Overview
Mike Miller, co-managing partner of Steptoe’s New York office and a former prosecutor for the Manhattan district attorney’s office, was quoted in articles published in Law360 and the New York Law Journal covering the start of the Dewey trial. Three former top executives of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP are charged with grand larceny and fraud for perpetrating a scheme to deceive lenders and investors about the financial well-being of the firm prior to its historic collapse in 2013. The case, which went to trial May 26, is being prosecuted by state prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney’s (DA) office.
In the articles, Mr. Miller says he believes the Dewey case matters a great deal to the DA’s office, especially considering the spotlight. He tells Law360: “This is the highest-profile white collar criminal case that this administration has taken to trial. I think there’s a lot of pressure on the office to get a successful result.”
Mr. Miller, who represents lawyers in professional liability matters, tells The New York Law Journal that the case might be among the first to accuse law firm executives of accounting-related misconduct aimed primarily at the firms’ lenders.
"I don't think that there's any precedent for the Dewey indictments in terms of the kind of defendants and the kind of misconduct alleged," he says.
The full articles can be read at Law360 and the New York Law Journal (subscriptions required).