Dissolution
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9th Circuit, Bankruptcy, Baseball, Biglaw, Billable Hours, Brown Rudnick, California, Copyright, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Football, Gay Marriage, Health Care / Medicine, Insider Trading, Kasowitz Benson, Kathleen Sullivan, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.05.12
* Dewey know the firms that have been tapped to represent the groups that this failed firm owes money to? Yes, we do! Brown Rudnick for the unsecured creditors’ committee, and Kasowitz Benson for the former D&L partners. [Am Law Daily (sub. req.)]
* The Ninth Circuit is supposed to be issuing an order today regarding an en banc reconsideration request on the Prop 8 case. They really ought to slap a big fat denial on that motherf’er and call it a day so we get some SCOTUS action. [Poliglot / Metro Weekly]
* Matthew Kluger, most recently of Fried Frank, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, which is the longest sentence that anyone’s ever received in an insider trading case. Uh yeah, he’ll definitely be appealing. [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]
* Hughes Hubbard & Reed has billed more than $17M in the first four months of its work on MF Global’s unwinding. Will the firm will be handing out spring “special” bonuses like they did last year? [Reuters]
* Mattel is appealing MGA’s $310M copyright award, claiming that the judgment was based on “erroneous billing invoices.” Don’t you call my billable hours into question, Kathleen Sullivan. [National Law Journal]
* Jerry Sandusky’s accusers will be named in court thanks to this judge’s ruling. But don’t worry — there’s no tweeting, texting, or emailing allowed in his courtroom. Like that’ll make a difference. [Legal Intelligencer]
* Trust me, I’m a lawyer: a disbarred Colorado attorney somehow managed to scam a convicted con artist out of more than $1 million. Now that’s some pretty sweet karmic intervention for you. [Missouri Lawyers Media]
* A bus driver is suing a hospital because he claims that instead of treating his painful erection, the staff watched a baseball game on TV. Whatever, that was a really great Yankees game. [Associated Press]
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Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Lateral Moves, Litigators, Litigatrix, Money, Partner Issues, Severance, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Thompson & Knight
Dewey Know A Partner Whose Alleged Actions Led to a $400K 'Severance Arrangement'?
Dewey know the identity of one of the partners that Emily Saffitz complained about (on her way to getting a big severance deal)? Oh yes we do. - Sponsored
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Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Heller Ehrman, Howrey LLP, In-House Counsel, Lateral Moves, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Thelen Reid & Priest, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner
Inside Straight: Dewey Know Who's Next?
Mark Herrmann believes it’s a near certainty that another firm will collapse within the next year or two. Who will it be?
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Bankruptcy, Barack Obama, Biglaw, California, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Election 2012, Federal Judges, Gender, Gloria Allred, Harvard Law Review, John Marshall Law School, Law Reviews, Law Schools, Marijuana, Money, Morning Docket, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 06.04.12
* Dewey know how deep in the red D&L’s international operations were? Enough to make you shout bloody hell and sacré bleu: the U.K. and Paris offices had liabilities of at least $175M. [Financial Times (reg. req.)]
* “To the extent that we the estate have claims, we would like to settle those claims sooner rather than later.” The joke’s on you if you thought you’d be able to keep your Dewey defector money. [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]
* According to the allegations in former Cravath associate Ellen Pao’s sex discrimination suit against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, the “Mad Men” culture seems to be alive and well in Silicon Valley. [New York Times]
* Who will be the first to puff, puff, pass the vote — Obama or Romney? It looks like the path to the White House in Election 2012 might depend upon the legalization of marijuana in key states like Colorado. [Reuters]
* Apparently you can’t take the “duh” out of “Flori-duh” when it comes to voting laws without a fight in the courts. A federal judge has blocked portions of the Sunshine State’s “onerous” voter registration law. [Bloomberg]
* “People want to go to our school, and why should we say no?” Because they can’t get jobs? Northwestern Law is considering shrinking its class sizes; John Marshall Law, not so much. [Crain’s Chicago Business]
* Stop crying about coming in second in the U.S. News rankings, Harvard, because you can still brag about beating Yale in having the most-cited law review articles of all time… for now. [National Law Journal (reg. req.)]
* Gloria Allred is representing one of the Miami “zombie’s” girlfriends for reasons unknown. Maybe the zombie apocalypse is truly upon is and she saw an opportunity to stand up for undead women’s rights. [CBS Miami]
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Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Headhunters / Recruiters, Lateral Moves, Money, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
Dewey Plan To Give Retired Partners a Seat at the Bankruptcy Table?
What's the latest news in the Dewey & LeBoeuf bankruptcy? -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Money, Partner Issues
Dewey Know What Led to the Collapse? And What Lessons Can Be Learned?
Some updates on the Dewey bankruptcy case, plus a post-mortem on the firm from an industry expert. -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Rank Stupidity
How Dewey Prove That Everybody Hates Lawyers?
Being uninformed doesn't stop anybody from hating lawyers... -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, JPMorgan Chase, Money, Partner Issues, S.D.N.Y., Severance, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Thompson & Knight
Why Dewey Owe More Than $400K to a Former Associate?(And a report on Dewey's day in bankruptcy court.)
