Bankruptcy

  • July 08, 2026

    Viridis Chemical Gets OK On Ch. 11 Plan After Sale

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Wednesday signed off on bio-based chemical technology company Viridis Chemical LLC's Chapter 11 liquidation plan, more than a month after the debtor sold most of its assets.

  • July 07, 2026

    2nd Circ. Says Investor Can Keep Bed Bath & Beyond Profits

    The Second Circuit on Tuesday found that a late investor in defunct retailer Bed Bath & Beyond can keep the profits from its sale of the company's stock, rejecting claims that a contractual cap on the investor's share ownership was a sham.

  • July 07, 2026

    23andMe's $47M Data Breach Deal Gets Bankruptcy Court OK

    A Missouri bankruptcy judge entered an order Tuesday authorizing a $46.7 million settlement between the plan administration trust created under the Chapter 11 plan of DNA-testing company 23andMe and data breach claimants, finding the deal is fair and equitable. 

  • July 07, 2026

    Celsius Ex-GC's Ch. 11 Suit Against Other Execs Tossed

    A New York bankruptcy judge tossed a former Celsius Network LLC executive's lawsuit that blamed alleged oversight issues at the crypto platform on three other executives, finding that his claims belonged to Celsius and were waived under its Chapter 11 plan.

  • July 07, 2026

    Pryor Cashman Adds Simpson Thacher Atty To Litigation Team

    Pryor Cashman LLP said Tuesday it has continued growing its litigation group with a longtime Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP lawyer, who has represented "some of the most prominent names in private equity and finance," the firm said.

  • July 07, 2026

    Feds Aim To Block Expert In Trial Over Threats To Judges

    The government is seeking to block a defense expert from testifying about prosecutorial charging policies and procedures in an upcoming trial in Pennsylvania federal court for a man accused of threatening to kill judges.

  • July 07, 2026

    Nevada Solar Plant Gets OK For Ch. 11 Wind-Down Plan

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday approved the wind-down plan of a Nevada solar plant operator after hearing creditors dropped their request to appoint a trustee to investigate the company's management.

  • July 06, 2026

    Ex-SVB Exec Recounts Pressure For 'More Yield' At FDIC Trial

    Silicon Valley Bank's ex-head of corporate investments and capital markets testified in a deposition shown during a California federal bench trial Monday over the FDIC's claims the bank's brass mismanaged its assets, saying that he felt pressure from the bank's then-chief financial officer to add riskier, higher-yielding assets to the bank's securities portfolio.

  • July 06, 2026

    DCG Can Send Crypto Securities Question To 2nd Circ.

    A Connecticut federal judge gave Digital Currency Group and its executives the green light to ask the Second Circuit whether certain cryptocurrency lending agreements amount to securities, waving on an appeal of a February order that kept alive a proposed class action over the collapse of DCG's crypto lending subsidiary.

  • July 06, 2026

    Ex-MLB Star Files Ch. 11 After Federal Gambling Conviction

    Former Major League Baseball player Yasiel Puig filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in Florida with at least $1 million of debt several months after a California federal court jury found him guilty of lying to investigators about his participation in an illegal gambling operation.

  • July 06, 2026

    The Moments That Shaped The Monsanto Decision

    U.S. Supreme Court justices forged unusual alliances when they ruled a federal statute preempts claims Monsanto failed to warn consumers its Roundup weed killer may cause cancer. Oral arguments provided insights on the 7-2 outcome, highlighting issues the jurists were grappling with and showcasing rationales that found their way into the opinion.

  • July 06, 2026

    After Tense Terms, Hints Of High Court Harmony With Circuits

    Following several U.S. Supreme Court terms teeming with reversals and rebukes of lower appeals courts, the justices this term found fault less often with rulings by circuit judges, who are likely becoming better attuned to the conservative supermajority, attorneys say.

  • July 06, 2026

    The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term

    When one of the U.S. Supreme Court's most talkative members suddenly struggled to speak, the atmosphere at oral arguments grew increasingly anxious — until the justice deadpanned that it was an advocate's golden opportunity to avoid a grilling.

