Law Firms

Dewey: ‘Clawback’ Plan To Be Modified

07/20/12
EPA

Time out!

The deadline has been pushed back for a proposed “clawback” settlement that was offered to more than 700 former partners of the bankrupt law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP.

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The Daily Docket: AMR Can Control Case Until December

07/20/12
AFP/Getty Images
A US Airways tail rest on the tarmac near an American Airlines plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia on April 23, 2012.

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A Rosetta Stone for the Bankruptcy World

07/19/12
Latham & Watkins
The app “The Book of Jargon: Global Restructuring” has more than 1,000 complicated terms translated into plain English.

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LeBoeuf Retirees: Not Fans of Proposed Dewey Settlement

07/18/12
Reuters

So it’s been nearly a week since the team winding down the defunct law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 

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The Daily Docket: Patriot Coal Enters Chapter 11

07/10/12

Patriot Coal Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, becoming the largest casualty of the worst U.S. market for the power-plant fuel in decades. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Dewey Docket: Fighting Over the Bones

07/09/12
Reuters

There could be some fireworks Monday afternoon in federal bankruptcy court in lower Manhattan.

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Remaining Dewey Staff Could Get $700,000 in Bonuses

07/05/12
Reuters

Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP is turning to a time-tested way to staunch the bleeding of its staff: cash.

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The Daily Docket: Lehman Sells Aurora Bank

07/02/12

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said Friday it has sold its Aurora Bank FSB subsidiary, a move that should help funnel some $1.5 billion into the pockets of Lehman’s creditors. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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The Daily Docket: Ritz Camera Enters Bankruptcy

06/25/12

Camera retailer Ritz Camera & Image LLC filed its second Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition since 2009. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review Small Cap article here.

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