Dewey Have Stephen DiCarmine as a Bankruptcy Creditor?(Plus pictures of his former office.)
Can you say 'chutzpah'? Stephen DiCarmine, the former executive director of Dewey & LeBoeuf who some blame for driving the firm into the ground, wants money out of the failed firm's bankruptcy estate.
Honestly, it’s not as fabulous as we expected. It’s not nearly as nice as ex-chairman Steve Davis’s former office.
As we previously mentioned, DiCarmine at one point sat on the same floor as Davis — the 43rd floor, the luxuriously appointed “executive floor” of Dewey’s offices at 1301 Avenue of the Americas. But then DiCarmine moved down to the 27th floor — “so he could watch people,” in the words of one source, or “to be where the action was,” as a different tipster told us.
These photos are from DiCarmine’s former office on the 27th floor. Here’s his desk and sitting area (click to enlarge):
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
It was rumored — see the comments on this post — that Steve Davis had a desk that cost tens of thousands of dollars. Meanwhile, DiCarmine had a coffee table straight from Crate and Barrel. Some former D&L employees alleged that DiCarmine spent profligately, but his office furniture doesn’t suggest that.
He also didn’t seem to spend that much on art. Perhaps some of the art had already been taken away by the time these photos were taken, but based on this pic, DiCarmine kept his walls pretty bare:
Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
In the comments, feel free to suggest titles for that painting behind DiCarmine’s desk.
The next photo offers evidence of DiCarmine’s indulgences….
Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
