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NEW YORK -- The embattled New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has filed for bankruptcy protection, a move that effectively ends what had been at its height a 1,300-lawyer global enterprise and marks one of the largest law firm failures in US history.

(Reuters) - Troubled law firm Dewey & Leboeuf LLP has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a U.S. court and has sought orderly wind-down of business. Dewey & Leboeuf said it did not anticipate a return to business and expected the winding down ...

NEW YORK, May 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The international law firm of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP today announced that in an effort to preserve assets and wind down its business in the most orderly and efficient way possible, it has filed for protection ...

Mr. Togut was also involved in that firm’s bankruptcy case, which he said was marred by infighting among partners. He said he hoped to avert a similar fight. “That case is the poster child for what not to do if you can avoid it,” he said in court.

ATLANTA, May 28 (UPI) -- Former Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Atlanta. Online bankruptcy records, made available Sunday, show Lewis, 33, has assets of about $14.5 million and owes ...