Bankruptcy Law

Major US law firm files for bankruptcy protection – BBC News

Dewey & LeBoeuf is set to become the biggest law firm to collapse in the US. The firm filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late on Monday and said it plans to liquidate its business after failing to find a … Continue reading

Dewey Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy – FOXBusiness

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 … Continue reading

U.S. law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf files for bankruptcy – Raw Story

US law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has filed for bankruptcy after a partner exodus, in what the New York Times called the biggest law firm collapse in US history. “Unlike most other Chapter 11 cases, this filing does not anticipate a return … Continue reading

The AM Roundup: Dewey Files for Bankruptcy Protection – Wall Street Journal

The news from the WSJ’s Jennifer Smith and Ashby Jones on today’s front page: The embattled New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP has filed for bankruptcy protection, a move that effectively ends what had been at its height … Continue reading

Dewey & LeBoeuf files for Chapter 11 – Financial Times

Dewey & LeBoeuf, the US law firm that has suffered a fatal partner exodus since the beginning of the year, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York on Monday, completing one of the biggest collapses of a law … Continue reading

Dewey, Coudert, Jenner, Mitchell Silberberg: Business of Law – Bloomberg

Coudert, founded in 1853, had more than 600 lawyers in 15 countries when it filed for bankruptcy to avoid posting bonds related to two legal malpractice suits it lost. The law firm began winding down in 2005. Last week’s ruling … Continue reading

Int”l law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf goes bankrupt – MSN India

New York, May 29 (PTI) In one of the largest collapses of a law firm in American history, crisis-hit Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP has filed for bankruptcy protection. Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, which once had a battery of about 1,300 … Continue reading

Months of turmoil at Dewey & LeBoeuf end in Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing – Washington Post

New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week, capping a tumultuous five-month period that saw the once-prestigious corporate law firm unravel quickly as top partners, including several in Washington …

Dewey files for Chapter 11 in record law firm collapse – msnbc.com

NEW YORK/BANGALORE (Reuters) – 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 … Continue reading

Dewey files for Chapter 11 in record law firm collapse – Reuters

NEW YORK/BANGALORE (Reuters) – 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 …