October 21, 2015
A California federal judge on Monday affirmed a bankruptcy judge's reduction of an attorney's fees after holding that he breached his ethical duty following his withdrawal as co-counsel for the official committee of unsecured creditors of defunct Howrey LLP and subsequent counseling of individual creditors.
September 21, 2015
The unsecured creditors committee for defunct law firm Howrey LLP told a California federal bankruptcy judge on Monday that it has reached a proposed settlement resolving an adversary complaint that sought funds received by a former partner and current Arent Fox LLP partner.
September 02, 2015
Howrey LLP creditors have filed an appeals notice in California over a ruling that unpaid rent claims brought by landlords for office space leased to the now-shuttered law firm deserve priority status.
August 12, 2015
A California bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday that claims for unpaid rent brought by landlords for office space leased to defunct law firm Howrey LLP should be given priority status under the Bankruptcy Code.
July 17, 2015
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP creditors and the Irvine Co. LLC on Thursday both attacked attempts by creditors for defunct law firm Howrey LLP to bat back their rent claims for hundreds of thousands of dollars, saying there is no precedent for deprioritizing them.
July 08, 2015
A California bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved a deal between the unsecured creditors committee for defunct law firm Howrey LLP and three former partners, resolving multimillion-dollar claims over intellectual property-related casework that the attorneys brought with them to similarly doomed Dewey & Leboeuf LLP after Howrey collapsed in 2011.
June 29, 2015
The unsecured creditors committee for defunct law firm Howrey LLP filed an adversary complaint in California bankruptcy court on Monday seeking to recover funds received by a former partner and current Arent Fox LLP partner.
June 22, 2015
The unsecured creditors committee for defunct law firm Howrey LLP filed objections in California bankruptcy court on Monday against claims by Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, U.S. Bank National Association and others, arguing they wrongly seek compensation for rent paid when Howrey was forced into bankruptcy.
June 08, 2015
The unsecured creditors committee for defunct law firm Howrey LLP announced a settlement Friday in California resolving multimillion-dollar claims over intellectual property-related casework three partners brought with them to similarly doomed Dewey & Leboeuf LLP after Howrey collapsed in 2011.
June 04, 2015
Fourteen former Howrey LLP partners gave up $420,807 in claims against the failed firm and agreed to pay the Howrey estate $139,862 to avoid potential clawback suits under a deal filed Thursday in California bankruptcy court.