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Kirkland, Cole Schotz Get $21M In BlockFi Legal Fees OK'd

By Yun Park · December 20, 2023, 3:44 PM EST

Law firms representing defunct cryptocurrency lender BlockFi through the Chapter 11 process — Kirkland & Ellis and Cole Schotz PC — will receive more than $20 million in legal fees, a New...

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Bankruptcy Scorecard

Summary

Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy facing a liquidity crunch as digital asset prices plummeted and a "rescue loan" from FTX Trading fell through.

Case Number

3:22-bk-19361

Judge

Michael B. Kaplan

Venue

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey

Capital Structure

Total Liabilities:

$1 billion-$10 billion

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Case Information

Case Title

BlockFi Inc.

Case Number

3:22-bk-19361

Court

New Jersey

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

November 28, 2022

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