A criminal trial of three former leaders of Dewey & LeBoeuf, already more than four months long, is edging closer to the finish line, The New York Times reported yesterday. A Manhattan jury acquitted the three of several charges that they had falsified the business records of the once-prominent law firm. However, the jury still has dozens of other charges to consider against each of the defendants, after being instructed by the trial judge to continue to work and attempt to overcome what appears to be an impasse in the deliberations. The partial verdict in the trial, which began in late May, came on the 14th full day of deliberations in the trial of Steven H. Davis, Stephen DiCarmine and Joel Sanders, who prosecutors contend oversaw a scheme to manipulate the financial records of the law firm, which collapsed in bankruptcy in May 2012. It may be too soon for the defendants to celebrate, given that so many charges, including several counts of grand larceny and scheming to defraud, are still outstanding. The acquittals did provide for some moments of relief, however.
