Bankruptcy Archive » February, 2014

Bankruptcy - February, 2014

241 articles

• Green Field Creditors Want To File Their Own Ch. 11 Plan
• Bankrupt Fox & Hound Gets Nod For $125M Cerberus Sale
• Fortress Targeted In $200M Clawback By Bankrupt Aussie Co.
• LightSquared And Dish Attys Told To Work Out Discovery Row
• LegalZoom's Referral Suit Against Bankruptcy Firm Stands
• DC Circ. Won't Reopen Bankrupt Condo Developer's Appeal
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Covington's Christine Haskett
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Anita Mosner
• EPA Gives Kodak Nod For NY Park Cleanup Deal
• Persistence Pays Off For Creditors In SK Foods Bankruptcy
• City And State Pensions Need To Bend Before They Break
• Bitcoin Exchange Files For Bankruptcy Amid US Investor Suit
• Cloud Computing Co. Nirvanix Converts Case To Ch. 7
• NJ Judge OKs Liquidation Of Bankrupt Dots Stores
• Madoff Aide's Bentley, $6.5M Dream House Shown To Jury
• Orlando & Braun Partner Denies Bankruptcy Fraud Charges
• Dentons Ups Tally Of Heenan Blaikie Hires To 46
• Mmmm...Bankruptcy: Quiznos Could Seek Ch. 11 Within Weeks
• K&L Gates' $24M Malpractice Deal OK'd In Le-Nature's Case
• FRCP Discovery Amendments Prove Highly Controversial
• Train Crash Victims' Ch. 11 Plan Unworkable, Trustee Says
• IRS Objects To Longview Reorganization Until Taxes Are Paid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Buchalter's Shawn Christianson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Hollis Salzman
• LightSquared Lenders Demand Dish Docs Involving $2B Bid
• Lehman Creditors Drop Appeal, $9B Swiss Unit Deal Freed Up
• Proskauer, Chadbourne Could Face Billions In Damages
• OSG Shareholders Rip Deal To Support Ch. 11 Plan
• Tuscany Drilling Slammed Over Ch. 11 Strategy
• 1st Step In PCD's Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Approved
• Ex-Sentinel CEO Didn't Defraud Customers, Atty Says
• Vicis Capital To Pay $7.5M In Petters Clawback Settlement
• 9th Circ. Takes Up CalPERS Appeal In San Bernardino Ch. 9
• US Trustee Challenges $125M Sale Of Fox & Hound, Champps
• D&O Insurers Move To Settle IndyMac Fight At 9th Circ.
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sedgwick's Stephanie Sheridan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pryor Cashman's Colleen Caden
• Creditors Beware: Do Proof Of Claim Right Or You Are Out
• A Guide To Preparing For Workout Negotiations
• Cengage Updates Ch. 11 Plan Ahead Of Creditor Vote
• Howrey Trustee Slaps Reed Smith With Clawback Suit
• Global Aviation Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan-Support Pact
• Mt. Gox Shutdown Highlights Bitcoin Consumer Pitfalls
• Harrisburg Receivership To End March 1, Pa. Judge Rules
• McGlinchey Stafford Lands Litigation Ace In Fort Lauderdale
• The Unstoppable Trailblazer: Judge Shira Scheindlin
• Suntech Power Holdings Files For Ch. 15 Protection
• Future Of Mt. Gox Bitcoin Exchange Uncertain Amid Shutdown
• How Fisker Changes The Bankruptcy Asset Sale Landscape
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dentons' Kara Baysinger
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Winston & Strawn's Joan Fife
• Madoff Aides' Trial Halted Due To Juror's Medical Issue
• Proskauer Sues Defunct Oil Tanker Co. For Hurt Reputation
• Ex-Madoff Aide Says She 'Never Knowingly' Committed Fraud
• High Court Won't Disturb Aussie Co.'s Ch. 15 Protection
• K&L Gates Co-Defendant Balks At $24M Malpractice Deal
• Bankrupt Defense Co. Seeks to End BAE Trade Secrets Row
• Bankruptcy Strategies For Nondebtors At Superfund Site
• Dechert Must Reveal Billables From Coudert Paris Takeover
