Highland Capital Management, L.P.
Case Number:
3:19-bk-34054
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Firms
- Carlyon Cica Chtd
- Gray Reed
- Kurtzman Steady
- Willkie Farr
- Pillsbury Winthrop
- Ferguson Braswell
- McDermott Will & Schulte
- Parsons McEntire
- Vinson & Elkins
- Porter Hedges
- Sullivan Hazeltine
- Chipman Brown
- Rochelle McCullough
- Elliott Thomason & Gibson
- Mandel Katz
- Passman & Jones
- Perdue Brandon
- Foley & Lardner
- Kane Russell
- Nixon Peabody
- Winston & Strawn
- Jones Walker
- Spencer Fane
- Abernathy Roeder
- Heller Draper
- Wick Phillips
- Buchalter APC
- Pachulski Stang
- Morris Nichols
- Potter Anderson
- Richards Layton
- Gibson Dunn
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Fox Rothschild
- King & Spalding
- Stinson LLP
- Munsch Hardt
- Hunton Andrews
- Ahmad Zavitsanos
- Dentons
- Vartabedian Hester
- Holland & Knight
- Hogan Lovells
- Reed Smith
- Morrison Cohen
- Crawford Wishnew
- Ashby & Geddes
- Paul Hastings
- Hoge & Gameros
- Blank Rome
- Sidley Austin
- Norton Rose
- Debevoise & Plimpton
- Ross Smith & Binford
- Kelly Hart
- Sbaiti & Company
- Frost Brown
- Baker McKenzie
- Bonds Ellis
- Singer & Levick
- Jones Day
- McCollom D'Emilio
- Carrington Coleman
- DLA Piper
- Snell & Wilmer
- Linebarger Goggan
- Dykema
- Butler Snow LLP
- Quinn Emanuel
- Young Conaway
- Brown Fox PLLC
- K&L Gates
- Alston & Bird
- Winstead PC
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Cross & Simon
- Jenner & Block
- Latham & Watkins
Companies
- MaplesFS
- Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.
- CCS Medical Holdings Inc.
- PetroCap LLC
- Hain Capital Group LLC
- NexPoint Capital Inc.
- Development Specialists Inc.
- NexBank Capital Inc.
- American Express Co.
- Eastern Point Trust Co.
- FTI Consulting Inc.
- Alvarez & Marsal Holdings LLC
- Oracle Corp.
- Verita Global LLC
- Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
- Stonehill Capital Management LLC
- UBS Group AG
Government Agencies
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October 14, 2025
High Court Seeks US Input On Highland Capital Ch. 11 Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday invited the federal government to weigh in on a gatekeeping mechanism meant to shield restructuring professionals from frivolous litigation in the Texas bankruptcy of defunct hedge fund Highland Capital Management.
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September 25, 2025
Ex-Highland CEO Tells High Court Judge's Novels Show Bias
The founder and president of hedge fund Highland Capital Management has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a bankruptcy judge's refusal to recuse herself from proceedings involving the company after she published two novels that he says contain veiled commentary about the case.
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September 12, 2025
Justices Urged To Skip Highland's Ch. 11 'Gatekeeper' Appeal
An alternative investment firm pressed the U.S. Supreme Court to not review a Fifth Circuit decision narrowing releases and so-called "gatekeeper" provisions in bankrupt Texas investment group Highland Capital Management's Chapter 11 plan.
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July 22, 2025
Judge Won't Stay Highland Ch. 11 Over Charity Fraud Probe
A Texas bankruptcy judge has refused to stay the Chapter 11 case of Highland Capital LP in whole or in part, denying a pair of requests from the state of Texas and from a trust affiliated with ex-CEO James Dondero after finding the reason for their requests irrelevant to the case.
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June 09, 2025
Supreme Court Rejects Highland's Bid For Ch. 11 Shields
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a bid by hedge fund Highland Capital Management to continue shielding some of the key parties in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy from liability, leaving in place a Fifth Circuit decision that narrowed a bankruptcy court's "gatekeeping" powers to determine who can be sued.
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September 06, 2024
Investment Co. Appeals Sanction In Highland Ch. 11
An alternative investment company has asked a Texas federal court to overturn a sanctions order it received in defunct hedge fund Highland Capital's Chapter 11 case after the bankruptcy court concluded that it filed a claim in bad faith.
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July 10, 2024
Acis Can't Intervene In Highland Capital Ch. 11 Claim Conflict
Investment firm Acis Capital Management LP can't get involved in a $9.6 million claim dispute in reorganized hedge fund Highland Capital Management LP's Chapter 11 case, a Texas bankruptcy judge ruled Wednesday, saying there isn't enough overlap with a pending adversary action Acis filed in its own bankruptcy to give it intervenor standing.
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April 05, 2024
5th Circ. Axes $240K Sanction For Highland Capital Founder
A panel of the Fifth Circuit has reversed a nearly $240,000 sanction handed down by a Texas bankruptcy court, finding the lower court exceeded its authority by entering a contempt order against Highland Capital co-founder James Dondero and his affiliates for suing the insolvent hedge fund's new leadership in federal court.
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October 25, 2023
Attys In Highland Capital Case Want Contempt Claim Tossed
Law firms accused by defunct hedge fund Highland Capital Management LP of violating release provisions of its Chapter 11 case by pursuing a stalking claim against a former Highland executive have asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to toss Highland's contempt motion, saying it was a tactic to dodge discovery obligations.
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September 14, 2023
Highland Capital Seeks Contempt For Ex-Exec In Stalking Suit
Highland Capital Management LP asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to find its former general counsel in contempt, saying the man's suit claiming that he is being stalked by another former Highland executive is a violation of the release provisions in the company's Chapter 11 plan.