Meet The Attorneys For Sonder, Ch. 7 Trustee
Sonder has tapped a lawyer from Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP for its bankruptcy and the Chapter 7 trustee has assembled a team from Duane Morris LLP and Sullivan Hazeltine Allinson LLC as the debtor liquidates under pressure from more than $1 billion in debt.
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
A California bankruptcy judge gave a Catholic diocese more time to propose a plan to end its Chapter 11 case, a Beijing-based real estate developer asked to have its involuntary bankruptcy case dismissed, and noteholders in subprime auto lender Tricolor's Chapter 7 sought discovery powers.
Catholic Dioceses Facing Rockier Road To Resolve Ch. 11s
A trio of recent Chapter 11 cases are illustrating the new reality for Roman Catholic dioceses trying to address their child sexual abuse liabilities in bankruptcy court, with the cases taking longer to resolve and only moving forward after threats of dismissal.
Meet The Attorneys For Sonder, Ch. 7 Trustee
Sonder has tapped a lawyer from Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP for its bankruptcy and the Chapter 7 trustee has assembled a team from Duane Morris LLP and Sullivan Hazeltine Allinson LLC as the debtor liquidates under pressure from more than $1 billion in debt.
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
A California bankruptcy judge gave a Catholic diocese more time to propose a plan to end its Chapter 11 case, a Beijing-based real estate developer asked to have its involuntary bankruptcy case dismissed, and noteholders in subprime auto lender Tricolor's Chapter 7 sought discovery powers.
Catholic Dioceses Facing Rockier Road To Resolve Ch. 11s
A trio of recent Chapter 11 cases are illustrating the new reality for Roman Catholic dioceses trying to address their child sexual abuse liabilities in bankruptcy court, with the cases taking longer to resolve and only moving forward after threats of dismissal.
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Long Island-based real estate holding company Giapreet LLC filed for Chapter 11 in a New York bankruptcy court with just over $35 million in liabilities.
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