Sixteen months after Howrey dissolved, the firm's bankrupt estate has finally turned its attention to former partners and the firms that now employ them in hopes of raising revenue to help repay creditors, American Lawyer Daily reported today. In a court filing submitted on Monday, Howrey trustee Allan Diamond requested Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali's approval to subpoena 70 law firms for information related to how much work they received when they collectively hired at least 211 Howrey partners in the months before and after the firm's demise. The list of those being targeted includes several partners who launched their own practices, as well as those who were part of larger group moves to Baker Botts, Baker & Hostetler, Jones Day, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Winston & Strawn, and other firms.
