John Altorelli, cochair of the U.S. finance practice at DLA Piper in New York, has become at least the third former Dewey & LeBoeuf partner to file for personal bankruptcy protection. The Chapter 7 filing by Altorelli in Connecticut comes after a recent ruling in Dewey's own bankruptcy case precluding ex-partners from invoking a key defense against clawback claims by the defunct firm's liquidating trustee.
November 27, 2014 at 11:02 AM
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UPDATE: 11/30/14, 2:45 p.m. EST. The New York Law Journal, a sibling publication, has more on John Altorelli’s bankruptcy filing.
John Altorelli, cochair of the U.S. finance practice at DLA Piper in New York, has become at least the third former Dewey & LeBoeuf partner to file for personal bankruptcy protection.
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