James Sanders, a lawyer for Mr. Parker, who also was charged Friday, declined to comment.

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The higher you go, for example, the more elevators you need, says James Sanders , a New York-based architect and author of Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies.

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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.

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