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The Big Law Firm Story of the Year: Dewey & LeBoeuf
The largest law firm failure in history is still creating new victims.At Deadline, New Batch of Dewey Dissenters Steps in to Challenge Partner Settlement
In a series of filings made Tuesday and Wednesday, a handful of former Dewey & LeBoeuf partners moved to upend the defunct law firm's proposed Chapter 11 liquidation plan by arguing that a deal aimed at recovering money for creditors from former firm partners is unfair.Edwards Wildman Nears Settlement in Former Partner Pay Dispute
A four-year-old lawsuit brought against Edwards Wildman Palmer by corporate and securities lawyer Stephen Connoni to recover money he claims the firm owes after dismissing him in 2008 is unlikely to go to trial in July as scheduled.Though Responses Lag, Dewey Advisers See Settlement Proposal Succeeding
At a Wednesday meeting held to apprise unsecured creditors on the status of Dewey & LeBoeuf's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, counsel for the bankrupt law firm's estate expressed confidence that though only about one in four former partners had signed on to a proposed $90.4 million settlement so far, enough others would likely agree to participate by Thursday's deadline to ensure the plan's success.Baker Loses Top Global 100 Spot Despite Record Revenues
Though The American Lawyer's Global 100 rankings won't be official until October, it's clear that even another record financial performance won't help Baker & McKenzie catch DLA Piper on this year's list of the world's top-grossing law firms.Dealmaker of the Week: Paul Aronzon of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
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