• May 7, 2012 |

    Dewey warns employees that firm could shut down

    Signs are now solidly pointing toward the end for New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf. Dewey issued advance notice to its employees under the Federal Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act (WARN) last Friday that they may soon lose their jobs if the firm is forced to shutter.

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  • May 3, 2012 |

    Dewey’s potential merger with SNR Denton falls apart

    Following Mondays revelation that failing New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeufs management team sent a memo to all of its partners suggesting they seek other employment, things have continued to head south.

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  • May 1, 2012 |

    Dewey encourages partners to jump ship

    It looks like the bitter end may be near for embattled New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf. The remaining four members of the firms new management team, following Steven Davis ouster over the weekend amid questions surrounding his conduct and a Manhattan district attorneys office probe, sent a memo...

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  • April 30, 2012 |

    N.Y. prosecutors probe Dewey & LeBoeuf, firm cuts ties with executive

    Things continue to look bad for New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf. Over the weekend, reports surfaced that New York prosecutors are investigating the beleaguered firm over allegations of wrongdoing by Steven Davis, formerly firm chairman and, until yesterday, part of its recently appointed five-person management team.

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  • April 26, 2012 |

    Dewey & LeBoeuf plans to sublease executive floor

    Sometimes every little bit helps. Struggling New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf is reportedly planning to sublease the executive floor of its Manhattan headquarters in an effort to mitigate its mountain of debt.

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  • April 20, 2012 |

    Dewey & LeBoeuf hires bankruptcy counsel

    The dark cloud hanging over New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf could be developing from cumulonimbus to supercell.

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  • March 19, 2012 |

    12 Dewey & LeBoeuf partners defect to Willkie Farr

    Hopefully the onset of spring will also mean a rebirth of sorts for Dewey & LeBoeufs partner ranks and financial health. The global law firm last week lost a dozen partners from its insurance transactional team to Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

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  • December 2, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

    Hogan Lovells has hired intellectual property partner WILLIAM "SKIP" FISHER, who moves over from the Sea

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  • October 31, 2011 |

    Bloomberg blows out its legal department

    With the oracles currently divining that the in-house job market is trending upward, the prognostication proved true for a group of partners at Willkie Farr & Gallagher last week.

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  • October 14, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

    Cozen O'Connor has named a new president and managing partner in what it said marks the beginning of the firm's latest management-

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