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.

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DealBook: Dewey & LeBoeuf Said to Encourage Partners to Leave

The Manhattan district attorney’s office is investigating allegations of wrongdoing by Steven H. Davis, the former chairman of the troubled law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, the firm said on Friday.

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DealBook: New York Prosecutors Examining Former Dewey Chairman

The Supreme Court Wednesday ordered a new hearing for an Alabama death-row inmate who missed a critical appeals deadline because his lawyers at a prestigious New York law firm ceased to represent him without telling him or court officials. Read full article > >

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Supreme Court: Alabama death-row inmate Cory Maples should get new hearing

Martin Singer and his law firm have emerged as the foremost protectors of celebrities, including Charlie Sheen.

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Guard Dog to the Stars (Legally Speaking)

A controversial law firm that tried to get money from computer users by accusing them of illegal file sharing could be hit with their legal fees.

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Piracy hunt law firm facing costs

Another venerable Washington law firm went out of business last week. So, what happened to Howrey?

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Why Howrey law firm could not hold it together

A London-based law firm that secured grants to set up in NI is offering to pass the money onto staff as an incentive for them to relocate.

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Staff offered NI relocation cash

A “Saturday Night Live” commercial parody for a law firm that focuses on clients who have been injured during performances of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.”

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ArtsBeat: On ‘S.N.L.’, Legal Trouble for ‘Spider-Man’

It’s time to become a vegetarian. An Alabama law firm is filing a class action lawsuit against Taco Bell after discovering that the “meat” used in their dishes isn’t really meat at all, at least not according to the USDA. The “taco meat filling” as…

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Taco Bell ‘Meat’ Only 36 Percent Beef

A court case accusing 27 people of illegally downloading content takes a dramatic turn when the law firm pursuing them backs down.

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Law firm stops chasing ‘pirates’

A law firm in London has pledged to continue to target file sharers, despite controversy surrounding the acquisition and care of users’ data.

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Lawyers to continue piracy fight