Mid Cap

  • March 27, 2026

    NY Diocese, Abuse Claimants Reach $148M Ch. 11 Deal

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, New York, has agreed to pay $148 million as part of a settlement reached with a committee of sexual abuse claimants in its Chapter 11, it announced Friday.

  • March 27, 2026

    What's Happening In Bankruptcy Court This Coming Week

    Bankruptcy courts this week will consider objections to the retention of Jones Day in mining company Vanderbilt Minerals' Chapter 11 case, a motion by telecommunications company Ligado to postpone a $100 million payment, and approval of an equity rights offering tied to Office Properties Income Trust's Chapter 11 plan.

  • March 27, 2026

    House Reps. Call For Ch. 11 Forum Shopping Crackdown

    Two lawmakers have proposed new legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to set stricter rules on which jurisdictions a company may declare bankruptcy in, saying reform is needed to curtail debtors selecting favorable venues outside their home state.

  • March 27, 2026

    Apollo, BlackRock Deny Asking Kirkland To Abandon Optimum

    Apollo, Ares, BlackRock and other major financial companies have denied Optimum Communications' claims accusing them of "bullying" Kirkland & Ellis LLP into withdrawing as the telecommunications company's transaction counsel to get revenge for a collusion lawsuit filed in New York federal court.

  • March 27, 2026

    Food52 Can Send Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan To Creditor Vote

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge approved motions Friday allowing e-commerce group Food52 to send its Chapter 11 liquidation plan out for a creditor vote, overruling an objection by the U.S. Trustee's Office to the use of opt-out boxes for third-party releases.

  • March 27, 2026

    Polsinelli Hires Practice Head From McDermott In NY

    Polsinelli PC has hired a longtime McDermott Will & Schulte LLP attorney to co-lead its special situations and alternative investment practice, saying the move "further advanc[es] the firm's strategic focus on private credit, distressed investing, and complex restructuring matters."

  • March 27, 2026

    Simpson Thacher Adds 2 Ex-Kirkland Restructuring Partners

    Two former Kirkland & Ellis LLP restructuring attorneys have joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as partners in the capital structure solutions practice.

  • March 26, 2026

    Senators File Amicus In Bestwall High Court Appeal

    Three U.S. senators are backing the asbestos claimants of Bestwall in their bid to take their challenge of the Georgia-Pacific spinoff's so-called Texas two-step bankruptcy to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying the high court must close a loophole the Fourth Circuit has created that allows nonbankrupt corporations to avoid tort liability.

  • March 26, 2026

    Drug Supplier Says InvaTech Pocketed Mistaken Payments

    An Indian pharmaceutical company is accusing bankrupt New Jersey generic-drug developer InvaTech Pharma Solutions of pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars of payments due to the Indian company that it received by mistake.

  • March 26, 2026

    Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

    Investment firm Jump Trading and its co-founder moved for dismissal of a lawsuit from the administrator for bankrupt cryptocurrency company Terraform Labs. A New Mexico industrial building owner is appealing a New York bankruptcy judge's approval of a disclosure statement from a secured creditor. And the new owner of fundraising technology company Flipcause sought to reassure nonprofits that it would run the platform differently than its previous operator.

  • March 26, 2026

    Creditors, US Trustee Protest Jones Day In Vanderbilt Case

    The U.S. Trustee's Office and a group of creditors have urged a New York bankruptcy judge to reject mining company Vanderbilt Minerals' bid to retain Jones Day as counsel, arguing the law firm is conflicted because it represented the debtor's parent company prior to Vanderbilt's Chapter 11 case.

  • March 26, 2026

    BlockFills Gets Ch. 11 Stay Of Crypto Suit Targeting 3 Execs

    Cryptocurrency firm BlockFills secured a Delaware bankruptcy judge's permission Thursday to temporarily block a lawsuit from creditors alleging the company and three current and former executives failed to properly manage customer assets.

  • March 26, 2026

    Bonds Ellis Adds Michael Best Bankruptcy Litigator In Texas

    Bonds Ellis Eppich Schafer Jones LLP has added a former Michael Best & Friedrich LLP attorney with deep experience in bankruptcy, restructuring and complex civil litigation as a partner in Fort Worth.

  • March 26, 2026

    Cannabis Co. Gets Stay Protection For US Subsidiaries

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday stayed actions against the U.S. subsidiaries of Cannabist Company Holdings as the bankrupt Canadian company moves to sell its assets or wind them down.

  • March 25, 2026

    EV Co. Investors Get Final OK Of $13.3M Deal, Atty Fees

    Investors in bankrupt electric vehicle company Arrival have gotten final approval for their nearly $13.3 million deal ending claims the company touted a purportedly profitable business plan as it went public via merger with a special purpose acquisition company only to scale back its projections within a year of the merger announcement.

  • March 25, 2026

    Woman Deserves Relief From Tax Prep Fraud, Justices Told

    Two taxpayer groups and a tax counsel association urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a woman's appeal over liabilities triggered by a fraudulent preparer, arguing the Third Circuit decision in the case misread the fraud exception in the tax assessment statute.

  • March 25, 2026

    Ex-Nikola CEOs Can't Get Bankruptcy Pause For Investor Suit

    Former CEOs of bankrupt electric-truck maker Nikola Corp. can't hit pause on proposed investor class action claims they face while related claims against the company are stayed amid its bankruptcy proceedings, an Arizona federal judge has determined.

  • March 25, 2026

    Meet The Attys In Biotech Biz Finch's Ch. 11

    A team of attorneys from Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole LLP and Ropes & Gray LLP is steering the Chapter 11 case of Finch Therapeutics, a company that develops treatments to improve the health of the body's microbiome.

