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4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue

Though the emotional wear and tear of legal work can trap attorneys in conflict fatigue — leaving them unable to s... (more story)

2 Rulings Showcase Fuzzy Limits Of 'Related To' Jurisdiction

The Fifth and Ninth Circuits recently handed down decisions, in Sanchez Energy and Sawtelle Partners, respectively... (more story)

Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Start A Law Firm

Launching and sustaining a law firm requires skills most law schools don't teach, but every lawyer should understa... (more story)

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Imerys Plan Hearing Reopens With Witness Row, Insurer Deal

The long-suspended confirmation hearing for Imerys Talc and Cyprus Mines' joint Chapter 11 plan resumed on Monday in Delaware bankruptcy court, featuring an argument over the recalling of witnesses who testifi... (more story)

Ropes & Gray Hires 4 Restructuring Attys From Fried Frank

Ropes & Gray LLP announced on Monday that its new global restructuring group chair is a former Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP partner who arrives at the firm alongside three of her colleagues.

Blank Rome Nabs 5 Jeffer Mangels Hospitality Pros

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP founding partner Jim Butler has decamped to Blank Rome LLP with a team of four other hospitality pros, who will help build out the firm's hospitality and real estate teams,... (more story)

Atty Defends Retyped Docs In $500M Miss America Feud

A Florida attorney testified Friday in a $500 million dispute over the ownership of the Miss America pageant to explain how the operating agreements for two companies associated with the competition were not f... (more story)

Real Estate Recap: Build-To-Rent, Apollo, Boston

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including takeaways for the build-to-rent sector following a recent executive order on Wall Street investment in the s... (more story)

Judge Says He Needs To Mull Multi-Color's $657M Ch. 11 DIP

A New Jersey bankruptcy judge said Friday that he needed the weekend to decide whether to give interim approval to Multi-Color Corp.'s contested $657.5 million Chapter 11 loan, but agreed to let the label-make... (more story)

Creditors Given Weekend To Review Saks Off 5th Closures

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Friday indicated that he will approve Saks Global's emergency motion to close the majority of its Saks Off 5th retail locations and its remaining Neiman Marcus Last Call stores, but... (more story)

Insurers Blast Imerys Ch. 11 Trust Plans

A group of insurance carriers has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject the proposed Imerys Talc-Cyprus Mines Chapter 11 plan, saying it would restrict the insurers' contractual rights and improperly bin... (more story)

Pretium Packaging OK To Draw $401M In Speedy Ch. 11 Case

Pretium Packaging secured a New Jersey bankruptcy judge's approval Friday to borrow $401 million to fund a Chapter 11 case designed to cut $900 million in debt and wrap up in less than a month.

Reed Smith Brings On Gibson Dunn In $102M Award Feud

Reed Smith LLP has told a New York federal court that it has retained Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP to represent it in connection with a motion for sanctions, stemming from a dispute tied to a joint venture invol... (more story)

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JPMorgan Seeks Ch. 11 Trustee Or Ch. 7 For NYC Landlord

EDITING--JPMorgan, the mortgage lender to a Manhattan loft owner, has urged a New York bankruptcy court to appoint a Chapter 11 trustee in the landlord's bankruptcy case or convert it to a liquidation under Ch... (more story)

Urgent Care Co. Carbon Health Hits Ch. 11 With $100M+ Debt

Carbon Health Technologies Inc., an urgent care provider based in California, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief Monday in Texas, listing more than $100 million in liabilities.

Oilfield Co. Nine Energy Hits Ch. 11 To Cut $320M In Debt

Oilfield services provider Nine Energy Services filed for Chapter 11 protection in a Texas bankruptcy court Monday with a prepackaged plan to cut $320 million of its $388 million in debt with an equity swap.

Fannie Mae Blasts Bid To Regain Minn. Apartment Control

Fannie Mae has asked a New York bankruptcy court not to return an apartment complex in Duluth, Minnesota, from receivership to its owner during a Chapter 11 appeal, saying the debtor is not to be trusted, give... (more story)

Boies Schiller Lands Grant & Eisenhofer Bankruptcy Leader

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has added the former leader of Grant & Eisenhofer PA's bankruptcy and distressed litigation practice to enhance its capacity to handle all sorts of bankruptcy litigation matters.

Ex-Synapse Compliance Chief Settles FINRA Supervisory Case

The former chief compliance officer of a subsidiary of bankrupt fintech company Synapse has agreed to a $20,000 fine and yearlong suspension to settle the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's allegations ... (more story)

Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

Genesis Healthcare and a former bidder for the debtor's assets opposed installation of a Chapter 11 trustee before a bankruptcy court refused the idea. A Texas bankruptcy judge refused to rethink approving a c... (more story)

Bankrupt NYC Nightclub's Creditor Deal Falls Apart

The owner of bankrupt New York music venue Brooklyn Mirage has seen support for its Chapter 11 reorganization plan withdrawn by unsecured creditors, who say the debtor's stalking horse bidder and debtor-in-pos... (more story)

NASCAR Supplier Accuses Brembo Of Extortion Over Debt

A NASCAR parts distributor is allegedly being extorted by Brembo NV, the Italian parent company of its longtime U.S. business partner, in Brembo's attempt to recover debts from a bankrupt company formerly owne... (more story)

Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Paul Weiss

Attorneys from Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP led Rite Aid through its second reorganization in two years and won approval for the sale of DNA testing company 23andMe over the objections of state re... (more story)