November 18, 2013
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.
November 15, 2013
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.
October 28, 2013
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.
October 23, 2013
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.
October 17, 2013
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.
September 16, 2013
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.
September 11, 2013
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.
August 22, 2013
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.
August 09, 2013
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.
July 26, 2013
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.