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Baseball Fantasy Camp Makes Me A Better Lawyer

With six baseball fantasy experiences under my belt, I've learned time and again that I didn't make the wrong care... (more story)

Adapting To Private Practice: From Fed. Prosecutor To BigLaw

Making the jump from government to private practice is no small feat, but, based on my experience transitioning to... (more story)

Perfecting Security Interests In Renewable Energy Tax Credits

The ability to transfer renewable energy tax credits has created new opportunities for developers, investors and l... (more story)

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Diocese Creditors Gain Access To Abuse Claim Data In Ch. 11

Creditors of the Archdiocese of San Francisco will have access to records of the archdiocese's independent review board after a California bankruptcy judge said production of the documents serve a valid purpos... (more story)

Steward Health, Doctors Vie For $60M Delayed Comp Plan

Troubled hospital operator Steward Health battled against a group of healthcare providers in a Texas bankruptcy court Wednesday and Thursday for control of a pair of delayed compensation trusts worth $60 milli... (more story)

Boy Scouts Claimants Lose Appeal To Fix Ch. 11 Opt-In Error

A Delaware federal judge has upheld a bankruptcy court order that childhood sexual abuse survivors who accidentally opted in for a quicker, smaller payment over their claims could not undo that mistake in the ... (more story)

Barretts Mediator Feinberg Blames Committee For Impasse

The mediator in the bankruptcy of talc miner Barretts Minerals Inc. has told a Texas bankruptcy court that Chapter 11 plan talks reached an impasse, saying the unsecured creditors in the case have not shown an... (more story)

American Tire Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan After Sale To Creditors

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday confirmed the liquidation plan of American Tire Distributors Inc. after it completed a roughly $835 million sale of its business to a lender group.

Guo Trustee Settles Clawbacks From Versace, Firms

The Chapter 11 trustee handling convicted Chinese exile Miles Guo's estate has asked a Connecticut bankruptcy judge to approve 10 clawback settlements with Hodgson Russ LLP, BakerHostetler, luxury retailer Ver... (more story)

Eletson, Levona Ask 2nd Circ. To Not Delay Atty Removal

The new owners of reorganized international shipping group Eletson and a creditor-turned-affiliate have urged the Second Circuit to nix Reed Smith LLP's emergency motion for a stay in a lawsuit seeking to enfo... (more story)

Sotomayor Urges Caution On Nondelegation Doctrine Revamp

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor cautioned her colleagues during oral arguments Wednesday against using a challenge to the Federal Communications Commission's administration of a broadband subsidy pr... (more story)

Yellow Corp. Says It Reached Ch. 11 Plan Deal With Creditors

A Delaware bankruptcy judge agreed Wednesday to delay his decision on $6 billion of contested claims in Yellow Corp.'s Chapter 11 after attorneys for the defunct trucking group said they reached a plan settlement.

Office Snapshot: Butler Snow Trims Nashville Footprint

In response to changing operational needs, including a decreased need for physical storage and a greater need for collaborative spaces, Butler Snow LLP recently moved to a new office in Nashville's historic Ge... (more story)

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'Matrix' Producer Gets 2-Member Creditor Committee

The U.S. Department of Justice's bankruptcy watchdog selected a landlord and a movie production consultant to make up the unsecured creditors committee in Village Roadshow Entertainment Group's Delaware Chapter 11.

Sticky's Seeks To Pluck Ch. 11 Victory From Jaws Of Defeat

Popular New York-area chicken restaurant chain Sticky's has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge for permission to enter deals with a Southern-style restaurant chain and an investment firm in a last-ditch attempt... (more story)

Exactech To Solicit Ch. 11 Plan Votes Amid Claimant Row

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved Exactech Inc.'s contentious bid to solicit votes from creditors on its Chapter 11 plan after the implant maker agreed to include a statement from a committee of... (more story)

Mondee's $200M Ch. 11 Sale OK'd Over Shareholder Objection

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a nearly $200 million sale of assets by artificial intelligence-powered travel app company Mondee Holdings, overruling objections from a shareholder and saying ... (more story)

Pa. Coal Co. Gets OK For $23.5M Asset Sale In Ch. 11

A Pennsylvania bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved the sale of assets of bankrupt Corsa Coal Corp. for $23.5 million, overriding arguments against including litigation claims in the sale and for earmarking p... (more story)

TreeSap Farms Gets Final OK For $51M Ch. 11 Loan

Landscape plant grower TreeSap Farms LLC received a Texas bankruptcy judge's approval to tap the final branch of its $51 million debtor-in-possession loan as it looks to sell itself in Chapter 11.

Gastropub Chain Bar Louie Hits Second Chapter 11 In 5 Years

Texas-based gastropub chain Bar Louie filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware, listing nearly $70 million of debt, about five years after the chain sold itself to creditors in a previous bankruptcy.

23andMe Says Ch. 11 Privacy Ombudsman Not Required

DNA testing company 23andMe Inc.'s customer data will be protected in Chapter 11, its attorneys told a Missouri bankruptcy judge Wednesday as it argued that the appointment of a consumer privacy ombudsman is not required.

Resort Developer Asks To Unwind Pre-Ch. 11 Equity Deal

California resort developer SilverRock Development Co. filed an adversary complaint in its Chapter 11 case Tuesday asking a Delaware court to unwind a pre-bankruptcy securitization transaction that converted p... (more story)

Mondee Defends Ch. 11 Sale To Stalking-Horse Bidder

Bankrupt travel app company Mondee Holdings Inc. on Wednesday defended its plan to sell its assets for about $200 million to its stalking-horse bidder, asking a Delaware judge to overrule a shareholder's objec... (more story)