  • March 25, 2026

    Fecal Treatment Co. Says Ch. 11 Is Best Option To Sell Assets

    Microbiome treatment developer Finch Therapeutics told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday that its lack of income or ability to collect on a patent judgment justified its Chapter 11 filing despite a lack of secured debts.

  • March 25, 2026

    Ice Miller Grows In Delaware With 5-Atty Bankruptcy Team

    Ice Miller LLP announced Wednesday that it hired a five-attorney bankruptcy and restructuring team from Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP to help expand its recently opened office in Wilmington, Delaware.

  • March 25, 2026

    Ashurst Adds 4 Ex-Bracewell Partners To Finance Practice

    Ashurst LLP has announced the addition of a four-partner team in New York to expand its finance and restructuring capacities ahead of a proposed merger with Perkins Coie LLP.

  • March 25, 2026

    Bankruptcy Financing Becomes New Front For Lender Battles

    Lender-on-lender brawling that normally occurs out of court is increasingly unfolding in the Chapter 11 financing arena, forcing bankruptcy judges to reckon with in-court deals that use aggressive liability management tactics to promote certain investors over others.

  • March 25, 2026

    Alaskan Airline Gets OK For $20M Asset Sale In Ch. 11

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday said he would approve Alaska-based airline operator Float Alaska's request for permission to sell aircraft, spare parts and an affiliate for more than $20 million.

  • March 25, 2026

    Cannabis Co. Seeks Ch. 15 As It Eyes Sales Of US Business

    The foreign representative for Cannabist Company Holdings Inc., a purveyor of cannabis products, asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday to recognize the company's Canadian insolvency in U.S. courts as it seeks to sell operations it is running in the U.S.

  • March 24, 2026

    Ch. 11 Cases Follow Auto Loan Fraud Claims From Stellantis

    Two new Chapter 11 cases have come on the heels of a lawsuit brought by a Stellantis unit, which alleged the debtors committed auto lending fraud by double-pledging collateral and keeping a fake set of books intended to dupe the lender into providing more financing.

Expert Analysis

  • The BigLaw Settlements Are About Risk, Not Profit

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    The nine Am Law 100 firms that settled with the Trump administration likely did so because of the personal risk faced by equity partners in today's billion‑dollar national practices, enabled by an ethics rule primed for modernization, says Adam Forest at Scale.

  • Brazilian Jiujitsu Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Competing in Brazilian jiujitsu – often against opponents who are much larger and younger than me – has allowed me to develop a handful of useful skills that foster the resilience and adaptability necessary for a successful legal career, says Tina Dorr of Barnes & Thornburg.

  • Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles

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    Law firms looking to recruit legal business talent should consider turning to paralegals, who practice several key skills every day that prepare them to thrive in marketing and client development roles, says Vanessa Torres at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • Franchise Group Dispute Reflects Rising Intercreditor Suits

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    A recent complaint filed by senior creditors against junior creditors in the Franchise Group bankruptcy could embolden lenders to take preemptive action against one another in bankruptcy proceedings, and could affect the way secured lenders draft intercreditor agreements going forward, say attorneys at Choate.

  • Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Poker is a master class in psychology, risk management and strategic thinking, and I’m a better attorney because it has taught me to read my opponents, adapt when I’m dealt the unexpected and stay patient until I'm ready to reveal my hand, says Casey Kingsley at McCreadyLaw.

  • Ch. 7 Marshaling Ruling Rests On Shaky Legal Grounds

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    In its recent holding in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case that marshaling may not be applied against the IRS, a Texas federal court misapplied a bankruptcy code section and case law, leaving a draconian decision that could limit the scope of a powerful equitable estate tool, says Brian Shaw at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP

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    Though lawyers don't have a neat metric like baseball players for measuring the value they contribute to their organizations, the sooner new attorneys learn skills frequently skipped in law school — like networking, marketing, client development and case evaluation — the more valuable, and less replaceable, they will be, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

  • $38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils

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    A recent settlement of claims against law firm Eckert Seamans for allegedly abetting a Ponzi scheme underscores the continuing threat of clients who seek to exploit their lawyers in perpetrating fraud, and the critical importance of preemptive measures to avoid these clients, say attorneys at Lockton Companies.

  • Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Teaching business law to college students has rekindled my sense of purpose as a lawyer — I am more mindful of the importance of the rule of law and the benefits of our common law system, which helps me maintain a clearer perspective on work, says David Feldman at Feldman Legal Advisors.

  • Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery

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    The discovery process and the rules that govern it are often absent from law school curricula, but developing a solid grasp of the particulars can give any new attorney a leg up in their practice, says Jordan Davies at Knowles Gallant.

  • Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Being a lawyer not only requires logic and hard work, but also belief, emotion, situational awareness and lots of natural energy — playing guitar enhances all of these qualities, increasing my capacity to do my best work, says Kosta Stojilkovic at Wilkinson Stekloff.

  • Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook

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    The parenting skills we use to help our kids through challenges — like rehearsing for stressful situations, modeling confidence and taking time to reset our emotions — can also teach us the fundamentals of leading clients through a corporate crisis, say Deborah Solmor at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Cara Peterman at Alston & Bird.

  • Immunity Waiver Ruling A Setback For Ch. 7 Trustees

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    While governmental units should welcome the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in U.S. v. Miller restricting the reach of the Bankruptcy Code's sovereign immunity waiver, Chapter 7 trustees now have a limited ability to maximize bankruptcy estates, says Dan Prieto at Jones Day.

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