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Trial of Dewey trio expected to last six months
Lawyers are currently going through the jury selection procedure in the trial of the former chair, chief executive and chief financial officer of Dewey LeBoeuf, on grounds that they mislead investors of the US firm which went bankrupt in 2012.
Deweys: jury selection is beginning haveseen
The trial will be a 'long, legal slog', according to the New York Times. Defence lawyers will be arguing that the three men - chairman Steven Davis, executive director Stephen DiCarmine and chief financial officer Joel Sanders - had no criminal intent when they presented information to the banks when seeking funds for the business.
Lawyer numbers
When the firm went bankrupt, it had 1,000 lawyers in its 26 offices around the world. It was famed for its corporate, litigation and other practice groups. Source: ABA
