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Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession

Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm tells her story of being a first-generation lawyer and how others who begin ... (more story)

How Bankruptcy Law Caps Landlords' Rejected Lease Claims

With corporate bankruptcy filings for the first half of the year at a 15-year high, landlords should be prepared f... (more story)

Ruling Puts 11th Circ. At Odds With Bankruptcy Courts

While an Eleventh Circuit majority recently found in BenShot v. 2 Monkey Trading and Lucky Shot USA that corporate... (more story)

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Meet The Attorneys Guiding Walker Edison's Ch. 11

A team of lawyers from Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP is leading the bankruptcy case of online furniture retailer Walker Edison as the company plans to sell its assets in Chapter 11.  

Sunnova Reaches Deal Over Ch. 11 Solar System Sales

Bankrupt solar panel business Sunnova Energy International Inc. asked a Texas court to approve a settlement that resolves an ongoing dispute about its sale of solar systems by transferring disputed systems to ... (more story)

Rite Aid Seeks More Time To File Wind-Down Plan

Nearly four months into its second Chapter 11 case, Rite Aid has asked a New Jersey bankruptcy judge to give it more time to file a reorganization plan, saying it needs until the end of the year to draw up a p... (more story)

Sullivan & Cromwell Hires Ex-Asst. To The Solicitor General

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP announced Wednesday that it has hired a former assistant to the solicitor general whose wealth of appellate experience includes six arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action

Budget air carrier Spirit Airlines landed in bankruptcy again in New York. Utah-based furniture retailer Walker Edison filed for Chapter 11 in Delaware while it presses on with litigation against its former ow... (more story)

SL Green Nabs Former Brooks Brothers Flagship For $160M

SL Green Realty Corp. announced a deal to buy the site of the former Brooks Brothers flagship store and an adjacent office building from the former head of the brand in a $160 million deal.

Ex-Crypto Platform Cred Execs Sentenced For $150M Scheme

The former CEO and former chief financial officer behind bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Cred Inc. will serve four years and three years, respectively, after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Girardi Co-Attys Can't Revive Elder Abuse, Fiduciary Claims

A California state appeals court has found that claims of financial elder abuse and aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty brought by two of Tom Girardi's co-counsel against his son-in-law were correct... (more story)

Spirit Airlines Promises Aggressive Cuts In Second Ch. 11

Spirit Airlines kicked off its second Chapter 11 case in under a year on Tuesday by emphasizing it will more aggressively use the tools of bankruptcy to transform itself into a leaner business with dozens fewe... (more story)

LifeScan Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan Vote, October Hearing

A Texas bankruptcy judge Tuesday gave LifeScan permission to send its Chapter 11 plan out for a vote, overriding arguments that the blood glucose monitor maker provided too little information about the payment... (more story)

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Quinn Emanuel Looks To Shut Down Mexican Doc Bid

Quinn Emanuel has asked a Miami federal court to end a Mexican oil company's request for documents relating to three criminal proceedings and in one bankruptcy action, all pending in Mexico, arguing that the r... (more story)

23andMe Can Invest Cash In Treasury Bond Fund For Ch. 11

A Missouri bankruptcy judge Wednesday agreed to waive certain deposit restrictions to allow consumer DNA testing group 23andMe to move $265 million to a higher yielding fund, overruling risk concerns.

SilverRock Gets More Time To Control Its Ch. 11 Case

Bankrupt California resort developer SilverRock Development received approval to extend the exclusive control window in its Chapter 11 case for four months, with a Delaware judge saying the debtor has made eno... (more story)

Liberace Piano Dispute Returns To 1st Circ. After Gibson Win

A Massachusetts music shop took its campaign to hold onto Liberace's rhinestone-encrusted piano to the First Circuit for the second time Wednesday, telling the appellate court that Gibson Guitars should never ... (more story)

Nationwide Unit Needn't Cover Restaurateur In Fraud Disputes

The former co-manager of a defunct Colorado restaurant venture cannot get coverage for a suit alleging he defrauded a lender and a separate bankruptcy proceeding, a New York federal court ruled, finding a Nati... (more story)

Monster.com To Take Votes On Ch. 11 Plan After Creditor Deal

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved job-search site CareerBuilder + Monster's bid to send its Chapter 11 plan to creditors for voting after the debtor struck a deal that could help holders of uns... (more story)

Nikola Corp. Settles SEC Objection To Ch. 11 Plan For $4M

Electric-truck maker Nikola Corp. told a Delaware bankruptcy judge that it had resolved an objection to its Chapter 11 liquidation plan by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, agreeing to pay $4 millio... (more story)

Asbestos Claimants Decry Canadian Miner's Ch. 15 Bid

Personal injury claimants and a Chapter 7 trustee urged a New York bankruptcy judge to deny Chapter 15 recognition for Asbestos Corp.'s Canadian restructuring, saying it has more ties to the U.S. where it face... (more story)

Lowenstein Sandler Fights To Keep Fee Battle With Firm Alive

Lowenstein Sandler LLP urged a New Jersey state court to reject a bid seeking to trim its lawsuit against Trif & Modugno LLC in a legal battle over allegedly unpaid legal services rendered to a cannabis dispen... (more story)

Heritage Coal Approved For Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Docs

Bankrupt coal mining operation Heritage Coal received approval Tuesday from a Delaware judge for its Chapter 11 disclosure statement that describes a liquidating plan to pay priority claims in full and give di... (more story)