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Bankruptcy - February, 2021

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• YPF Seeks To Disqualify White & Case From $14B Maxus Suit
• Bipartisan Bill Would Extend COVID-19-Era Bankruptcy Relief
• 3rd Circ. Preview: AT&T Leads Packed March Schedule
• Fixing Ch. 11 For Small Biz: SBRA's Puzzling Preference Edit
• Diamond Offshore Sends $2B Debt-Swap Ch. 11 Plan For Vote
• Fried Frank Real Estate Leader Sees A March Litigation Wave
• What Biden's Ethics Pledge Means For Gov't Revolving Door
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Mallinckrodt Wins Tussle Over Ch. 11 Deadline Extension
• Ann Taylor Owner Ascena Gets Ch. 11 Plan Approval
• Navient's Forced Ch. 11 Tossed Over Petitioner Claim Issue
• Murder Plot Can't End Calif. Pot Business's Receivership
• 6th Circ. Won't Rethink Delphi Retirees' Loss In Pension Case
• Ex-Suniva Owner On Hook For $26M From Loan Guaranty
• Punishing Bar Exam Policies On Menstrual Products Must Go
• Stream TV Lodges Ch. 11 Petition In Wake Of Assets Battle
• 11th Circ. Revives $31M Suit Against Lab's Shareholders
• SEC Dings Gulfport Energy, Ex-CEO Over Undisclosed Perks
• Vendor Loses Bid To Remake NRA Ch. 11 Creditor Group
• House OKs Bill Requiring Puerto Rico Conflicts Disclosure
• Food Lion Settles Suit Over Piece Of $433M Dean Foods Deal
• Blackjewel Ordered To Remediate Ky. Coal Mine Violations
• Judge OKs LSC Ch. 11 Plan With $8M Pension Deal
• NY Judge Slams Atty's 'Frivolous' Involuntary Servitude Claim
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Loving And Leveraging Data
• Belk Confirms $450M Ch. 11 Debt Slash In Less Than A Day
• Chancery Skeptical Of Tilton 'Mistake' In $6.5M Fee Settlement
• Texas Freeze Makes Frontera Ch. 11 Loan More Critical
• BigLaw Tactics Put Ch. 11 In Reach For Struggling Startup
• Ex-Cred Exec's Lawyers Want To Ditch Him In Ch. 11 Case
• Keys To Protecting Clients During Law Firm Dissolution
• PBGC Hires Ex-AIG Atty For General Counsel Seat
• Puerto Rico's Fiscal Board Announces $11B Bond Debt Deal
• RentPath Gets $52M Breakup Fee From Failed CoStar Tie-Up
• Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Plan Lacks Support For Now, Lenders Say
• US Trustee Says No New Creditors For NRA Committee
• Garrett Motion, Equity Holders Head For Ch. 11 Plan Mediation
• Real Estate Rumors: Citi, Civic Builders, EastBanc
• Grocery Chain's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd After $96M Sale To Acme
• How Case Management Orders Can Support New Attorneys
• Weinstein Co. Says Ch. 11 Blocks Producer's Assault Claims
• Guardianship Bid By Tom Girardi's Brother Denied As Moot
• Ex-Cred CFO Fights Ruling To Keep Ch. 11 Alive
• In-Shape Approved For $45M Ch. 11 Sale Of Calif. Gym Clubs
• Coachella Hotel Hits Back At Lender's Ch. 11 Trustee Motion
• 2nd Circ. Says It's Too Late To Revisit Windstream Vendor Pay
• Lenders Must Watch Nursing Home COVID-19 Litigation
• Fixing Ch. 11 For Small Biz: The SBRA Is Working As Intended
• An In-House Counsel's Guide To Better Work Management
• Redfin To Pay $608M For Bankrupt Property Co. RentPath
• Short-Notice Zohar Real Estate Sale Gets Court OK
• Mallinckrodt Says Competitor Unlawfully Recruited Employees
• Knotel Extends Ch. 11 Sale Deadline To Appease Creditors
• Katten Hires Restructuring Partner To Bolster Chicago Office
• Girardi Co-Attys Say 'Diabolical' Scheme Cost Them Millions
• Quinn Emanuel To Return Fee To Bankrupt Crypto Firm Cred
• Navient Calls For Dismissal Of 'Unsupported' Ch. 11 Filing
• Avoiding Materially Adverse Conflicts After New ABA Opinion
• Boy Scouts Insurers Say Ch. 11 Claim Process Needs Probe
