As the Dewey & LeBoeuf bankruptcy winds its way through the courts, the firm’s trustee is expected to follow a playbook used by other bankrupt firms: pursuing unfinished business claims against the firms that took Dewey partners (and, presumably, ongoing Dewey work).

A look at the most prominent law firm bankruptcies over the last decade shows that many firms chose to settle, rather than contest, these claims.

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