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IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA 

(Richmond Division)

In re: 

LECLAIRRYAN PLLC, 

 Debtor. 

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Lynn L. Tavenner, as Chapter 7 Trustee, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

ULX Partners, LLC and UnitedLex 

Corporation 

 Defendants. 

Chapter 7 

Case No. 19-34574 (KRH) 

 Adv. Proc. No. 20-03142-KRH 

DEFENDANTS’ ULX PARTNERS, LLC’S AND UNITEDLEX CORPORATION’S 

MOTION TO PARTIALLY DISMISS THE COMPLAINT1

Defendants ULX Partners, LLC (“ULXP”) and UnitedLex Corporation (“UnitedLex”) 

(collectively, “Defendants”), by counsel and pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure, made applicable to this proceeding by Rule 7012(b) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy 

Procedure, respectfully move to dismiss Counts I, II, III, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, and XI of the 

Complaint served by Plaintiff Lynn L. Tavenner, as Chapter 7 Trustee (the “Trustee” or 

 

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 This Motion to Dismiss shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of Defendants’ rights 

(1) to have final orders in non-core matters or Stern claims entered only after de novo review by 

a District Court Judge, (2) to trial by jury in any proceeding so triable in this case or any case, 

controversy, or proceeding related to this case, (3) to have the District Court withdraw the 

reference as set forth in Defendants’ Motion to Withdraw the Reference filed on January 11, 

2021 [Docket No. 13], and (4) to any other rights, claims, actions, setoffs, or recoupments to 

which Defendants are or may be entitled, all of which are hereby expressly reserved. 

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“Plaintiff”) of the bankruptcy estate of LeClairRyan PLLC (“LeClairRyan” or “LCR” or the 

“Debtor”), for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum.2 

RESERVATION OF RIGHTS 

Pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7012(b), Defendants respectfully state that they do not 

consent to the entry of final orders or judgment by the Bankruptcy Court. 

Dated: January 11, 2021 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ Thomas J. McKee, Jr.____________

Thomas J. McKee, Jr. (VSB No. 68427) 

David G. Barger (VSB No. 21652) 

Greenberg Traurig, LLP 

1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1000 

McLean, Virginia 22102 

Telephone: (703) 749-1300 

Facsimile: (703) 749-1301 

Email: mckeet@gtlaw.com 

bargerd@gtlaw.com 

and 

J. Gregory Milmoe (admitted pro hac vice) 

Greenberg Traurig, LLP 

One International Place, Suite 2000 

Boston, MA 02110 

Telephone: (617) 310-6064 

Email: milmoeg@gtlaw.com 

Counsel to Defendants

 

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 Defendants reserve the right to file an Answer to all claims, including those that are not subject 

to this Motion to Dismiss, within the time provided for in the Federal Rules once the Court rules 

upon this Motion. See Godlewski v. Affiliated Computer Servs., Inc., 210 F.R.D. 571, 572 (E.D. 

Va. 2002) (“the filing of a motion that only addresses part of a complaint suspends the time to 

respond to the entire complaint, not just to the claims that are subject of the motion.”).

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this 11th day of January 2021, I served a true and correct copy of 

the foregoing via the Court’s CM/ECF filing system upon: 

 Erika L. Morabito, Esq. 

 Brittany J. Nelson, Esq. 

 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP 

 3000 K Street, NW, Suite 600 

 Washington, DC 20007-5109 

 emorabito@foley.com 

 bnelson@foley.com 

 Special Counsel to Lynn L. Tavenner, Chapter 7 Trustee 

_/s/ Thomas J. McKee, Jr.__________

Thomas J. McKee, Jr. (VSB No. 68427) 

Greenberg Traurig, LLP 

1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1000 

McLean, Virginia 22102 

Telephone: (703) 749-1300 

Facsimile: (703) 749-1301 

Email: mckeet@gtlaw.com 

Counsel to Defendants 

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