• 2nd Circ. Securities Transfer Safe Harbor Ruling To Stand
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bingham's Debra Fischer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nossaman's Nancy Smith
• Bankrupt Firm Blamed For W.Va. Chemical Spill To Wind Down
• Expanded 'Bad Boy' Guarantees Undercut Nonrecourse Loans
• Claims Deadline For Madoff Victim Fund Extended
• Neb. Justices Say Sex Assault Judgment Sunk By Bankruptcy
• Fed Slow To React To 2008 Financial Crisis, Transcripts Say
• Detroit's Ch. 9 Plan Draws Fierce, Immediate Criticism
• FaegreBD Boosts Chicago Financing Team With Ungaretti Atty
• Texas Justices Again Nix $1M Porter Hedges Malpractice Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Jane Goldstein
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Snell & Wilmer's Barb Dawson
• Law360 Bankruptcy Editorial Advisory Board
• Ex-Howrey Partners, Trustee Forge Deal On Clawback Claims
• Exide, Creditors Clash Over Possible Price-Fixing Probe
• Citibank, Barclays Resolve $141M Suit Over Lehman Losses
• Rotech Appeals Baker & McKenzie's Fee Award In Ch. 11 Case
• CORRECTED: Grubb & Ellis Trustee Seeks To Claw Back Payments To Ex-VP
• Bankrupt Gulfco Blasts PE Firm's Bid To Toss Ch. 11 Case
• NSA Spying Leaves Law Firms Vulnerable To Litigation
• Hollywood Reporter Hit With $150M Defamation Suit
• NY AG Can Seek $150M Of E&Y's Lehman Fees: Appeals Court
• Accused Madoff Ponzi Pal Tight-Lipped On Witness Stand
• Detroit, Banks Reach New Deal To Exit Swap Contracts
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Choate's Melissa Tearney
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Littler's Lee Schreter
• Pa. Residents Challenge Synagro Sludge Permits
• Barnet Sets Stage For Potential Chapter 15 Circuit Split
• Quantum Foods Seeks Ch. 11 Protection, Biz Sale
• Philips Not Liable For TV Magnate's €200M Loan Loss: Judge
• Law Firm Beats DQ Attempt In Bankrupt Nightclub Insurer Row
• Orlando & Braun Partner Charged With Bankruptcy Fraud
• Ex-Madoff Associate Testifies Media Scrutiny Wasn't Red Flag
• City Opera Opens Up To Creditors About Asset Sale Proposals
• GrayRobinson Adds Bankruptcy Pro From Broad And Cassel
• 3rd Circ. OKs Indy Downs' Settlement Of $50M Contract Row
• How To Decide Between Out-Of-Court Workout And Bankruptcy
• Bankrupt Green Field's $50M Equipment Sale Plan OK'd
• EME Cuts Deal To Emerge From Ch. 11 Free Of Liability
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe's Mimi Addy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Mary Mullany
• Ex-Dewey Partners May Unite On Clawback Discovery
• Lehman Bankruptcy Judge To Join MoFo As Practice Co-Chair
• In Memoriam: Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland
• Anglo Irish Bank's $6M Mall Stake Selloff Nixed By Judge
• Indiana Limestone Seeks Ch. 11, $26M Sale To Secured Lender
• The Captain Of The Mother Court: Judge Loretta Preska
• 5 Tips For Partners To Avoid Clawbacks When Firms Collapse
• Bankrupt Event-Rental Firm's Lenders Float $124M Credit Bid
• Ex-Madoff Associate Takes Witness Stand In Rare Move
• Ballard Spahr Nabs Litigator From Kaye Scholer
• Trustees Group Backs Picard In 2nd Circ. Clawbacks Appeal
• Bankrupt Fisker Gets Nod For $149M Sale To Wanxiang
• Related Rebuffs Chicago Spire Developer's Bankruptcy Plan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kaye Scholer's Lori Leskin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hirschler's Courtney Paulk
• Mere Acceleration Does Not Trigger Prepayment Premium
• IBRC Urges Bankruptcy Approval Of $5.8M Tampa Deal
• Colleagues Mourn Loss Of NJ Bankruptcy Judge Morris Stern
