Primer On The Dewey & LeBoeuf Trial

With jury selection beginning this week on the criminal case of Dewey & LeBoeuf’s spectacular failure, the Wall Street Journal breaks down the important factors in the case. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office filed a 111-count indictment in the case against three former leaders, accusing them of conspiring to use fraudulent accounting techniques to keep the firm afloat by misrepresenting its finances to insurers. The paper outlines the defense arguments, what’s at stake, and why the case matters.