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7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partne... (more story)

E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whethe... (more story)

Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer

While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as... (more story)

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Bradley Arant Promotes 17 Attorneys To Partner

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has announced that it promoted 17 of its attorneys from various practice groups and offices nationally to partner.

Ferguson Braswell Adds 5-Atty Vogt Resnick Team In Calif.

Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC has grown its presence in Orange County, California, with the addition of five Vogt Resnick & Sherak LLP attorneys and a new office space.

J&J Talc Claimants Seek Sanctions Over Morelli No-Show

A group of attorneys representing talc claimants in Johnson & Johnson unit Red River Talc's Chapter 11 case has urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to sanction Morelli Law Firm PLLC's founding partner, Benedict Mor... (more story)

Ex-McKinsey Partner Admits To Obstructing Purdue Probe

A former senior partner at consulting giant McKinsey & Co. pled guilty Friday to obstructing the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation into the firm's work with opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP, a mon... (more story)

J&J Spin-Off Says Talc Committee Can't Hire Brown Rudnick

Johnson & Johnson's bankrupt spin-off called Brown Rudnick's bid to represent an official committee of talc claimants "an ethical violation," telling a Texas bankruptcy judge that the law firm's previous work ... (more story)

FTX Squabbles With Crypto Startup Over EU Distributions

The estate of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX said it had no involvement with a startup cryptocurrency exchange's announcement that it had purchased FTX EU and would be handling distributions to former customers ... (more story)

Delaware Law Firms Kick Off New Year With Atty Promotions

As the new year gets underway, numerous Delaware law firms recently announced attorney promotions, including Bayard PA, Morris James LLP, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP and Gordon Fournaris & Mammarella PA.

Morris Nichols Promotes Finance Director To CFO

Delaware firm Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP has promoted its director of finance to serve as its chief financial officer to help steer its financial and strategic direction.

Bankrupt Ligado Sues Over $1.7B Cooperation Deal Breach

Satellite communications company Ligado Networks accused a satellite service provider of breaching a $1.7 billion cooperation deal aimed at facilitating Ligado's terrestrial network operations by failing to up... (more story)

EPA Slams $535M Talc Settlement In Whittaker's Ch. 11

The U.S. government objected to a $535 million settlement that bankrupt talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels reached regarding talc claims in its New Jersey Chapter 11 case, saying the deal was built on fau... (more story)

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AmeriFirst's Committee Will Have To Wait For Ch. 11 Fees

The official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 case of mortgage services company AmeriFirst Financial Inc. had their incurred professional fees allowed by a Delaware bankruptcy judge Friday, b... (more story)

US Trustee Balks At Ch. 11 Bid Protections In First Mode Case

A package of bid protections for the stalking horse of bankrupt electric-engine developer First Mode needs to be reined in, the Office of the U.S. Trustee has said, urging a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject... (more story)

SafeMoon CEO Wants 'Misleading' Reddit Post Explained

The CEO of bankrupt cryptocurrency asset company SafeMoon LLC asked a Brooklyn federal judge Friday to order the government to explain whether it had a role in a social media user's "misleading" post that prom... (more story)

Giuliani Held In Contempt Again, This Time In DC

A D.C. federal judge Friday held Rudy Giuliani in contempt for continuing to repeat false claims that two Georgia poll workers meddled with the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, marking the second tim... (more story)

New Eletson Owners Want Reed Smith Ch. 11 Fees Returned

Reorganized international shipping group Eletson Holdings Inc. has urged a New York bankruptcy judge to order Reed Smith to return fees it was paid for representing the company in its Chapter 11, alleging the ... (more story)

Packaging Co. Set To Hold Ch. 11 Auction

A New Jersey bankruptcy judge on Friday gave Plastic Suppliers, a producer of compostable films and other plastic packaging, permission to put its business up for auction Jan. 27 with a $13 million baseline bi... (more story)

Texas Oil Well Operator's Ch. 11 Plan Approved With Releases

Oil well operator Independence Contract Drilling received approval Thursday from a Texas bankruptcy judge for its Chapter 11 reorganization plan, which includes consensual third-party releases.

Ex-LNG Contractor Zachry Settles WARN Act Suit For $7M

Zachry Holdings Inc., the insolvent former general contractor for a major liquefied natural gas project, will pay $7 million to settle a WARN Act lawsuit that was launched after the company laid off more than ... (more story)

US Trustee Challenges DMS' Ch. 11 Over Third-Party Releases

The Office of the U.S. Trustee urged a Texas bankruptcy court to reject Digital Media Solutions' proposed Chapter 11 plan, arguing it unlawfully includes nonconsensual third-party releases violating the Bankru... (more story)

Judge Nixes Bid To Depose SEC Counsel In $73M Fraud Case

A New Jersey federal magistrate judge has denied a credit reporting agency's bid to depose four U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorneys and to compel the production of their witness interview notes i... (more story)