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  • May 13, 2025

    Democracy Forward Picks Up 4 More Ex-DOJ Attys

    The legal advocacy group Democracy Forward has brought on four former U.S. Department of Justice litigators, adding to a string of hires the organization has made from the federal government as it takes on the Trump administration in court.

  • May 12, 2025

    Rite Aid Back In Ch. 11, Tupperware Gets OK To Liquidate

    Drugstore chain Rite Aid reentered bankruptcy less than a year after its earlier reorganization plan was approved, and received a bankruptcy court's permission to conduct asset sales. Food storage container maker Tupperware Brands Corp. received court approval for its Chapter 11 liquidation plan. And a Washington University law professor was named the consumer privacy ombudsman in 23andMe's Chapter 11 case.

  • May 12, 2025

    Unions Assert WARN Claims In Yellow Bankruptcy Appeal

    The Teamsters and the International Association of Machinists are challenging a bankruptcy court's finding that Yellow Corp. is not liable for failing to tell 22,000 union workers they were about to lose their jobs because the company was folding, asking a Delaware federal judge to reverse the ruling.

  • May 12, 2025

    Crypto Analysis Biz Says Celsius Can't Shift Fraud Blame

    Chainalysis Inc. is asking a New York federal judge to throw out a lawsuit brought against it by defunct cryptocurrency platform Celsius Network, saying Celsius is trying to deflect the blame for fraud perpetrated by the company and its executives.

  • May 12, 2025

    Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?

    The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to address for the first time Thursday the propriety of universal injunctions, a tool federal judges have increasingly used to broadly halt presidential orders and policy initiatives, and whose validity has haunted the high court's merits and emergency dockets for more than a decade.

  • May 12, 2025

    Food Distributor Harvest Can Tap Reworked $104M Ch. 11 DIP

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Monday gave interim approval to Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors Inc.'s $104 million Chapter 11 financing, allowing it to access $5 million of new funds after it shifted a debt rollup that drew objections.

  • May 12, 2025

    Forever 21 Says No Buyer In Sight, Liquidation Expected

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Monday gave Forever 21 permission to send its Chapter 11 plan out for a creditor vote after the fast-fashion retailer said it had not found a going-concern buyer and will likely be liquidating its remaining assets.

  • May 12, 2025

    NJ Judge Approves Bed Bath & Beyond's $1.95M ERISA Deal

    A New Jersey federal judge gave an initial nod to a $1.95 million deal to resolve a proposed class action accusing Bed Bath & Beyond's 401(k) committee of mismanaging 2,100 employees' retirement plan before ultimately scrapping that plan entirely and declaring bankruptcy.

  • May 09, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: 'Preposterous' Rule, MoFo On Debt, Big 4

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney views of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule affecting real estate, one BigLaw leader's insights into new debt funds, and what the four largest brokerages said about 2025's first quarter.

  • May 09, 2025

    No Sanctions For Bankrupt Crypto Miner In Celsius Row

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge declined Friday to impose sanctions on cryptocurrency mining company Mawson Infrastructure Group, saying she was unconvinced by Celsius Network's allegations that the involuntary debtor acted in bad faith.

  • May 09, 2025

    Del. Judge Allows Late Survivor Claim In Boy Scouts Ch. 11

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge has ruled a former Boy Scout's claim of repressed memories of sexual abuse is a valid reason for missing a deadline to apply for damages from the trust established in the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 case.

  • May 09, 2025

    What's Happening In Bankruptcy Court This Coming Week

    Delaware bankruptcy judges will weigh the Chapter 11 plan disclosures of Forever 21 and telecom company Ligado Networks, a collection of asset sales proposed by bankrupt trucking company Yellow Corp., as well as Danimer Scientific Inc.'s stalking horse sale to a polymer supplier.

