CLARIFICATION, June 20, 11:15 a.m. EDT: The eighth paragraph below has been updated to reflect that it was Dewey & LeBoeuf’s general counsel that sent an e-mail regarding a conference call with former partners.
A flurry of motions filed Friday in U.S. bankruptcy court details the dozen professional firms poised to reap millions of dollars advising the bankrupt Dewey & LeBoeuf estateand shows that the firm considered seeking bankruptcy protection nearly two months before it ultimately did so on May 28.