• Bankrupt Revstone Reaches Deal Over $95M In PBGC Claims
• Arbitration Loss Sends Swine Genetics Co. Into Ch. 11
• Hope For NYC Hospitals Rises With $8B Medicaid Waiver Deal
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive $100M Bryan Cave Malpractice Suits
• DSW On Hook For Filene's Lease, Landlord Tells NY Court
• Madoff Defendants Ask To Consolidate On Common Issues
• Event Rental Firm Squeezed By Recession Seeks Ch. 11
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hughes Hubbard's Bassey
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mitchell Silberberg's Coyoca
• 6 Tips For Creating Effective Trial Graphics
• Dreier's Disclosure Statement Wins Judge's Approval
• Brookstone Says It Hasn't Decided Whether To Seek Ch. 11
• Bankrupt IBahn Gets $13M Stalking Horse Approved
• Tronox Trust Says Anadarko Owes $21B In Enviro Liabilities
• TD, WestLB Dodge Oppenheimer Suit Over Credit Agreement
• Potpourri Of Issues In Foremost Building Bankruptcy Sale
• PE Firm Balks At Probe Request In Gulfco Ch. 11
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Goodwin Procter's Sharton
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Levenfeld's Patti O'Connor
• Lehman Inks $767M Deal To Resolve Freddie Mac Claim
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Co. Seeks Approval For Asset Auction
• Bill Gates-Backed Optim Energy Enters Ch. 11
• Hungry For Cash, Casual Dining Cos. May Flock To Ch. 11
• Nomadix Claims It's Being Shut Out Of IBahn's Ch. 11 Sale
• Bankrupt Oil Co. Wrongly Split Assets, 9th Circ. Told
• Judge Sets Timeline On Cengage Ch. 11 Plan
• Tanker Co. OSG Strikes Deal With Lenders On Ch. 11 Plan
• 8th Circ. Won't Revive Fraudster's US Adversary Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Emilie Ninan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe's Lucinda Low
• Preparing For Potential Restrictions On Claims Trading
• Photographers Sue Cengage To Preserve Copyright Claims
• Fla. Supreme Court Untangles Self-Insured Retentions
• Astros Can't Delay Comcast Regional Sports Network Ch. 11
• Hawker Whistleblowers Contest Discharge Of $2.3B Claims
• Claims Over MF Global Collapse Trimmed In Class Action
• SEC Says Edison Mission Can't Ditch Debt In Ch. 11 Plan
• Lehman Reaches Settlement In $382M Tax Dispute
• Bankrupt Edgenet Challenges Security Of $20M Of Debt
• LightSquared Teases New Bankruptcy Plan By Friday
• Google AdSense Targeted In Defunct Internet Co.'s Patent Suit
• NY's Strong Restrictions On Restrictive Covenants
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Laurel FitzPatrick
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's Donna Fraiche
• Xtreme Power Sets Up DIP Lender's Stalking Horse Bid
• Bankrupt Constar's $116M Asset Deals Get Green Light
• Longview Strikes Deal In Row Over $360M In Mechanics Liens
• Ex-MF Global Execs Slam Customer-Trustee Claim Settlement
• Savient Pharma Unveils Ch. 11 Plan
• First Mariner Enters Ch. 11 To Sell Bank Unit For $100M
• Garlock Ruling Gives Asbestos Defendants Discovery Hammer
• Fox & Hound, Champps Parent Plans $125M Sale In Ch. 11
• Detroit To Submit Bankruptcy Plan Next Week
• Dewey Trustee Sues 5 More Ex-Partners For $2.5M
• Fisker Suitor's Credit Bid Cap Appeal Gets Thrown Out
• Restructuring ELA Liabilities — Lessons From Ireland
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: FordHarrison's Tracey Jaensch
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McManis' Neda Mansoorian
• Bankrupt Green Field Aims For $50M Equipment Sale
• Chicago Spire Developer Gets $135M For Bankruptcy Exit Plan
• Specialty Can Appeal $1B Asbestos Liability To 3rd Circ.
