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Non-Sequiturs: 04.05.11
The only book in the world I'd actually consider burning in public. * Harvard Law School exams used to be easier. Think about that the next time you hear about grade inflation. [The Volokh Conspiracy]...
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When Dewey WARN People?
The U.S. employees of Dewey & LeBoeuf received a letter today that many of them have been expecting for a long time. It was a note warning people to prepare for the worst. It was a letter finally...
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Dewey Know When LeBoeuf Is Cooked? When Associates Are Laid Off En Masse
Last night, when we reported the news of secretarial staff layoffs at Dewey & LeBoeuf, we mentioned a prediction of additional layoffs today — i.e., Tuesday — or later in the week. That prediction...
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Dewey Have Any WARN Act Liability? Let’s Discuss
This past Friday, we broke the news of the troubled Dewey & LeBoeuf law firm issuing WARN Act notice to its employees. This federal law generally requires an employer “to provide notice 60 days in...
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Dewey Have Underfunded Pension Plans? Feds Say Yes, Stepping In To Pay the...
We have previously discussed the subject of pensions at the deeply troubled law firm of Dewey & LeBoeuf. Right now it’s looking quite likely that the firm will wind up in dissolution or bankruptcy....
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Dewey Have Anyone Left To Turn Out the Lights?(Plus an actual lawsuit, a...
That’s the question the WSJ Law Blog just asked about the [pick your favorite adjective: beleaguered / collapsing / flailing / troubled] law firm of Dewey & LeBoeuf. Today brings big, bad news for...
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Dewey Have Cause for Rejoicing? Some Strange and Humorous Reactions to a Law...
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been in touch with dozens of people affected by the downfall of Dewey & LeBoeuf. In terms of reactions, two emotions have predominated: sadness at what has happened...
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Morning Docket: 05.16.12
* When Dewey tell the world that we’re dead, but not yet buried? The firm filed a notice with the New York State Department of Labor listing its closing date as yesterday. And what’s their reason for...
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L’Affaire LeBoeuf: The Latest Links and News
Dewey & LeBoeuf is preparing itself for the afterlife: it’s shedding overseas offices, sending partners packing, and finding new takers for its real estate (and its pension obligations). Continue...
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Morning Docket: 05.17.12
* What information Dewey know about the ongoing criminal investigation that’s being conducted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office? From the sound of it, ex-chairman Steven Davis’s LeBoeuf may...
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Morning Docket: 01.04.13
* The Department of Justice has reached yet another settlement in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill case, this time with Transocean Ltd. for $1.4 billion in civil and criminal penalties and fines....
View ArticleMorning Docket: 06.13.14
* The SCOTUS decision in the Pom Wonderful case could have serious repercussions in terms of deceptive labeling litigation under the Lanham Act. Even Justice Kennedy was misled! [Huffington Post] *...
View ArticleDewey Know When LeBoeuf Is Cooked? When Associates Are Laid Off En Masse
Many of the associates who are still at Dewey & LeBoeuf received bad news today.
View ArticleDewey Have Any WARN Act Liability? Let’s Discuss
What is the WARN Act all about? How does a company violate it? What are the remedies for violation?
View ArticleDewey Have Underfunded Pension Plans? Feds Say Yes, Stepping In To Pay the...
Dewey have enough money to pay its pension liabilities? Apparently not....
View ArticleDewey Have Anyone Left To Turn Out the Lights?(Plus an actual lawsuit, a...
What is one prominent Dewey partner's theory for what caused the firm's collapse?
View ArticleDewey Have Cause for Rejoicing? Some Strange and Humorous Reactions to a Law...
Emotional responses to the Dewey & LeBoeuf debacle have ranged from sadness to anger to... the just plain weird and funny.
View ArticleMorning Docket: 05.16.12
* When Dewey tell the world that we’re dead, but not yet buried? The firm filed a notice with the New York State Department of Labor listing its closing date as yesterday. And what’s their reason for...
View ArticleL’Affaire LeBoeuf: The Latest Links and News
Dewey & LeBoeuf is preparing itself for the afterlife: it's shedding overseas offices, sending partners packing, and finding new takers for its real estate (and its pension obligations).
View ArticleMorning Docket: 05.17.12
* What information Dewey know about the ongoing criminal investigation that’s being conducted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office? From the sound of it, ex-chairman Steven Davis’s LeBoeuf may...
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