Howrey LLP

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Case Number:

3:11-bk-31376

Court:

California Northern

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  1. September 09, 2013

    Howrey Hits 3 More Ex-Partners With Clawback Claims

    The trustee for folded law firm Howrey LLP launched a lawsuit against three former partners Monday, seeking to claw back $596,183 in distributions made to the lawyers while Howrey was insolvent, allegedly in violation of Howrey's partnership agreement.

  2. September 04, 2013

    Morgan Lewis Settles With Bankrupt Howrey For $1M

    The Chapter 11 trustee for collapsed law firm Howrey LLP on Wednesday asked a California bankruptcy judge to approve a $1.15 million settlement with Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP that would resolve unfinished business claims former Howrey partners brought to the firm.

  3. August 29, 2013

    Howrey LLP Settles With McDermott Will & Emery, Ex-Partner

    A California bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a settlement resolving approximately $515,000 in unfinished business claims between collapsed law firm Howrey LLP, McDermott Will & Emery LLP and a former Howrey partner who left to join MWE in 2010.

  4. August 16, 2013

    Howrey Strikes $41M Deal With BakerHostetler

    The Chapter 11 trustee for Howrey LLP on Friday asked a California federal judge to approve a settlement with BakerHostetler, as well as former Howrey partners Baker hired, that will immediately provide $41 million to pay off the Howrey bankruptcy estate's debt.

  5. June 18, 2013

    Howrey Settles With Dickstein, Novak Druce, Wilson Sonsini

    The Chapter 11 trustee in Howrey LLP's bankruptcy has reached settlements with three law firms that hired former Howrey partners — Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Novak Druce & Quigg LLP and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC — he told a California bankruptcy court Tuesday.

  6. June 11, 2013

    Howrey Creditors May Subpoena Arent Fox, Arnold & Porter

    A California bankruptcy judge Tuesday gave Howrey LLP creditors the go-ahead to subpoena documents from Arent Fox LLP, Arnold & Porter LLP and Snell & Wilmer LLP surrounding the transfer of Howrey's former client matters to the firms.

  7. June 10, 2013

    Howrey Creditors Target Arent Fox, Others Over Unfinished Biz

    Unsecured creditors of folded law firm Howrey LLP on Friday moved to investigate potential claims against Arent Fox LLP and two other firms over profits earned from "unfinished business" inherited when they hired defecting Howrey partners.

  8. June 05, 2013

    New Howrey Lawsuits Target 2 European Firms, Ex-Partners

    The trustee for folded law firm Howrey LLP launched three more lawsuits Tuesday seeking to claw back payments to former partners and unfinished business profits earned by their new firms, targeting European firms Hoyng Monegier LLP and SJ Berwin LLP.

  9. June 04, 2013

    Howrey Creditors Stake Claim To Profits From IP Client

    Unsecured creditors of folded law firm Howrey LLP launched a bid Monday in California to recover unfinished-business profits from a lucrative intellectual property client that three former Howrey partners took to Dewey & Leboeuf LLP after the firm's collapse.

  10. May 31, 2013

    Howrey Adversary Suits Target Verizon, Dozens Of Others

    The Chapter 11 trustee in Howrey LLP's bankruptcy filed 34 adversary suits in California bankruptcy court Friday, asking the judge to avoid transfer payments and disallow and expunge proofs of claims for companies including Verizon, Wyndham Group Inc., John Hopkins Medicine, Salter and Co. PLLC and others.