October 30, 2012
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP on Tuesday again pressed a New York bankruptcy judge to disband the official committee of former partners, arguing there is no justification for the "extraordinary remedy" of a second statutory committee in the case.
October 26, 2012
Fifth Third Bancorp, which holds some of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP's leases, objected Friday to the bankrupt firm's sale of its office furniture — a move that Dewey says is a ploy to get more time to determine the value of the assets assigned to the bank.
October 25, 2012
The official committee of former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP partners on Wednesday blasted the defunct firm's bid to disband it, saying the motion had no basis in law and was motivated by the committee's opposition to a recently approved $71.5 million clawback deal.
October 23, 2012
A U.S. bankruptcy trustee on Tuesday objected to Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP's bid to disband what the firm says is an unnecessary official committee of former partners, saying that the firm's request has no statutory basis.
October 22, 2012
A group of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP retirees said Monday it will appeal a New York bankruptcy judge's ruling earlier this month approving a $71.5 million clawback deal with former partners, following a similar vow by the official former partners committee in the case.
October 19, 2012
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP reached an agreement with an insurer Thursday under which the dissolving firm's management can access $6.75 million in advances from a $25 million insurance policy in order to pay defense costs in connection with claims pending against them.
October 15, 2012
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP asked a New York bankruptcy judge Monday to let it subpoena "recalcitrant" former clients for documents that will help it collect $154 million in remaining accounts receivable, one of its biggest remaining assets, and implement alternative dispute resolution procedures.
October 12, 2012
The official committee of former partners appointed in Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP's Chapter 11 winding down vowed Thursday to appeal a New York bankruptcy judge's decision approving the defunct firm's $71.5 million clawback deal with onetime partners and refusing to appoint an examiner.
October 11, 2012
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP filed a motion Wednesday asking a New York bankruptcy judge to disband an official committee of former partners, saying a second committee is unnecessary and that it hasn't contributed productively to the case.
October 09, 2012
Capping off weeks of anticipation, the New York bankruptcy judge overseeing Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP's bankruptcy handed the defunct firm a major victory late Tuesday by approving a $71 million clawback deal with former partners, overruling objections by two ex-partner groups.