SXSWi also has expanded its Dewey Winburne Community Service Award to include national and international winners, instead of just local recipients.

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Dewey is working to unwind its affairs under judicial supervision in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

WSJ: Dewey's Ex-Leaders Accused of 'Ponzi Scheme'

Academia Barilla's many American students head first for books on American cooking, says Giancarlo Gonizzi, the librarian who classified its contents along the lines of the Dewey decimal system to help users find their way around.

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The key part for Dewey will be holding on to its most valuable attorneys, so it can maintain itself as an attractive asset for a suitor.

WSJ: Storied Law Firm Dewey & LeBoeuf Pitches Plan for Rescue

Most of Dewey's partners, including its crisis leadership team, have left the firm over the past five months, as disputes over compensation and towering debts brought the 1, 000-lawyer law firm to its knees.

WSJ: Dewey Moves Closer to Bankruptcy Filing

Dewey filed a bankruptcy petition May 28, after most of its roughly 300 partners had left and lenders balked at extending credit the firm needed to keep functioning.

WSJ: Dewey's Ex-Leaders Accused of 'Ponzi Scheme'

His complaint accuses Mr. Davis, former Dewey executives Stephen DiCarmine and Joel Sanders, as well as former partners Jeffrey Kessler and James Woods, of painting a misleadingly rosy picture of Dewey's finances, and failing to disclose it owed its partners millions in deferred compensation.

WSJ: Dewey's Ex-Leaders Accused of 'Ponzi Scheme'

Dewey has prominent clients and a number of well-respected practices, including bankruptcy and its once-core insurance and energy practices.

WSJ: Storied Law Firm Dewey & LeBoeuf Pitches Plan for Rescue