Law360 has been at the front of the pack covering Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP’s meltdown, most recently beating the major news outlets to report on the launch of a criminal probe against the firm's chairman.
Law360 broke the news Thursday that a group of Dewey partners had initiated a criminal investigation against firm Chairman Steven H. Davis, asking the Manhattan district attorney to charge Davis with embezzlement, fraud, and other crimes.
Following the article, Dewey issued an internal memo to partners acknowledging the investigation, after which media organizations nationwide picked up on the controversy — almost 24 hours after Law360's report.