Former Dewey & LeBoeuf CFO Sanders vows to appeal guilty verdict Legal Business A Manhattan jury has found former Dewey & LeBoeuf chief financial officer (CFO) Joel Sanders guilty of altering the US…
Dewey latest: Partners off the hook for lease payments Legal Business In a ruling relieving hundreds of ex-Dewey partners of millions of dollars in liability, a New York state judge has…
Dewey battle winds down as New York court dismisses most serious charges against former executives Legal Business A New York state judge has dismissed charges of grand larceny against two former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives, leaving only…
Dewey trial: prosecutor offers guilty deals to three defendants as Davis’ lawyers continue to negotiate Legal Business US prosecutors have told a New York judge of new guilty plea deals offered to three senior Dewey & LeBoeuf…
Dewey & LeBoeuf case could go to a retrial after jury fails to reach verdict Kathryn McCann While acting Supreme Court Justice Robert Stolz has declared the criminal proceedings against the former executives of now defunct firm…
Not over yet – New York jury clears former Dewey leaders on multiple counts in partial verdict Legal Business A Manhattan jury has found former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives Steven Davis, Stephen DiCarmine and Joel Sanders not guilty on…
‘Not a naïve or vulnerable consumer’: Barclays wins capital loan claim against former Dewey partner Legal Business The High Court has today (9 June) handed down its judgment in favour of Barclays Bank in a long running…
After two year investigation, the trial of Dewey’s senior management kicks off with contest over the cause of the firm’s collapse Legal Business The long-awaited trial against three former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives, which will in part probe the causes behind the largest…
Dewey liquidators confirm payout while Cobbetts’ payments are postponed Jaishree Kalia As the fallout from the demise of Dewey & LeBoeuf continues, liquidators of the UK arm are assessing paying an…
FBI and Manhattan DA charge four former Dewey managers with fraud Legal Business The long-running investigation into the collapse of Dewey & LeBoeuf shifted up a notch today with the announcement that three…
Former Dewey & LeBoeuf partner secures summary dismissal against Barclays in battle over capital loan Sarah Downey As the fallout from the demise of Dewey & LeBoeuf continues, the High Court has just dismissed an application made…
Forget Dewey – in Wall Street star power is greater than ever Legal Business I flew into Manhattan to The New Yorker chronicling the death of Big Law with a pacey dissection of the…
Former Dewey chairman to pay $500k mismanagement settlement David Stevenson Steve Davis, former chairman of Dewey & LeBoeuf, has offered to pay over half a million dollars to settle claims…
The Last Word Legal Business With Cobbetts entering into administration, are we likely to see more law firms in trouble this year? Why?/Why not?
Global 100 – Dewey & LeBoeuf – Lessons from a downfall Legal Business Dewey & LeBoeuf went from 26th in last year’s Global 100 to filing for bankruptcy in May this year. What…
The reality gap and the Global 100 Legal Business There is a curious phenomenon that affects both the NHS and, now it seems, the legal sector. The reality gap.…
Creditors draw battle lines over Dewey & LeBoeuf assets David Stevenson An intense and long-running battle is set to begin over the assets of Dewey & LeBoeuf which, as many observers…
Throwing a lifeline from a sinking ship Emma Sadowski In early May, members of Dewey & LeBoeuf’s management team left the firm. One headed for the greener pastures of…
Rival firms benefit from imminent Dewey collapse in City Emma Sadowski With troubled US firm Dewey & LeBoeuf on the brink of collapse, a number of firms have already stepped in…
Dewey needs to take its head out of the sand Emma Sadowski As LB was going to press, news emerged that Dewey & LeBoeuf was set to lose its recently acquired London…
