Before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday in New York, Dewey & LeBoeuf ended its lobbying contracts in Washington.
The New York Times reports that the former powerhouse has whittled its operations to a skeleton crew overseeing liquidation.
At its peak, the firm employed 1,400 lawyers. In 2009, it brought in $3.4 million in lobby fees. The total decreased last year to $2.4 million.
Its biggest client, Lloyds of London, worked almost exclusively with Dewey & LeBoeuf. The insurance company’s lobby tab with the firm totaled $1.2 million last year.
Here are the client contracts terminated this month:
| Client | Termination Date |
| Aegis Insurance Services | 5/23/2012 |
| AFLAC Inc | 5/24/2012 |
| ASML Netherlands B.V. | 5/15/2012 |
| Dutch Association of Insurers | 5/24/2012 |
| Fidelity National Financial Inc | 5/24/2012 |
| Hannover Re | 5/24/2012 |
| International Underwriting Association | 5/24/2012 |
| Lloyd’s of London | 5/24/2012 |
| National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts | 5/24/2012 |
| Semiconductor Industry Association | 5/15/2012 |
| Trans-Elect Development Company LLC | 5/24/2012 |
None of the above clients has registered with a new firm in the past three months.
Dewey & LeBoeuf 2012 Lobbying Activity
Dewey & LeBoeuf had six registered lobbyists at the end of last year:
- Paul A. Howard II
- Thomas R. Howell
- L. Charles Landgraf
- Dana M. Marshall
- W. Clark McFadden II
- Alan W. Wolff
None have yet registered to lobby with another firm.
However, LegalTimes reports that Howard and Landgraf have gone to Arnold & Porter, and Howell and Wolff have moved to McKenna Long & Aldridge.