• Texas Judge Sends NRA Suit Against Ad Agency To Mediation
• Ex-Jumio CEO Hit With Del. Bankruptcy Sanction Ruling
• Sackler Family Can't Keep Names Of Its Businesses Secret
• Potential Barriers To Health Care Provider Bankruptcies
• Zohar Ch. 11 Lines Up Sale Of Tilton-Tied Snelling Staffing
• Mask-Defying Restaurant Denied Reprieve On Shutdown Order
• Airline Catering Provider Wins OK To Advance Restructuring
• McKinsey's Opioid Woes Far From Over Despite $600M Deals
• 10th Circ. Says Cobra Golf Founder's Account Safe From Ch. 7
• Garrett Motion Favors Mediation Over Competing Ch. 11 Plans
• US Legal System Can Benefit From Nonlawyer Ownership
• What DOJ's 1st PPP Fraud Settlement Can Teach Borrowers
• Landlord Slams Cinemex's Bid To Narrow $3M Judgment
• Don't Evict Tom Girardi From Mansion, Brother Begs Judge
• Ex-Girardi Keese Atty Seeks Out Of Settlement Theft Suit
• 11th Circ. Doubts Fla. Law Firm's Right To $1M Damages
• Ex-Cred CFO Declares Bankruptcy After $8M Turnover Order
• Judge Says Weinstein Brother Can't Dodge March Deposition
• Intelsat Files Ch. 11 Plan To Slash $8B Of Debt
• Chicago's Mercy Hospital Gets Nod On $5M Ch. 11 Financing
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Cleary, Faegre
• Seadrill Says It May Face 'More Contentious' Ch. 11 This Time
• Greenberg Traurig Taps Dentons Atty For NY Bankruptcy Work
• Fixing Ch. 11 For Small Biz: SBRA Has Room For Improvement
• ADHD Drug Buyer May Need To Arbitrate Antitrust Claims
• FirstEnergy Must Face Discovery Over Ohio Bribery Scheme
• Ruby Tuesday's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd After $6M Deal
• Fed. Circ. Lets Crocs IP Challenger Swap Out After Bankruptcy
• Valaris Reaches Cash-Equity Deal With Group Of Creditors
• Building A Law Firm Knowledge Bank For Thought Leadership
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Challenge To WaMu Ch. 11 Deal
• As Closing Looms, Chicago's Oldest Hospital Hits Ch. 11
• Seadrill Parent Co. Seeks Equity Swap In $7B Ch. 11 Case
• FirstEnergy Must Face Suit Over $60M Bribery Scheme
• Knotel Committee Asks For Breathing Room In Ch. 11 Timeline
• NRA Delays Ch. 11 Matters To Allow Committee To Catch Up
• Tribes Insist On Hand In Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Mediation
• Imerys Can't Serve Only Law Firms On Talc Claims
• DC Hotel Ch. 11 Will Stay In Delaware
• Let's Emerge From The Pandemic As Legal Innovators
• UpRight Law Escapes RICO Suit Due To Late Filing
• Student Loan Borrowers Press For Navient Bankruptcy
• Boy Scouts' Insurer Wants Sidley Austin Off Ch. 11 Case
• DC Hotel Says Ch. 11 Venue Change Would Confuse Buyers
• Anticipating Predictive Analytics' Potential Uses In Litigation
• Novelion Therapeutics Seeks Ch. 15 To Wind Up Liquidation
• Appeal Of PG&E Ch. 11 Plan Tossed Over Stay Failure
• Trustee Tells Chancery Trial Needed For RCS-Schorsch Suit
• Gunderson Dettmer Picks Up Debt Financing Partner
• NRA Board Member Calls For Examiner In Ch. 11 Case
• This Black History Month, Law Firms Should Challenge Norms
• Trustee Sues Girardi Business Partner For Golf-Course Home
• Baker Botts Lands Bankruptcy Pro From Greenberg Traurig
• Va. Ex-Atty Gets 6 Months For Hiding Show Ponies In Ch. 7
• Banks Slam Eagle Hospitality Cost, Schedule In Del. Ch. 11
• Morgan Lewis Picks Up Former Sidley Partner In Chicago
• Seadrill's Asian Subsidiaries Hit Ch. 11 In Texas
• Blackstone, GIP Team Up For $4.7B Signature Aviation Bid
• Acthar Claimants Hit Skadden For Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Role
• Victims Decry Insurers' 'Ugly Games' In Boy Scouts Ch. 11
• DC Circ. Won't Revisit PBGC's Win In Delta Pilots' $544M Suit
• Ex-Cred CFO Ordered To Return Bitcoin To Crypto Co.