  • May 09, 2025

    Harvest Sherwood's $104M Ch. 11 DIP Rejected Over Rollup

    A Texas bankruptcy judge vetoed Harvest Sherwood's $104 million Chapter 11 loan on Friday after creditors challenged the timing of and need for a $79 million rollup of prepetition debt early in the case as the defunct food distributor looks to wind down.

  • May 09, 2025

    Sandy Hook Families Want Alex Jones To Pay Up Amid Appeal

    A Connecticut appeals court should not extend a stay on the enforcement of a $1.3 billion judgment against bankrupt Infowars host Alex Jones while he brings his case to the U.S. Supreme Court, the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims said in opposition to his pending motion, arguing that his newly raised constitutional claims are late and meritless.

  • May 09, 2025

    Meet The Attorneys Guiding WeightWatchers' Ch.11 

    A team of lawyers from Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is leading the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of WeightWatchers, as the company plans to cut its debt under a restructuring plan set for confirmation in June. 

  • May 09, 2025

    Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring

    Former clerks of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter are heartbroken over the death of a man many of them remember more for his conscientiousness, humility, kindness and disdain for the spotlight than for his undeniable brilliance as a jurist.

  • May 09, 2025

    Hiker And 'Raconteur': Atty Recalls 50-Year Bond With Souter

    Behind a towering legal legacy was a man who loved to hike mountains, could recall details of things he read decades ago and was always there for those he cared about, a New Hampshire attorney said as he reflected on a lifelong friendship with U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter.

  • May 09, 2025

    A Look At David Souter's Most Significant Opinions

    The retired Justice David Souter defied simple definition, viewed as a staunch conservative until he co-wrote an opinion upholding abortion rights in 1992. He did not hew to partisan lines, but reshaped the civil litigation landscape and took an unexpected stand in an extraordinarily close presidential election.

  • May 09, 2025

    Justice Souter Was An Unexpected Force Of Moderation

    Justice David Souter, who saw the high court as a moderating force apart from the messiness of politics, subverted the expectations of liberals and conservatives alike during his 19 years on the bench.

  • May 09, 2025

    Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies At 85

    Retired Justice David H. Souter, who served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1990 to 2009, has died at 85, the court announced Friday. 

  • May 08, 2025

    Celsius Founder Gets 12 Years For Massive Crypto Fraud

    The founder and former CEO of defunct Celsius Network on Thursday was sentenced to 12 years in prison for deceiving customers about the crypto lender's profitability and business practices, and falsely inflating the price of the platform's native token, CEL.

  • May 08, 2025

    Girardi's Mental Health Hearing Delayed Until June

    A California federal judge on Thursday postponed a mental health evaluation hearing for Tom Girardi meant to aid the court in sentencing the disbarred attorney for his wire fraud conviction, finding that because Girardi is hospitalized and did not waive his right to be present at the proceedings, it should not go forward as scheduled. 

  • May 08, 2025

    Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

    Newly bankrupt Rite Aid was let off the hook for multidistrict litigation over a blood pressure medication, thanks to discharges from its previous, now-closed Chapter 11. Strawberry grower Driscoll's took exception to a vertical farmer's bid to sell one of its master services agreements. And trucking company Yellow Corp. asked to conduct yet another asset sale.

  • May 08, 2025

    WeightWatchers To Seek OK For Equity Swap Ch. 11 In June

    WeightWatchers expects it will be able to set aside some equity in a reorganized company for existing stockholders while cutting $1.15 billion in debt under a Chapter 11 plan that is scheduled for a confirmation hearing in June, the debtor told a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday.

  • May 08, 2025

    Hikma Cuts $50M Deal To End Antitrust Claims In Xyrem MDL

    A certified class of Xyrem buyers in 36 states have asked a California federal judge to preliminarily approve Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC's $50 million deal to resolve antitrust claims accusing Hikma of colluding with rival Jazz Pharmaceuticals to block generic rivals from competing with Jazz's narcolepsy drug.

