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Bankruptcy

Feb. 12, 2013

Howrey estate to auction off its artwork

Allan Diamond, the Chapter 11 trustee representing the Howrey LLP estate, is seeking permission from a federal bankruptcy judge in San Francisco to hire two auctioneers to sell the defunct law firm's artwork.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Allan Diamond, the Chapter 11 trustee representing the Howrey LLP estate, is seeking permission from a federal bankruptcy judge in San Francisco to hire two auctioneers to sell the defunct law firm's artwork. Under Diamond's proposal, San Francisco-based Bonhams & Butterfields Auctioneers Corp. and Washington, D.C. Adam A. Weschler & Son Inc. would attempt to sell nearly 500 pieces of art that have a collective fair market value of $1.2...

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