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Witness List: A Who’s Who of Dewey & LeBoeuf’s Recent History

04/27/15
REUTERS

Speculation has swirled in the legal community in recent weeks about who’s likely to appear to testify in the criminal trial stemming from the collapse of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP.

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Harvey Miller, Bankruptcy Trailblazer, Dies at 82

04/27/15

Bankruptcy law pioneer Harvey R. Miller has died at 82 after a battle with ALS. Mr.

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Altegrity Executives Got Payout Before Firm’s Bankruptcy

04/27/15

Newly released court records show that Altegrity Inc., a company linked to some notable U.S. security stumbles of recent years, shelled out $25.7 million to top executives the year before it filed for bankruptcy protection. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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5 Things to Know About the Dewey & LeBoeuf Trial

04/27/15
REUTERS

Jury selection begins Monday in a criminal trial stemming from the downfall of  Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, a 1,300-lawyer New York institution that became the largest law firm ever to fail when it filed for bankruptcy in May 2012.

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Caesars Seeks to Keep Grip on Restructuring – Next Week in Bankruptcy

04/24/15

Wednesday in Chicago, Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. will seek to keep a tight grip on its bankruptcy restructuring. The casino operator is asking judge to extend the period of time that its lawyers have to file a reorganization proposal before the field opens up to proposals from other groups.

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Lehman’s $83 Million Trader Taped Conversations

04/24/15

A former Lehman Brothers star trader secretly recorded several conversations that he says prove Lehman owes him more than $83 million in bonuses for his work done mostly in 2008, even though he received a similar amount when Barclays PLC bought Lehman, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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Coming and Going Concerns

04/23/15

Henry Callaway was named as a judge with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Mr. Callaway, who currently works in bankruptcy and litigation at law firm Hand Arendall, will take up his new position in May. He practices in areas including creditors’ rights, consumer finance and shareholder disputes and is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. Mr. Callaway is replacing Judge Margaret A.

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Lehman Brothers Says Former Top Trader Seeking ‘Double Recovery’

04/23/15

Lehman Brothers on Wednesday said former top trader Jonathan Hoffman is seeking “double recovery” on his bonus from 2008, in day one of a trial over whether Lehman owes Mr. Hoffman and three other employees millions in back bonuses. The Wall Street Journal has the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Long Island Banana King Charged With Pension Looting

04/22/15
Thomas Hoey Jr., the owner of Long Island Banana Corp., is facing a federal criminal indictment on charges that he looted employee pensions.
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Anglo Irish Bank Liquidators Selling Boston’s Mandarin Hotel

04/22/15

The successor to Anglo Irish Bank Corp. is asking for a bankruptcy court-supervised auction of Boston’s Mandarin Hotel along with retail property that connects the Mandarin to the Prudential Center on Boston’s Back Bay, close by the Boston Marathon finish line.. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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