Howrey LLP
Case Number:
3:11-bk-31376
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Nature of Suit:
Firms
- Allen Matkins
- ArentFox Schiff
- Baker & Hostetler
- Boersch Shapiro
- Brown & Connery
- Brown Rudnick
- Buchalter APC
- Coblentz Patch
- Cozen O'Connor
- Curtis Legal Group
- Diamond McCarthy
- DLA Piper
- Duane Morris
- Felderstein Fitzgerald
- Greenfield LLP
- Hackett Feinberg
- Hahn & Hessen
- Hanson Bridgett
- Haynes & Boone
- Hinshaw & Culbertson
- Husch Blackwell
- Jones Day
- Kasowitz Benson
- Katten Muchin
- Keesal Young
- Kornfield Nyberg
- KTBS Law
- Latham & Watkins
- Long & Levit
- MacConaghy & Barnier
- Marcus Clegg
- McGrane PC
- Morison & Prough
- Morrison Foerster
- Murray & Murray
- Norton Rose
- Nossaman LLP
- Outten & Golden
- Pachulski Stang
- Paul Weiss
- Perkins Coie
- Ropes & Gray
- Scherer Smith
- Schnader Harrison
- Seyfarth Shaw
- Thompson Coburn
- Vedder Price
- Whiteford Taylor
- Wiley Rein
- Womble Bond
Companies
- Advanced Discovery Services LLC
- Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society Ltd.
- Baker Tilly US LLP
- Bonhams & Butterfields
- Citigroup Inc.
- Dell Technologies Inc.
- Development Specialists Inc.
- Epiq Systems Inc.
- Iron Mountain Inc.
- Medco Health Solutions Inc.
- Olin Corp.
- Oracle Corp.
- Protiviti Inc.
- Ricoh Co. Ltd.
- The Irvine Co. LLC
- Unum Group
- U.S. Bancorp
- Verizon Communications Inc.
- Watt Companies Inc.
- Weaver & Tidwell LLP
Government Agencies
- Illinois Department of Revenue
- New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Sectors & Industries:
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September 06, 2017
2 Ex-Howrey Partners Settle Tax Cases For $50K Each
Two foreign former Howrey LLP partners will pay $50,000 apiece to end tax obligation cases with the trustee representing the long-defunct law firm after he claimed the duo had skipped out on payments and contractual obligations, according to a settlement approved Wednesday in California bankruptcy court.
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July 17, 2017
9th Circ. OKs Partial Disallowance Of Fees In Howrey Case
A California bankruptcy court was right to slash fee payments to McGrane LLP over ethical lapses and costly flights of fancy in its work representing creditors of long-defunct Howrey LLP, the Ninth Circuit has affirmed, bringing an end to McGrane's yearslong bid to undo the public rebuke.
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January 09, 2017
Howrey Trustee Aims To Collect From 2 More Ex-Partners
Howrey LLP's trustee filed two new cases against former partners of the long-defunct firm over unpaid tax obligations, claiming in a pair of adversary proceedings Monday that the European partners had skipped out on their payments and contractual obligations.
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June 14, 2016
Howrey Trustee Diamond McCarthy Seeks $8M Fee Approval
Diamond McCarthy LLP sought final approval Monday from a New York bankruptcy judge for more than $8.3 million in fees and expenses related to its years-long work winding down Howrey LLP, which closed in 2011 after years of declining profits and partner defections.
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March 25, 2016
Arnstein & Lehr OK'd To Rep Howrey Bankruptcy Trustee
A California bankruptcy judge on Friday approved Arnstein & Lehr LLP to serve as special counsel to the Chapter 7 trustee of Howrey LLP, finding the Chicago-based firm would not present any conflicting interests in the ongoing bankruptcy process.
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March 16, 2016
Howrey Bankruptcy Deals Over Unpaid Rent Get Sign-Off
A California bankruptcy court Wednesday signed off on settlements between the Chapter 7 trustee for defunct law firm Howrey LLP and several creditors seeking unpaid rent, including the Dewey & LeBoeuf Liquidation Trust and U.S. Bank NA.
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November 16, 2015
Howrey Bankruptcy Case Converted To Ch. 7
The bankruptcy of failed law firm Howrey LLP was granted conversion to a Chapter 7 liquidation on Friday in California federal court, according to court records, a move that was considered likely after real estate obligations made moving forward in Chapter 11 a challenge.
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November 09, 2015
Howrey Conversion To Ch. 7 Likely Over Rent Claims Impasse
A California bankruptcy judge has indicated he will grant a request to convert Howrey LLP's bankruptcy case into a Chapter 7 liquidation later this week after the trustee overseeing the shuttered law firm and its creditors told the court that he couldn't reach a deal related to former landlords' rent claims.
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November 05, 2015
McGrane Fights $5M In Howrey Bankruptcy Payouts
McGrane LLP urged a California bankruptcy court Wednesday to hold off on letting now-defunct Howrey LLP's trustee make $5 million in payments to counsels and creditors, arguing a Ninth Circuit appeal of McGrane's fees reduction is bound to affect the distribution.
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November 04, 2015
Howrey Trustee Settles With Jones Day Partner
A former Howrey LLP partner gave up $110,000 in claims against the failed firm and agreed to pay the Howrey estate $950, allowing the current Jones Day partner to avoid a potential clawback suit under a deal filed Wednesday in California bankruptcy court.