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Law School's Missed Lessons: Networking 101

Cultivating a network isn't part of the law school curriculum, but learning the soft skills needed to do so may be... (more story)

Defeating Estoppel-Based Claims In Legal Malpractice Actions

State supreme court cases from recent years have addressed whether positions taken by attorneys in an underlying l... (more story)

The Biz Court Digest: How It Works In Massachusetts

Since its founding in 2000, the Massachusetts Business Litigation Session's expertise, procedural flexibility and ... (more story)

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Purdue Kicks Off Ch. 11 Confirmation With Plan Overview

Bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma began its Chapter 11 confirmation trial Wednesday with an overview of its latest plan and the myriad settlements that underpin the proposal, including a $6.5 billion comm... (more story)

Yellow To Get Ch. 11 Plan Ruling Next Week Amid MFN Row

A Delaware bankruptcy judge announced Wednesday that he will issue a ruling on Yellow Corp.'s Chapter 11 plan next week, saying he needed time to consider arguments brought by a major shareholder that the truc... (more story)

First Brands Loses Bid To Extend Ex-CEO Asset Freeze

A Texas bankruptcy judge declined Wednesday to extend a temporary freeze on the assets of First Brands' former CEO, finding that while the auto parts company's allegations of fraud are serious, the threat of i... (more story)

Oakland Diocese Gets Another 2 Weeks For Plan Talks

A California bankruptcy judge agreed Wednesday to postpone dismissing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland's Chapter 11 case for two more weeks, after a mediator overseeing plan discussions said there was a "... (more story)

Pine Gate Gets $800M+ DIP After Revising Rollup

A Texas bankruptcy judge signed an order authorizing solar energy developer Pine Gate Renewables to roll up about $800 million in debt as part of its postpetition funding, after declining an earlier proposal t... (more story)

MVP: Paul Hastings' Jayme Goldstein

Jayme Goldstein, the co-chair of Paul Hastings' restructuring group, has represented creditors with billions of dollars in claims to negotiate and defend restructuring support agreements behind the complex Cha... (more story)

Edelson Enters 'Clean' Dismissal In Girardi Atty Case

Edelson PC has submitted a "clean and unadulterated" dismissal of its conversion case against two former attorneys from the now-defunct law firm Girardi Keese after an Illinois federal judge took issue with a ... (more story)

Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms

The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2025 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

First Brands Pushes To Extend Ex-CEO Asset Freeze

A Texas bankruptcy judge said Monday he will rule this week on First Brands Group's request to extend a freeze on its former CEO's assets as the troubled auto parts company seeks to recover hundreds of million... (more story)

Solar Co. Pine Gate's $1.4B DIP Roll-Up Denied For Now

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Monday rejected solar energy developer Pine Gate Renewables' bid to roll up more than $1.4 billion in existing debt into a Chapter 11 financing package, saying the request was "too ... (more story)

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MMA Law Inks More Deals Over Hurricane Claims

MMA Law has urged a Texas bankruptcy court to approve two new settlements with other law firms to resolve its claims that the firms were holding on to money MMA was owed for representing Louisiana hurricane victims. 

FTE Accuses Ex-CEO Of Staging Ch. 11 'Stunt'

Board members of telecommunications company FTE are asking a New York bankruptcy court to dismiss the company's Chapter 11 case, alleging its former CEO filed papers putting the firm in bankruptcy as a "stunt"... (more story)

Walker Edison Gets OK To Seek Votes On Liquidation Plan

Online furniture retailer Walker Edison can seek votes on its postsale Chapter 11 liquidation plan, a Delaware bankruptcy judge said Wednesday after finding that an objection to releases in the plan is an issu... (more story)

Utah Enviro Agency Objects To US Magnesium Transaction

Utah's environmental regulatory agency has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject US Magnesium's asset sale agreement, saying a buyer should be bound by the same responsibilities as the debtor.

Justices Won't Hear Serta Simmons Ch. 11 Plan Challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a challenge by Serta Simmons lenders to a Fifth Circuit ruling last year that rejected the mattress maker's controversial "uptier" debt exchange, choosing not ... (more story)

Ex-Exec Of Cannabis Co. Wins $104M Over Canceled Stock

A New Mexico jury has awarded over $104 million to a businessman it found was wrongly stripped of his 5 million shares of bankrupt cannabis processor Bright Green after a handshake deal to bring him on as CEO fell apart.

Real Estate Recap: Mamdani, Immigration, Q3 Debrief

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including real estate reactions to the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City, how condo attorneys are b... (more story)

Judge Will Let 23andMe Cut 157K Claims, Down From 160K

A Missouri bankruptcy judge told genetic testing company 23andMe on Friday he would allow it to shear nearly 157,000 claims from its bankruptcy case, sustaining an objection the company lodged asserting the cl... (more story)

Developer Five Star Gets Interim OK For $6M Ch. 11 Loan

Luxury resort developer Five Star Development LLC can access $6 million of Chapter 11 financing after a Texas bankruptcy judge granted interim approval to the package over the objection of a prepetition lender... (more story)

Ex-Lordstown Execs Fight Bankruptcy Reserve Cut

Former executives of bankrupt Ohio electric vehicle manufacturer Lordstown Motors urged a Delaware bankruptcy judge to preserve a key financial cushion in the company's post-bankruptcy claims reserve, arguing ... (more story)