• Fixing Ch. 11 For Small Biz: What SBRA Means By 'Engaged'
• Girardi's Companies Default In Suit Over Boeing Settlements
• Akin Gump Partner Tapped As Bankruptcy Judge In SDNY
• Judges On Race
• Law Firm Penalties On Departing Partners Just Got Riskier
• Luckin Coffee Seeks Ch. 15 Protection In New York
• McKinsey Deal Renews Friction Among AGs And Opioid Attys
• Bond Insurer Says PR Gov't Hasn't Disclosed Holdings
• Assistant US Attorney To Join Manhattan Bankruptcy Bench
• Illiquid Asset Valuation Presents Unique Risks Amid Pandemic
• Countries Need Int'l Forum For Sovereign Debt Restructuring
• NJ Case Has Lessons On Arbitration Clauses In Atty Retainers
• White Stallion Gets OK For 1.5M Ton Coal Shipment
• Texas Power Plant Hits Ch. 11 As COVID-19 Weakens Demand
• McKinsey To Pay $573M To Settle Opioid Marketing Claims
• Canadian Court Preserves Restructure Of Pot Co. IAnthus
• Mall Owner CBL Says It Didn't Default On Wells Fargo Loans
• Anti-Mask Diner Ordered To Require Face Coverings Or Close
• Insurers Allege Issues With Abuse Claims In Scouts' Ch. 11
• Alsup Slams PG&E Legacy Of 'Terror,' Mulls Probation Tweaks
• Cred Inc. Subsidiary's Ch. 11 Case Survives Dismissal Bid
• Girardi's Pasadena Mansion Burglarized, Police Say
• DC Hotel Owner Says Its Ch. 11 Case Belongs In Delaware
• Ex-BigLaw Bankruptcy Atty Pleads Guilty In Extortion Rap
• Tips For Protecting Privilege When Working With Outside PR
• How To Mitigate Risk In Buying A Distressed Gov't Contractor
• 3 Procurement Priorities For Law Firms In Uncertain Times
• Anti-Mask Diner Asks To End Ch. 11 After Health Suit Transfer
• Office-Share Co. Approved For $40M Ch. 11 Financing Deal
• 5th Circ. Reviews $15M Award In Real Estate Investment Spat
• Senate Bankruptcy Bill Takes Aim At Medical Debt
• Bankruptcy Ruling Highlights Longer Lookback Trend
• How Debtor-In-Possession Loans Guide On Libor's Exit
• Takata's US Ch. 11 Trustee Cuts $84M Auto Parts MDL Deal
• UK Is Proof Nonlawyer Ownership Threatens Legal Profession
• Consol Can't Appeal Retirees' Bankruptcy Deal, 6th Circ. Says
• Bankruptcy Court Won't Unwind American Airlines Deal
• Purdue Sues In Ch. 11 To Access $3.3B Insurance Funds
• Rival Firm Denies Poaching Girardi Keese Clients
• 2nd Circ. Hands American Air Win In Pilot Seniority Perks Suit
• Remote Bar Exams Pose New Learning Disability Challenges
• Ch. 11 Trustee Sought To Take Over Mallinckrodt Case
• Office-Share Co. Knotel Inc. Opens Ch. 11 In Del. For Sale