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Large Firms

Jun. 13, 2012

Former Dewey partner sues firm leaders

Following the dissolution of New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, former Dewey partner Henry C. Bunsow has accused several Dewey leaders, including longtime chairman Steven H. Davis, of fraud in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Following the dissolution of New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, former partner Henry C. Bunsow has accused several firm leaders, including longtime chairman Steven H. Davis, of committing fraud by lying about the state of the firm's financial health in order to recruit new partners.


In a 14-page lawsuit filed Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court, Bunsow claims that for years, Davis and fir...

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