Sara Randazzo

Sara Randazzo

April 28, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Shook Hardy: A 17-Year Run Concludes

Two years of declines push the firm off The Am Law 100.

By Sara Randazzo

4 minute read

April 24, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Paul Hastings Adopts the Video Phone

Why lawyers are checking the mirror before they answer the phone.

By Sara Randazzo

3 minute read

March 13, 2014 | Law.com

Ex-Sidley Partner's Slide Into Receipt Scam Detailed

Why would prominent art world attorney Ralph Lerner risk his reputation by improperly charging hundreds of personal car service rides to client accounts? In thousands of pages of documents contained in his public discipline file, the outlines of an explanation begin to emerge.

By Sara Randazzo

20 minute read

March 10, 2014 | National Law Journal

'Blatant Accounting Fraud' at Dewey

Following a nearly two-year investigation that began as Dewey & LeBoeuf spiraled toward death, its former chairman, Steven Davis; its former executive director, Stephen DiCarmine; and its ex-chief financial officer, Joel Sanders, stand accused of "concocting and overseeing a massive effort to cook the books" at the firm.

By Julie Triedman and Sara Randazzo

5 minute read

March 09, 2014 | The American Lawyer

The Churn: Kaye Scholer Adds Cybersecurity Expert, Plus More Lateral Moves

Kaye Scholer creates a new global cybersecurity and privacy group in connection with a recent hire; Dentons makes a series of additions in Washington, D.C., and several lawyers leave Edwards Wildman & Palmer. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].

By Sara Randazzo

3 minute read

March 07, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Searching for Zachary Warren, the Other Dewey Defendant

Of the four ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf employees indicted on criminal charges Thursday by the Manhattan district attorney's office, one is literally a mystery man even to Dewey insiders.

By Sara Randazzo

5 minute read

March 06, 2014 | The American Lawyer

On the Scene at the Dewey Perp Walk

Clad in suits and handcuffs, former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives Steven Davis, Stephen DiCarmine and Joel Sanders, along with former Dewey accounting employee Zachary Warren, filed into a downtown Manhattan courtroom Thursday to plead not guilty to multiple counts of fraud related to the firm's 2012 collapse.

By Sara Randazzo and Julie Triedman

7 minute read

March 06, 2014 | Law.com

Ex-Dewey Leaders Charged With Fraud, Theft

Following a nearly two-year investigation that began as Dewey & LeBoeuf spiraled toward death, its former chairman, Steven Davis; its former executive director, Stephen DiCarmine; and its ex-chief financial officer, Joel Sanders, were accused Thursday of "concocting and overseeing a massive effort to cook the books" at the firm.

By Sara Randazzo and Julie Triedman

16 minute read

March 04, 2014 | The American Lawyer

The Churn: Dentons Continues Heenan Blaikie Hiring, Plus More Lateral Moves

Dentons hires a total of 46 attorneys from failed Canada firm Heenan Blaikie; Akerman adds three new litigators in its month-old Chicago office; and a former White House adviser joins Akin Gump. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].

By Sara Randazzo

5 minute read

March 04, 2014 | The American Lawyer

The Am Law 100, the Early Numbers: Debevoise Profits Soar as Revenue Rises Modestly

Debevoise & Plimpton had a successful 2013 on all financial fronts, with gross revenue increasing by 1.9 percent, to $688 million, and profits per equity partner soaring 11.3 percent, to $2.31 million.

By Christine Simmons and Sara Randazzo

5 minute read