• Out-Of-Court Municipal Restructuring Will Rise, Experts Say
• Sager Creek Nabs Defunct Allens With $160M Bid
• Astros Push Back Against Sports Network Bankruptcy
• Plastipak To Pay $102M For Bankrupt Constar's US Assets
• Despite Issues, Tax Sharing Deals Not Yet High Court-Ready
• 10 Cross-Border Bankruptcy Cases Shaping Chapter 15
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McAndrews' Nabeela Rasheed
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Crowell's Ellen Dwyer
• McGuireWoods Can Represent Freedom For Now, Judge Says
• Judge Bars Whistleblower Claims In Liberty Medical Ch. 11
• PBGC Seeks $1M From Sale Of Constar's Dutch Unit
• Distressed Investors Say Bankruptcy Is Too Expensive
• Defunct Gingrich Think Tank Hits Ex-CEO With Clawback Suit
• CORRECTED: KPMG, Ex-Advanta Execs Pay $3.5M To Exit Investor Suit
• MSR Hotels Wins Approval Of Ch. 11 Plan After 3 Years
• A Clear Path To Section 363 Sale Challenges
• Prospect Capital Pushes To Have Gulfco's Ch. 11 Tossed
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wendel Rosen's Pamela Mintzer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hodgson Russ' Yalamanchili
• SPHC Claims Deadline Applies To All Creditors, Judge Says
• McGuireWoods' Links To Freedom Questioned In Ch. 11 Case
• Out of Ch. 11, W.R. Grace Pays $63M Toward Enviro Cleanup
• Fasken Martineau Adds Ex-Davenport Lyons Tax Atty In UK
• Train Derailment Victims Object To Paul Hastings Hiring
• Skadden Bankruptcy Pro To Become Hilco Global VP
• Defunct RE Firm Heads Ran $110M Ponzi Scheme, FBI Says
• HealthBridge Fights Stay, Wants CBA Rejection To Proceed
• 8th Circ. Remands Dispute Over Bankruptcy Estate Property
• Bankruptcy Claim Buyers Must Guard Against Counterclaims
• Detroit Fees Hit $11M In First Weeks Of Bankruptcy
• IRS Immune From State Fraud Transfer Claims, 7th Circ. Says
• Harrisburg Says It's Ready To End Receivership
• Can Payment To A Fully Secured Mortgagee Be A Preference?
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Taft's Margaret Lawson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frankfurt's Barbara Shiers
• Bankrupt Overseas Shipholding Floats $255M Tanker Sale
• Widowed Asbestos Claimant Can't Shield Claim Forms
• Comcast Can Push Houston Sports Network Into Ch. 11
• Caesars Casino Must Return $1.5M Wagered By Ponzi Schemer
• Defunct Ski Club's Founder To Pay $13.8M For Defying Judge
• Owner Of Bankrupt Biz Can't Shirk Tax Debt, 6th Circ. Says
• LightSquared Judge OKs $33M Loan From Dish Chair, Lenders
• Storm Warning For Section 546 'Safe Harbor'
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michelman's Mona Hanna
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's Linda Klein
• Madoff Judge OKs Trustee's $543M JPMorgan Settlements
• Bankrupt Gulfco Claims Creditor Had 'Scheme To Steal' Unit
• Astros, Rockets Blast Comcast's Bid For Bankruptcy Examiner
• Hot Dog On A Stick Files Ch. 11 Due To Costly Leases
• Seyfarth Shaw Sued Over Disclosure In Law360 Article
• HealthBridge Can Ignore Union Demands, Judge Says
• In-House Counsel Name Client-Friendly Litigators
• Ch. 7 Trustee For Nightclub Insurer's Units Can Access Docs
• GCs Name Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• Tuscany Drilling Hits Ch. 11, Seeks Sale To Lenders
• Cengage Slashes $4B Of Debt In Deal With Creditors
• 5 Tips For A Perfect Prepackaged Bankruptcy Plan
• Judicial Bias Doomed $1B Qualcomm IP Row, Fed. Circ. Told
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holwell Shuster's Dorit Black
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibbons' Christine Amalfe
• Why Troubled Banks Are Increasingly Considering Ch. 11