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Empathy In Mediation Offers A Soft Landing For Disputes

Experiencing a crash-landing on a recent flight underscored to me how much difference empathy makes in times of cr... (more story)

Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

My work as an artist has highlighted how using creativity and precision together — qualities that are equally esse... (more story)

Bankruptcy Decision Exemplifies Venue Issue For Franchisees

A California bankruptcy court's decision earlier this month in Pinnacle Foods and a lingering circuit split on ass... (more story)

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Real Estate Recap: Election Expectations, EB-5, $50B

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including perspectives from real estate leaders ahead of Tuesday's election, takeaways from the Advanced EB-5 Industry... (more story)

Big Lots Says $760M Bid Wins In Ch. 11 Auction

Discount retailer Big Lots got approval from a Delaware bankruptcy judge to sell off nearly three-dozen store leases the day after it said it had received no offers to beat a $760 million bid for the business as a whole.

Lumio Gets OK For Ch. 11 Asset Sale Amid Objections

Residential solar panel provider Lumio Holdings LLC received approval from a Delaware bankruptcy court on Friday to sell its assets to Zeo Energy Corp. — in a bid to provide $4 million in cash, transfer Zeo's ... (more story)

Jackson Walker Rips Trustee's Judge Romance Fee Clawback

The U.S. Trustee's Office is exceeding its authority as a "watchdog" in seeking to claw back money paid to Jackson Walker LLP in bankruptcy cases because the judge presiding over those cases was having a secre... (more story)

MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Andy Dietderich

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's Andy Dietderich led the legal team that represented FTX Trading Ltd. in its $16 billion Chapter 11 reorganization — from its precipitous bankruptcy filing to the recent successful con... (more story)

Purdue Gets More Time For Deal, 'Substantial' Progress Made

Bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP on Thursday won more time to continue mediating a new settlement with its owners — certain members of the Sackler family — and reported that it is nearing a deal, in a... (more story)

True Value Hammers Out Deal To Fund Ch. 11, Speed Up Sale

After days of negotiating, bankrupt hardware store supplier True Value Thursday reached a deal with its lenders to avoid liquidation, fund its reorganization and move up a Chapter 11 sale, with member-owned ha... (more story)

Terraform Ch. 11 Trust Gets OK For $45M Crypto Deal

A bankruptcy judge in Delaware has approved a settlement among the wind-down trust created through the Chapter 11 plan of defunct cryptocurrency firm Terraform Labs, the company's co-founder, the Luna Foundati... (more story)

The 2024 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard

Check out the Law360 Pulse Leaderboard to see which firms made the list of leaders in all-around excellence this year.

Firms' Hiring Strategies Are Evolving In Fight For Top Spot

Competition for top talent among elite law firms shows no signs of slowing down, even amid economic uncertainty, with financially strong firms deploying aggressive strategies to attract and retain skilled prof... (more story)

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Avante Health Parent's Creditors Blast Ch. 11 Loan

The unsecured creditors committee for medical equipment service provider Avante Health's corporate parent has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject the company's proposed bankruptcy financing package, ar... (more story)

Fracking Services Co. Nitro Gets OK For $3M Equipment Sale

Oil and gas fracking services provider Nitro Fluids LLC received approval Friday for a $3.25 million sale of some of its assets to stalking-horse bidder KLX Energy Services LLC.

Ex-Parler Owner Has $6.3M Buyer In Ch. 11

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Friday said he will approve the $6.35 million sale of the former owner of conservative social media platform Parler if the final deal sparks no objections after it is put on file.

Buca Di Beppo Gets OK On $27M Sale To Main Street Capital

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Friday approved Buca di Beppo's sale to lender Main Street Capital Corp. after overruling an objection by the Italian restaurant chain's creditors, allowing the company to continue ... (more story)

Reed Smith To Clarify Eletson Ties And Cut Fees $150K

Reed Smith LLP has struck a deal with the U.S. Trustee's Office to take a $150,000 haircut on its fee application for representing shipping firm Eletson Holdings in its Chapter 11 case and explain its prepetit... (more story)

PureGym's $121M Bid For Blink Fitness Tops Ch. 11 Auction

Troubled gym chain Blink Fitness has informed the Delaware bankruptcy court that a unit of U.K.-based global gym operator PureGym Ltd. was the successful bidder in the insolvent company's Chapter 11 asset auct... (more story)

Judge Upholds Sanctions Against Ex-Stimwave CEO

A Delaware federal judge has upheld a decision by the bankruptcy judge overseeing the Chapter 11 case of medical device maker Stimwave Technologies to screen the filings of the company's ex-CEO and two of her relatives.

Conn. Firm Beats Ex-Client's Negligence, Conversion Claims

Connecticut law firm Evans & Lewis PC and partner Douglas J. Lewis have prevailed in a professional negligence lawsuit in state court alleging that their incompetence caused a former client's home to go into f... (more story)

BurgerFi Secures $54M Purchase Offer In Ch. 11

Bankrupt burger and pizza restaurant operator BurgerFi International Inc. announced its major senior secured lender as the winner of its asset sale — a credit bid for $54 million.

MVP: Fried Frank's Rachel C. Strickland

Rachel C. Strickland, partner and global chair of the restructuring department at Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP, represented two Georgia election workers in a bankruptcy lawsuit against Rudolph W. ... (more story)