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Law School's Missed Lessons: Client Service

Law school teaches you how to interpret the law, but it doesn't teach you some of the key ways to keeping clients ... (more story)

ConvergeOne Ruling May Disrupt Backstop Fee Approach

A Texas federal court's recent ruling in ConvergeOne has the potential to seriously disrupt previously accepted ma... (more story)

Junior Attys Must Beware Of 5 Common Legal Brief Mistakes

Junior law firm associates must be careful to avoid five common pitfalls when drafting legal briefs — from includi... (more story)

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Meet The Attys Advising First Brands' Creditors Committee

The official committee of unsecured creditors in car parts group First Brands' Chapter 11 has retained a dozen attorneys from Cole Schotz PC and Brown Rudnick LLP to represent it in the case.

Telecom Lender Carriox Units Hit Ch. 11 With $500M+ Debt

Two affiliates of telecommunications financing provider Carriox Capital filed for Chapter 11 protection in a New York bankruptcy court with between $500 million and $1 billion in debt.

Oil Industry Emergency Response Firm Ambipar Hits Ch. 11

Cayman Islands-based Ambipar Emergency Response, which provides crisis management services for oil spills and fires, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Texas, listing more than $1 billion of assets and $328.2 ... (more story)

Sandy Hook Families Oppose Reverting Equity To Alex Jones

Families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims have pushed back against a bankruptcy trustee's attempt to relinquish equity interests in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Free Speech Systems LLC, tell... (more story)

Ex-Cano Health CEO Settles $70M Suit Over Failed Dental Deal

The ex-CEO of formerly bankrupt Cano Health Inc. has settled a $70 million lawsuit in Florida state court by a dental services provider that sought to hold him personally liable for the collapse of its busines... (more story)

Venezuela Oil Co. PDVSA To Appeal $2.86B Bond Ruling

Venezuela's state-owned oil company plans to appeal a New York federal judge's recent decision ordering it to pay $2.86 billion to bondholders, after the judge ruled last month that defaulted Venezuelan bonds ... (more story)

LifeScan Gets Initial OK On Ch. 11 Deal To Cut Over $1B Debt

A Texas bankruptcy judge said Monday he was prepared to approve blood glucose monitor maker LifeScan's Chapter 11 plan once he settles a dispute over administrative expense claims from pharmacy benefit manager... (more story)

Kirkland Rehires Esteemed NY Trial Lawyer From Latham

Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced Monday that it has rehired a prominent trial attorney from Latham & Watkins LLP, touting his record of securing 18 complete defense verdicts and more than $1.8 billion in damages... (more story)

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

This past week, the Delaware Chancery Court and Supreme Court handled a crowded corporate docket, weighing blockbuster merger appeals, shareholder settlement objections, fights over control involving an NBA fr... (more story)

Venezuela's PDVSA Ordered To Pay $2.86B To Bondholders

A New York federal judge Friday ordered Venezuela's state-owned oil firm Petróleos de Venezuela SA to pay $2.86 billion to bondholders, after ruling last month that defaulted Venezuelan bonds were validly issu... (more story)

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Village Roadshow Film Rights Sale Set For 'Prompt' Ruling

A Delaware bankruptcy judge hopes to issue a decision quickly after arguments wrapped up Tuesday over the proposed Chapter 11 sale of the derivative rights of bankrupt movie producer Village Roadshow Entertain... (more story)

Calif. Wildfire, Debt Burden Led Image Locations To Ch. 11

A California wildfire in January, the shutdown of filming during the COVID-19 pandemic, two historic entertainment industry strikes by writers and actors, and the burden of high-interest merchant cash advances... (more story)

Watchmaker Fossil Files Ch. 15 Amid $150M UK Debt Workout

A unit of watch- and jewelry-maker Fossil Group Inc. has filed for Chapter 15 protection in Texas bankruptcy court seeking U.S. recognition of a plan proposed in the United Kingdom to restructure $150 million in debt.

Akoustis Gets OK For Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Disclosures

Radio frequency filter maker Akoustis Technologies received bankruptcy court approval Tuesday in Delaware for a disclosure statement describing its Chapter 11 plan of liquidation that was presented without any objection.

Village Roadshow Defends Auction Amid Warner Bros. Bid

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. made a last-minute offer for the derivative rights of bankrupt movie producer Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, which helped create titles like "The Matrix" and "Ocean's Ele... (more story)

Judge Trims Quinn Emanuel Fees In Firstbase.io Ch. 11

A New York bankruptcy judge Monday scaled back a fee request by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP for the firm's work on the Firstbase.io Chapter 11 case, expressing doubt that a Third Circuit ruling the f... (more story)

Judge Rejects Heritage Coal's Ch. 11 Plan Over Releases

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Monday refused a bid by Heritage Coal for approval of its Chapter 11 liquidation plan, siding with the unsecured creditors committee on an objection over the plan's release provisions.

Justices To Hear Bankruptcy Challenge To Estoppel Rule

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal challenging a "rigid" and "unforgivable" rule used by some bankruptcy courts that permanently blocks a debtor from pursuing litigation if they knew - b... (more story)

LA County Commits An Added $828M For Sex Abuse Victims

Los Angeles County Friday said it has tentatively agreed to shell out an additional $828 million to settle hundreds of cases alleging childhood sexual abuse that occurred in county facilities, an amount that f... (more story)

Romania Wins $384M Dispute Over Failed Insurance Firm

An international tribunal has ruled in favor of Romania in an arbitration filed by Nova Group Investments, a Netherlands-based company owned by the Romanian Adamescu family, seeking about $384 million in damag... (more story)