Legal Opinion
Dawson v. White & Case
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 17, 1996PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CIPARICK, J.
In 1988, the law firm of White & Case dissolved and then re-formed without one of its partners, Evan R. Dawson. This appeal presents two questions arising from an accounting pursuant to Partnership Law § 74 of Dawson’s interest in White & Case: (i) whether the law firm possesses goodwill that can be distributed in an accounting proceeding; and (ii) whether the law firm’s unfunded pension plan is a liability of the firm. Based on the facts presented, we conclude that, for purposes of the White & Case partnership accounting, goodwill was not a distributable asset…
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