  • July 06, 2026

    Guo Daughter Faces Daily Fines For Unpaid Trustee Fees

    Chinese exile Miles Guo's daughter has been found in civil contempt and fined $1,000 per day until she reimburses the trustee handling her father's Chapter 11 estate nearly $371,900 in fees and costs arising from litigation over $13.5 million in private jet sale proceeds.

  • July 06, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court last week handled disputes involving arbitration, corporate control, advancement rights, freeze-out mergers and insolvent company wind-downs.

  • July 06, 2026

    Data Co. Founder's $25M Fraud Trial Set For January

    A Manhattan federal judge on Monday set a January trial date for the founder of California data company Near Intelligence on charges that he conspired to inflate revenues by $25 million, but heard that he is engaging in plea negotiations.

  • July 06, 2026

    LA's Pacifica Hospital Of The Valley Files $100M+ Ch. 11

    Pacifica Hospital of the Valley, a 231-bed Los Angeles hospital, has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware bankruptcy court with more than $100 million in liabilities.

  • July 02, 2026

    The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court

    This U.S. Supreme Court term featured high-stakes oral arguments on issues including presidential power, immigration and voting regulations. Here's a look at the law firms that argued the most cases and how they fared.

  • July 02, 2026

    The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term

    The sharpest dissents this term often involved the president, and pitted conservative and liberal justices against each other on core constitutional issues and questions about the limits to executive power, with nearly a quarter of cases being decided squarely along ideological lines.

  • July 02, 2026

    The Year Donald Trump Won Big At The High Court

    The Supreme Court's conservative supermajority and President Donald Trump largely aligned this year on issues of executive power, resulting in a series of decisions that significantly expanded presidential authority.

  • July 02, 2026

    SVB's CEO Was Paid Millions As Risk Rating Slid, Judge Told​​​​

    Silicon Valley Bank's ex-CEO testified Thursday during a California federal bench trial over the FDIC's claims that the bank's brass mismanaged its assets, acknowledging during a tense examination that he received multimillion-dollar payouts and sold nearly $30 million in stock while regulators downgraded SVB's risk management rating ahead of its collapse.

  • July 02, 2026

    YPF Investors Fight Argentina Over Discovery In $16B Case

    As investors in Argentine oil and gas exploration company YPF SA gear up for a multibillion-dollar arbitration against Argentina, disputes still remain over exactly what discovery from a parallel proceeding in New York can be used in the arbitration.

  • July 02, 2026

    Spirit Lines Up $630M Ch. 11 Stalking Horse Bid For 27 Aircraft

    Defunct budget air carrier Spirit Airlines asked a New York bankruptcy judge to approve Chapter 11 auction procedures for 27 aircraft, with a $630 million stalking horse bid from a secured creditor setting the floor.

  • July 02, 2026

    Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review

    The U.S. Supreme Court's stark ideological divisions were on full display this term, particularly as it issued long-awaited rulings in the last few days of June. Here, Law360 dives into the numbers behind this court term.

  • July 01, 2026

    'I Would've Been Fired': FDIC Expert Pans SVB's Risk-Taking

    The FDIC's banking expert testified in a California federal bench trial Wednesday that Silicon Valley Bank violated prudent banking standards by mismanaging assets before it collapsed, saying officers knew SVB was taking excessive risks but did not stop, adding that "I would've been fired" if he had managed his bank's assets the same way.

Expert Analysis

  • Associates Can Earn Credibility By Investing In Relationships

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    As the class of 2025 prepares to join law firms this fall, new associates must adapt to office dynamics and establish credible reputations — which require quiet, consistent relationship-building skills as much as legal acumen, says Kyle Forges at Bast Amron.

