Sara Randazzo

May 31, 2012 | Daily Report Online

"I can finally confirm the worst-kept secret of the year," bankruptcy lawyer Albert Togut said late Tuesday afternoon in a lower Manhattan federal courtroom. "I am counsel for Dewey & LeBoeuf."

By Sara Randazzo

9 minute read

July 26, 2012 | Law.com

Responding to complaints that those who might have prevented Dewey & LeBoeuf's collapse weren't being asked to pay their fair share, the advisers guiding the defunct law firm through bankruptcy on Thursday unveiled a retooled settlement plan aimed in large part at addressing that issue.

By Sara Randazzo

6 minute read

September 19, 2012 | New York Law Journal

The survey, one of three that Wells Fargo conducts on the state of the legal industry each year by polling law firm clients, gathered input from 115 firms on a variety of performance-related categories covering the period from January through June.

By Sara Randazzo

6 minute read

July 31, 2013 | The American Lawyer

In a motion to dismiss filed late last week, Davis Polk & Wardwell argues that a New York–based recruiter's claim that he helped place a Hong Kong litigator with the firm in 2012 "fails both as a matter of law and common sense."

By Sara Randazzo

4 minute read

March 07, 2013 | Law.com

Kansas City-based Polsinelli Shughart has become the latest Am Law 200 firm to adopt a shortened name, a decision the firm says will help create a unified front following a series of mergers.

By Sara Randazzo

3 minute read

September 18, 2013 | The American Lawyer

In April, Jones Day overcame fierce opposition to become Detroit's restructuring counsel under a $3.35 million, six-month contract. It took the firm half that time to burn through the money it was allocated. Public filings show Jones Day billed $3.7 million between mid-March and the end of June, even after writing off a considerable amount of attorney time.

By Sara Randazzo

5 minute read

May 21, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Dewey co?vice-chair Ralph Ferrara is leading a four-partner team to Proskauer Rose, pushing the number of U.S. partners still left at the firm below 30.

By Sara Randazzo

4 minute read

November 15, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In a series of recent court actions involving the Coudert Brothers, Heller Ehrman and Thelen estates, law firms hit with so-called unfinished business claims in bankruptcy court argue that the claims should be litigated in federal district court instead.

By Sara Randazzo

7 minute read

September 13, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Facing their last chance to formally oppose a plan that would collect $71 million from former Dewey & LeBoeuf partners, several parties connected to the bankrupt law firm submitted filings Thursday that outlined their arguments for why U.S. bankruptcy court judge Martin Glenn should either approve or reject the proposal.

By Sara Randazzo

6 minute read

January 07, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The combination of Schiff Hardin and 10-lawyer Bruder, Gentile & Marcoux is one of several law firm tie-ups in the new year, coming on the heels of at least 60 such deals in 2012.

By Sara Randazzo

5 minute read