Bankruptcy attorneys representing two of the criminally charged former Dewey & LeBoeuf leaders lost a bid to stay discovery of a trustee and a creditor's suit against their clients, the New York Law Review reported yesterday. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn said that he would not require Joel Sanders, Dewey's former chief financial officer or Stephen DiCarmine, the former executive director, to be deposed for now, but he said that they won't "get a free pass" for document production. The judge, however, approved a request by creditor ePlus to amend its complaint to reflect "recent disclosures in criminal and civil proceedings arising from the failure of Dewey & LeBoeuf." Sanders and DiCarmine, along with the firm's ex-chairman, Steven Davis, and former client relations manager Zachary Warren were indicted earlier this month by the Manhattan District Attorney for their role in an alleged scheme to defraud and steal from investors and others. The Securities and Exchange Commission has also filed a civil fraud complaint against Sanders, DiCarmine, Davis and two other former officials at Dewey.
