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1:12-bk-12321

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New York Southern

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  1. April 18, 2013

    Dewey Reaches Deal With BofA On $1.6M Microsoft Claims

    Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP agreed Wednesday to pay some $1 million out of $1.6 million claims by a Bank of America NA unit related to certain agreements between Dewey and Microsoft Corp. over the now-bankrupt law firm's use of Microsoft software and intellectual property licenses.

  2. March 28, 2013

    Dewey Gets $1.6M In Paul Hastings Unfinished Business Deal

    A New York bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a $1.6 million payment by Paul Hastings LLP and two of its partners to the estate of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP to settle claims the partners took unfinished business with them when they defected from Dewey.

  3. March 22, 2013

    Dewey's Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Takes Effect

    Bankrupt law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP on Friday filed its final plan supplement documents, including a confirmation budget, liquidation trust agreement and secured lender trust agreement, making the firm's second amended Chapter 11 plan of liquidation officially effective, according to court documents.

  4. March 11, 2013

    Ex-Dewey Staffers Can Move Ahead With WARN Class Action

    Former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP employees who claim they were not given proper notice of their May 2012 layoffs will officially move forward as a class action, according to a New York bankruptcy court filing Friday.

  5. March 08, 2013

    Ex-Dewey Partners Make Case To Keep 2011 Bonuses

    Six former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP attorneys urged a New York bankruptcy court Thursday to reject Dewey's objection to their 2011 bonus pay, saying they had submitted substantial evidence that the firm promised them the bonuses and that its objection couldn't pass muster.

  6. March 05, 2013

    Dewey Strikes $1.6M Deal With Paul Hastings, Ex-Partners

    Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP on Tuesday landed a $1.6 million settlement with Paul Hastings LLP and four former partners who brought unfinished work to Paul Hastings when Dewey collapsed, a deal that Dewey says will be a catalyst for the resolution of other unfinished business claims.

  7. February 27, 2013

    Dewey Scores Judge's OK For Liquidation Plan

    Nine months after its fall into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP on Wednesday secured a New York bankruptcy judge's approval of its liquidation plan, enabling the once-powerful firm to begin paying back its lenders.

  8. February 25, 2013

    Ex-Dewey Partner, Retirees Insist Ch. 11 Plan Not Fraudulent

    A former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP partner on Monday took a shot at opponents of the bankrupt firm's liquidation plan, saying they have no proof to support their claims that the settlement with former partners is fraudulent.

  9. February 22, 2013

    Dewey Creditors Throw Their Weight Behind Ch. 11 Plan

    Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP creditors on Thursday made their support for the fallen firm's Chapter 11 liquidation plan official, calling on the judge overseeing the bankruptcy to cast aside remaining objections and approve the plan at an upcoming hearing.

  10. February 21, 2013

    Dewey Slams Ex-Partners In Last-Ditch Bid For Plan Approval

    With less than a week to go before its Chapter 11 plan confirmation hearing, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP took some last-minute swipes at a handful of former partners challenging the liquidation plan, saying their objections have nothing to do with the confirmation process.