Now that a criminal indictment has raised new allegations against former Dewey & LeBoeuf leaders, a bankruptcy judge said the trustee should amend a civil complaint against two of the firm leaders now—or else he may not have the chance later on.
Last November, the liquidating trustee of the defunct law firm, Alan Jacobs, sued former executive director Stephen DiCarmine and former CFO Joel Sanders in bankruptcy court, seeking to claw back up to $21.8 million that Dewey paid to DiCarmine and Sanders while the firm was allegedly insolvent. In March 2014, the Manhattan district attorney announced criminal charges against former chairman Steven Davis; DiCarmine; Sanders; and former client relations manager Zachary Warren.
