Diamond v. Jones Day LLP (In re Howrey LLP)

Chapter 11

MEMORANDUM DECISION ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS

DENNIS MONTALI, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Allan B. Diamond, chapter 11 Trustee (“Trustee”) for debtor Howrey LLP (“Howrey” or “Debtor”), filed multiple nearly identical complaints for avoidance and recovery of actual and constructive fraudulent transfers and for an accounting and turnover and other relief, seeking to recover from several law firm defendants the value of profits received by them with respect to unfinished business that previously had been handled by Debtor. Relying on District of Columbia law which in turn…