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Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
Democratic lawmakers urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to appoint an examiner to look into Genesis Healthcare's proposed sale, a Delaware bankruptcy judge said damages against the founder of Indian tech giant Byju's will be considered in January, and a New York federal judge said pretrial proceedings in a clawback action against 174 former customers of crypto platform Celsius Network belong in bankruptcy court.
Meet The Incoming SDNY Bankruptcy Judge Shireen Barday
A commercial litigator who has represented a long list of clients in complex cases — from Lehman Brothers, Facebook, institutional investors and drug developers to LGBTQ+ rights organizations in high stakes appellate cases — will join the bankruptcy bench in New York early next year.
Meet The Attys Steering Canadian Gas Co.'s Ch. 15
A team of attorneys from Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP is guiding Canacol Energy Ltd., a Canadian company that drills for and explores natural gas in Colombia, through the Chapter 15 pipeline.
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
Democratic lawmakers urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to appoint an examiner to look into Genesis Healthcare's proposed sale, a Delaware bankruptcy judge said damages against the founder of Indian tech giant Byju's will be considered in January, and a New York federal judge said pretrial proceedings in a clawback action against 174 former customers of crypto platform Celsius Network belong in bankruptcy court.
Meet The Incoming SDNY Bankruptcy Judge Shireen Barday
A commercial litigator who has represented a long list of clients in complex cases — from Lehman Brothers, Facebook, institutional investors and drug developers to LGBTQ+ rights organizations in high stakes appellate cases — will join the bankruptcy bench in New York early next year.
Meet The Attys Steering Canadian Gas Co.'s Ch. 15
A team of attorneys from Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP is guiding Canacol Energy Ltd., a Canadian company that drills for and explores natural gas in Colombia, through the Chapter 15 pipeline.
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