What happened at yesterday's bankruptcy court hearing for Dewey & LeBoeuf? And why does the firm owe more than $400,000 in "severance" to a former associate? - Sponsored
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9th Circuit, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Canada, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Football, John Edwards, JPMorgan Chase, Kids, Morning Docket, Police, Politics, Pregnancy / Paternity, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Trials
Morning Docket: 05.30.12
* Dewey have any cash to pay the people helping to wind down our firm’s business? Nope! Even though JPMorgan backed D&L’s $8.6M motion to fund the firm’s ongoing operations, Judge Glenn insisted that the bank “[r]oll [its] truck up and start collecting accounts receivable.” [Am Law Daily (reg. req.)]
* “Don’t tase my baby, bro!” SCOTUS has declined to review a case where the Ninth Circuit ruled that the use of a Taser on a seven-month pregnant woman constituted excessive force. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
* “The jury has sent a note that they’ve reached… [dramatic pause] … a good stopping point.” Judicial humor lightened the mood after the seventh day of deliberations without a verdict in the John Edwards trial. [ABC News]
* Dharun Ravi finally issued an apology for his “stupid and childish” behavior, and he’ll be heading off to serve his 30-day jail sentence on Thursday. And you know, that jail sentence is joke enough for this blurb. [CNN]
* “Dumb Blonde” isn’t a name that Elizabeth Warren takes too kindly to being called. She much prefers the name that her Native American ancestors bestowed upon her: “Running Joke.” [San Francisco Chronicle]
* Four of the alleged victims in the Jerry Sandusky case have asked the court to protect their identities. It’s kind of like the Michael Jackson case, but everyone cares more because this one involves football. [Bloomberg]
* Hundreds of lawyers, notaries, and other legal professionals took to the streets in Montreal earlier this week to publicly protest Bill 78, a law that limits public protests. That’s so meta, eh Canadians? [Montreal Gazette]
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Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Partner Issues, S.D.N.Y.
Dewey File for Bankruptcy? Yes -- It's About That Time
It was only a matter of time: Dewey & LeBoeuf has filed for bankruptcy. -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Contests, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Duane Morris, Lateral Moves, Musical Chairs, Pictures, Reader Polls
Dewey Have A Meme Contest Winner? Oh Yes We Do!(Plus some news updates.)
Which entry won our Dewey & LeBoeuf Meme Contest? And what other news do we have to report about the firm? -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Contests, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Pictures, Reader Polls
Dewey Have A Meme Contest For You: The Finalists
Which Dewey & LeBoeuf meme is the best? Review the finalists and cast your vote.... -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dewey Ballantine, Dissolution, JPMorgan Chase, King & Spalding, Kramer Levin, Lateral Moves, LeBoeuf Lamb, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Dewey Partners Get Any Capital Back? Good Luck With That!(Plus more partner moves, including Ralph Ferrara.)
What will happen to the capital contributions of former Dewey partners? And on that subject, who are the latest defectors, and where are they going?
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Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Contests, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Dorsey & Whitney, LeBoeuf Lamb, Pictures
Dewey Have A Meme Contest For You!
Do you have an idea for a Dewey-related meme? If so, please enter our contest. -
Arnold & Porter, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, ERISA, Lateral Moves, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
L'Affaire LeBoeuf: The Latest Links and News
Dewey & LeBoeuf is preparing itself for the afterlife: it's shedding overseas offices, sending partners packing, and finding new takers for its real estate (and its pension obligations). -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Lateral Moves, Layoffs, Money, Musical Chairs, Severance, Staff Layoffs
Dewey Have the Ability To Keep Paying Severance? Apparently Not
Dewey & LeBoeuf has cut off severance payments to previously laid-off employees. How are they reacting to the news? -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Gay, Lateral Moves, LeBoeuf Lamb, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Willkie Farr
Boy, Dewey Have A Reading List For You!
Dewey have news for you: who's to blame for the firm's downfall, more partner departures, and revelations about ex-chairman Steve Davis's personal life.... -
Art, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dewey Ballantine, Dissolution, Heller Ehrman, Partner Issues, Pictures, Real Estate
Dewey & LeBoeuf: A Visual Essay(Or: Dewey know what Steve DiCarmine looks like?)
Here are more images from the downfall of Dewey & LeBoeuf -- including a photo of former executive director Stephen DiCarmine, who's quite handsome. -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Bloomberg, Bracewell & Giuliani, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Lateral Moves, Media and Journalism, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Securities Law, Videos, YouTube
Dewey Have Anyone Left To Turn Out the Lights?(Plus an actual lawsuit, a possible lawsuit, and a partner's theory of blame.)
What is one prominent Dewey partner's theory for what caused the firm's collapse? -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dewey Ballantine, Dissolution, ERISA, Federal Government, LeBoeuf Lamb, Old People, Partner Issues
Dewey Have Underfunded Pension Plans? Feds Say Yes, Stepping In To Pay the Shortfall
Dewey have enough money to pay its pension liabilities? Apparently not....