' advice on an international investment plan was faulty and cost them millions in tax penalties and legal defense.

  4. October 23, 2013

    BigLaw Tells Judge Not To OK Dewey & LeBoeuf Probes

    Baker & McKenzie LLP, DLA Piper and more than two dozen other major law firms on Wednesday filed a joint objection in New York bankruptcy court to the Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP liquidation trust's bid for an order authorizing discovery for unfinished-business inquiries, saying the request is premature and inappropriate. 

  5. October 17, 2013

    Dewey Estate Reaped $11M In Recoveries Since July

    Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP's estate has brought in $10.9 million in unfinished business and insurance proceeds and distributed another $17 million to holders of secured lender interests since July, according to a Tuesday status report from the trustee winding down the firm's business.

  6. September 16, 2013

    Dewey Trustee Seeks $1.2M In Latest Batch Of Lawsuits

    Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP's liquidating trustee on Friday launched another nine lawsuits against companies that provided billing, data and other types of services to the now-defunct firm while it was still in operation, seeking a combined $1.2 million overall.

  7. September 11, 2013

    Dewey Trustee Sues Legal Staffing Co. For $1.5M

    The liquidating trustee for Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP on Wednesday fired off eight lawsuits against various companies that provided legal, real estate brokerage, collection and other services, including AdamsGrayson Corp., from which the trustee seeks $1.5 million.

  8. August 22, 2013

    Dewey Trust Targets Ex-Clients Over $6M In Unpaid Fees

    The secured lender trustee for bankrupt global law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP launched a slew of complaints Thursday in New York bankruptcy court against more than a dozen of the firm's former clients, seeking to recover more than $6 million in allegedly unpaid fees for legal services. 

  9. August 09, 2013

    Dewey Trustee Sues BofA, Shook Hardy, MetLife

    The trustee overseeing the liquidation of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP on Friday launched a dozen lawsuits against Bank of America Corp., Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and a group of law firms, including Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP, seeking to recover what he says were fraudulent transfers.

  10. July 26, 2013

    Dewey Trust Demands Docs From DLA Piper, Winston, Others

    The trust charged with winding down Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP's estate demanded Friday in New York bankruptcy court that DLA Piper, Winston & Strawn LLP and others produce documents detailing alleged payments related to matters that originated at Dewey and were handled by its ex-partners.

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