Dewey & LeBoeuf bankruptcy News

Prosecutors Plan to Retry Former Dewey & LeBoeuf Executives

Three former top executives of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP are likely to face another jury after prosecutors said they plan to retry them on charges tied to the largest law-firm bankruptcy in history. The government intends to “proceed to a …

Dewey Judge Declines to Order Mistrial as Jury Deliberations Continue

The attorney representing Joel Sanders, the former chief financial officer of bankrupt law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, renewed his call for a mistrial on Thursday, saying he was worried the jury was feeling pressure to convict after 20 days of …

Update: Ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf Execs Acquitted of Some Additional Counts

A Manhattan jury on Tuesday acquitted three former executives of bankrupt law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf of several criminal charges but remained deadlocked on most of the charges, including the most serious, grand larceny. Former Dewey Chairman Steven Davis and …

Jury Acquits 3 Dewey Law Firm Executives on Some Charges, Deadlocks on Others

A New York jury on Wednesday found three former executives of defunct law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf not guilty of some charges but remained deadlocked on others, including the most serious charge of grand larceny. Former Dewey Chairman Steven Davis, …

Ex-Dewey Executives Did Not Defraud Law Firm, Defense Says

The collapse of Dewey & LeBoeuf, once one of the biggest U.S. law firms, was due not to fraud by top executives but defections by its highest-earning partners, defense lawyers told jurors on Tuesday at the close of a criminal …

Former Top Execs at Dewey Manipulated Income Statements, Witness Testifies

Former top executives at defunct law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, including chairman Steven Davis, conspired to falsify income statements in an attempt to forestall its collapse in 2012, the firm’s former finance director testified Monday. Francis Canellas, a key prosecutorial …

Opening Statements Start in Criminal Trial of Ex-Dewey Executives

Nearly three years after the demise of law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, a Manhattan prosecutor opened the criminal trial of three of the firm’s former executives on Tuesday by accusing the trio of directing employees to make millions of dollars …

Opening Statements Set for Tuesday in Criminal Trial of Dewey Trio

Nearly three years after the demise of law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, three of its former top executives will go on trial on charges they cooked the books in an attempt to stave off the largest law firm collapse in …

Former Dewey Law Firm Leaders Ask Judge to Dismiss Criminal Case

Former leaders of the defunct law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf have asked a New York state judge to dismiss criminal charges against them, saying they should not be made “scapegoats” for the firm’s downfall. In court papers filed in Manhattan …

Judge Approves Dewey & LeBoeuf Liquidation Plan

A federal bankruptcy judge approved the liquidation plan for Dewey & LeBoeuf on Wednesday, a milestone in the winding down of the collapsed law firm that paves the way for creditors to recover tens of millions of dollars.U.S. Bankruptcy Judge …