The trustee also said the plan could not be justified because the firm is no longer operating as a normal business.
Togut, Segal & Segal LLP, the law firm representing Dewey, could not immediately be reached for comment.
Davis, in court papers filed on Wednesday, also objected to the law firm's retention of Thierhoff Muller & Partner as its wind-down counsel and consultant for its German business. She argued that Dewey had not demonstrated that the terms and conditions of Thierhoff Muller's arrangement were reasonable.
Last month, the trustee objected to the retention of law firms and public relations advisers that had filed applications to advise Dewey in its bankruptcy proceedings.
Once one of the largest law firms in the United States, Dewey was hit by the loss of the vast majority of its roughly 300 partners to other firms amid concerns about compensation and a heavy debt load.
The firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May, listing $193.2 million in assets and $245.4 million in liabilities.
The case is In re: Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, No. 12-12321.
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