APRIL 30, 2012, 9:41 PM LEGAL/REGULATORY
BY PETER LATTMAN
Steven Davis, ex-chairman of Dewey.
Steven Davis, ex-chairman of Dewey.

Dewey & LeBoeuf Encourage Partners to Leave

7:39 a.m. | Updated
Dewey & LeBoeuf, the New York law firm crippled by financial mismanagement, an exodus of partners and a criminal investigation of its former chairman, encouraged its partners on Monday evening to look for another job, according to an internal memo.
The firm’s leadership has been scrambling in recent days to stave off failure by merging with another law firm and persuading its lenders not to push it into liquidation. “All partners,” said the memo, which was reviewed by The New York Times, “are encouraged to seek out alternative opportunities.”
For more of the article see: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/04/30/dewey-leboeuf-said-to-encourage-partners-to-leave/