Insurance Journal » Dewey & LeBoeuf http://www.insurancejournal.com Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Thu, 23 May 2013 04:09:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Judge OKs Dewey & LeBoeuf Plan to Shred Old Client Files http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2013/01/28/279118.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:57:43 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=279118 A judge on Friday, Jan. 25, approved a plan by bankrupt law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf to foot some of the cost of destroying old client files, a bill that could ultimately reach almost $1.4 million.In a written order in …

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]]> U.S. Judge OKs $71.5M Dewey & LeBouef Bankruptcy Deal http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2012/10/11/266271.htm Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:11:35 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=266271 A U.S. bankruptcy judge approved a $71.5 million settlement on Tuesday between former partners of Dewey & LeBoeuf and the estate of the law firm whose demise in May constituted the largest law-firm bankruptcy in U.S. history. The settlement requires …

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]]> Ex-Dewey Law Firm Partners Agree to Pay $50 Million Toward Settlement http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/08/17/259796.htm Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:57:04 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=259796 Former partners of the defunct law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf agreed on Thursday to pay at least $50 million toward a settlement agreement, the minimum amount the firm’s advisers had been seeking in order to submit the proposal to bankruptcy …

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]]> Bankrupt Dewey Law Firm Pitches New Deal to Ex-Partners http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2012/07/27/257368.htm Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:28:03 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=257368 Bankrupt law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf revised its settlement offer to former partners on Thursday, dropping its potential recovery to $90.4 million from $103.6 million. The estate is seeking the money from the former partners in exchange for releasing the …

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]]> Judge Seeks More Details on Dewey Law Firm’s Bonuses http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2012/07/26/257230.htm Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:28:04 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=257230 A judge on Wednesday demanded more detail on a plan by Dewey & LeBoeuf to pay out as much as $450,000 in performance-based bonuses to employees helping to wind down the bankrupt law firm’s operations. Judge Martin Glenn said he …

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]]> Dewey & LeBoeuf Seeks $104 Million From Ex-Partners http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2012/07/12/255360.htm Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:22:57 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=255360 Dewey & LeBoeuf offered on Wednesday to drop potential claims against former partners if they collectively shell out up to $103.6 million to the estate of the largest U.S. law firm ever to declare bankruptcy. Joff Mitchell, the chief restructuring …

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]]> Ex-Partner Sues Dewey, Says Law Firm Was Ponzi Scheme http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/06/14/251606.htm Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:24:12 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=251606 A former partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf has sued a group of the law firm’s ex-leaders for fraud, saying they ran the now-bankrupt firm as a Ponzi scheme to benefit themselves. Henry Bunsow, an intellectual property lawyer in San Francisco, …

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]]> Dewey & Leboeuf Files for Chapter 11 in Record U.S. Law Firm Collapse http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2012/05/29/249094.htm Tue, 29 May 2012 12:34:49 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=249094 The crippled law firm Dewey & Leboeuf LLP filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday night and will seek approval to liquidate its business after failing to find a merger partner, marking the biggest collapse of a law firm in …

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]]> Fallout from Dewey Law Firm Collapse Hits Insurers, Other Clients http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/05/29/249057.htm Tue, 29 May 2012 09:00:59 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=249057 For eight years, hundreds of victims of militant attacks in Israel have pursued litigation against a Jordanian bank they claim provided financial services to Hamas and other militant groups. Now the plaintiffs have a new legal hurdle to overcome: the …

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]]> Former Dewey & LeBoeuf Lawyers Join DLA Piper Hong Kong Office http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2012/05/18/248117.htm Fri, 18 May 2012 10:06:27 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=248117 The DLA Piper law firm announced that a group of lawyers led by partners Joyce Chan and Heng Loong Cheong will join its Hong Kong office from Dewey & LeBoeuf. The move signals yet another step in the meltdown of …

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]]> Veteran Insurance Attorney From Dewey & LeBoeuf Joins Sutherland http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2012/05/15/247515.htm Tue, 15 May 2012 13:39:50 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=247515 N.Y.-headquartered law firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan said it is continuing to expand the firm’s insurance practice with the addition of Ellen Dunn to the firm’s litigation group in New York. She served as co-head of Dewey & LeBoeuf’s U.S. …

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]]> The Dewey Chronicles: Rise and Fall of a Legal Titan http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2012/05/14/247383.htm Mon, 14 May 2012 14:04:32 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=247383 It was a tale of doom foretold in a pie chart. On Jan. 27, Dewey & LeBoeuf’s partners were summoned to a meeting on the 22nd floor of the law firm’s New York City headquarters to discuss the firm’s finances. …

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]]> Law Firm Dewey & LeBoeuf Fires 450 People; Laid-Off Worker Files Suit http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2012/05/11/247253.htm Fri, 11 May 2012 14:51:49 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=247253 Dewey & LeBoeuf has terminated about 450 people at its New York office effective today, May 11, according to a lawsuit filed by an employee who complained the law firm failed to give her adequate notice. The employees received notice …

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]]> Another Insurance Attorney From Dewey & LeBoeuf Departs Firm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2012/05/03/246174.htm Thu, 03 May 2012 15:17:58 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=246174 A number of insurance attorneys from N.Y.-headquartered elite law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf have left the company this year, as the firm, well-known for its insurance work, grapples with high debt and partner compensation issues. This week, law firm DLA …

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]]> N.Y. Law Firm Dewey & LeBoeuf Retains Bankruptcy Counsel, Role Unclear http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2012/04/20/244326.htm Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:51:26 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=244326 Elite New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has hired a prominent bankruptcy attorney as it struggles with high debt and partner defections, according to two attorneys at other law firms who have knowledge of the matter. Albert Togut , …

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