Legal Opinion

Jacobs v. Altorelli (In re Dewey & Leboeuf LLP)

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York

Decided October 29, 2014No. Case No. 12-12321 (MG); Adv. Proc. No. 14-01015 (MG), Adv. Proc. No. 14-01797 (MG), Adv. Proc. No. 13-01772 (MG), Adv. Proc. No. 14-01818 (MG), Adv. Proc. No. 14-01795 (MG), Adv. Proc. No. 14-01794 (MG), Adv. Proc. No. 14-01817 (MG)PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART CROSS-MOTIONS FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT

MARTIN GLENN, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE

Before the Court are cross-motions for partial summary judgment in seven partially consolidated adversary proceedings filed by Alan M. Jacobs, as the Liquidating Trustee for the Dewey & LeBoeuf Liquidation Trust (the “Trustee”), seeking to claw back compensation paid to former partners (the “Defendants”) of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP (“Dewey,” or the “Debtor”), a limited liability partnership (“LLP”) registered under the New York Partnership Law (“NYPL”),…

2Cases cited42 opinions

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  4. Geron ex rel. Estate of Thelen LLP v. Seyfarth Shaw LLP (In re Thelen LLP)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2013
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3Cited by8 opinions

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  2. Reid v. Wolf (In re Wolf)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2018
  3. Jacobs ex rel. Dewey & LeBoeuf Liquidation Trust v. Terpitz (In re Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2014
  4. Schmidt v. HSC, Inc.Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 2015
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