  • Lessons From 7th Circ.'s Deleted Chat Sanctions Ruling

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    The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Pable v. Chicago Transit Authority, affirming the dismissal of an ex-employee’s retaliation claims, highlights the importance of properly handling the preservation of ephemeral messages and clarifies key sanctions issues, says Philip Favro at Favro Law.

  • Series

    Quilting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Turning intricate patterns of fabric and thread into quilts has taught me that craftsmanship, creative problem-solving and dedication to incremental progress are essential to creating something lasting that will help another person — just like in law, says Veronica McMillan at Kramon & Graham.

  • 5 Critical Changes Coming To Bankruptcy Rule 3002.1

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    Residential mortgage lenders and servicers should prepare for significant amendments to Bankruptcy Rule 3002.1 taking effect this December that will impose new filing requirements, codify how creditors handle untimely payment change notices and allow debtors to request status updates, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.

  • What 2 Profs Noticed As Transactional Law Students Used AI

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    After a semester using generative artificial intelligence tools with students in an entrepreneurship law clinic, we came away with numerous observations about the opportunities and challenges such tools present to new transactional lawyers, say professors at Cornell Law School.

  • State AGs Are Turning Up The Antitrust Heat On ESG Actions

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    Recent antitrust developments from red state attorneys general continue a trend of environmental, social and governance scrutiny, and businesses exposed to these areas should conduct close examinations of strategy and potential material risk, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Rebuttal

    BigLaw Settlements Should Not Spur Ethics Deregulation

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    A recent Law360 op-ed argued that loosening law firm funding restrictions would make BigLaw firms less inclined to settle with the Trump administration, but deregulating legal financing ethics may well prove to be not merely ineffective, but counterproductive, says Laurel Kilgour at the American Economic Liberties Project.

  • 5 Ways Lawyers Can Earn Back The Public's Trust

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    Amid salacious headlines about lawyers behaving badly and recent polls showing the public’s increasingly unfavorable view of attorneys, we must make meaningful changes to our culture to rebuild trust in the legal system, says Carl Taylor at Carl Taylor Law.

  • Series

    Hiking Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    On the trail, I have thought often about the parallels between hiking and high-stakes patent litigation, and why strategizing, preparation, perseverance and joy are important skills for success in both endeavors, says Barbara Fiacco at Foley Hoag.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Negotiation Skills

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    I took one negotiation course in law school, but most of the techniques I rely on today I learned in practice, where I've discovered that the process is less about tricks or tactics, and more about clarity, preparation and communication, says Grant Schrantz at Haug Barron.

  • Opinion

    Bar Exam Reform Must Expand Beyond A Single Updated Test

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    Recently released information about the National Conference of Bar Examiners’ new NextGen Uniform Bar Exam highlights why a single test is not ideal for measuring newly licensed lawyers’ competency, demonstrating the need for collaborative development, implementation and reform processes, says Gregory Bordelon at Suffolk University.

  • A Simple Way Courts Can Help Attys Avoid AI Hallucinations

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    As attorneys increasingly rely on generative artificial intelligence for legal research, courts should consider expanding online quality control programs to flag potential hallucinations — permitting counsel to correct mistakes and sparing judges the burden of imposing sanctions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl and Connors.

  • Asbestos Trusts And Tort Litigation Are Still Not Aligned

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    A recent ruling by a New York state court in James Petro v. Aerco International highlights the inefficiencies that still exist in asbestos litigation — especially regarding the continued lack of coordination between the asbestos tort system and the well-funded asbestos trust compensation system, says Peter Kelso at Roux.

  • Series

    Creating Botanical Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Pressing and framing plants that I grow has shown me that pursuing an endeavor that brings you joy can lead to surprising benefits for a legal career, including mental clarity, perspective and even a bit of humility, says Douglas Selph at Morris Manning.

  • Opinion

    The Legal Education Status Quo Is No Longer Tenable

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    As underscored by the fallout from California’s February bar exam, legal education and licensure are tethered to outdated systems, and the industry must implement several key reforms to remain relevant and responsive to 21st century legal needs, says Matthew Nehmer at The Colleges of Law.

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