Expert Analysis

  • Firms Must Embrace Alternative Billing Models Or Fall Behind

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    As artificial intelligence tools eliminate inefficiencies and the Big Four accounting firms enter the legal market, law firms that pivot from the entrenched billable hour model to outcomes-based pricing will see a distinct competitive advantage, says attorney William Brewer.

  • How Attorneys Can Master The Art Of On-Camera Presence

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    As attorneys are increasingly presented with on-camera opportunities, they can adapt their traditional legal skills for video contexts — such as virtual client meetings, marketing content or media interviews — by understanding the medium and making intentional adjustments, says Kerry Barrett.

  • Baseball Fantasy Camp Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    With six baseball fantasy experiences under my belt, I've learned time and again that I didn't make the wrong career choice, but I've also learned that baseball lessons are life lessons, and I'm a better lawyer for my time at St. Louis Cardinals fantasy camp, says Scott Felder at Wiley.

  • Adapting To Private Practice: From Fed. Prosecutor To BigLaw

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    Making the jump from government to private practice is no small feat, but, based on my experience transitioning to a business-driven environment after 15 years as an assistant U.S. attorney, it can be incredibly rewarding and help you become a more versatile lawyer, says Michael Beckwith at Dickinson Wright.

  • Perfecting Security Interests In Renewable Energy Tax Credits

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    The ability to transfer renewable energy tax credits has created new opportunities for developers, investors and lenders, but it also raises important questions regarding when and how the security interests in these credits are perfected — questions that must be answered definitively to protect credit claims and transactions, says Harry Teichman at Stinson.

  • Firms Still Have Lateral Market Advantage, But Risks Persist

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    Partner and associate mobility data from the fourth quarter of 2024 shows that we’re in a new, stable era of lateral hiring where firms have the edge, but leaders should proceed cautiously, looking beyond expected revenue and compensation analyses for potential risks, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • We Must Allow Judges To Use Their Independent Judgment

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    As two recent cases show, the ability of judges to access their independent judgment crucially enables courts to exercise the discretion needed to reach the right outcome based on the unique facts within the law, says John Siffert at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • Performing Stand-Up Comedy Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Whether I’m delivering a punchline on stage or a closing argument in court, balancing stand-up comedy performances and my legal career has demonstrated that the keys to success in both endeavors include reading the room, landing the right timing and making an impact, says attorney Rebecca Palmer.

  • 3 Del. Bankruptcy Cases Highlight US Trustee Objections

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    As three recent Delaware bankruptcy cases show, debtors who seek approval of a stalking horse bid protections agreement should be prepared for the U.S. Trustee Office's objections, including if the proposed classification for the bid protections is a superpriority administrative expense claim, says Kyle Arendsen at Squire Patton.

  • Adapting To Private Practice: From SEC To BigLaw

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    As I adjusted to the multifaceted workflow of a BigLaw firm after leaving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, working side by side with new colleagues on complex matters proved the fastest way to build a deep rapport and demonstrate my value, says Jennifer Lee at Jenner & Block.

  • 4 Ways Women Attorneys Can Build A Legal Legacy

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    This Women’s History Month, women attorneys should consider what small, day-to-day actions they can take to help leave a lasting impact for future generations, even if it means mentoring one person or taking 10 minutes to make a plan, says Jackie Prester, a former shareholder at Baker Donelson.

  • A Judge's Pointers For Adding Spice To Dry Legal Writing

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    U.S. District Judge Fred Biery shares a few key lessons about how to go against the grain of the legal writing tradition by adding color to bland judicial opinions, such as by telling a human story and injecting literary devices where possible.

  • Lessons Learned From SAS' Flight Through Chapter 11

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    Scandinavia's SAS is the first European airline to find its wings through the U.S. Chapter 11 process since COVID-19 rocked the aviation industry — and while the process involved some familiar steps, certain complex jurisdictional issues and non-U.S. stakeholders required the carrier to venture into uncharted airspace, says Emily Hong at Norton Rose.

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