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Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems ... (more story)

Receivership Law May Streamline Real Estate Sales In Illinois

The Illinois Receivership Act, which goes into effect Jan. 1, provides much-needed clarity on the issue of receive... (more story)

Tariffs And Trade Volatility Drove 2025 Bankruptcy Wave

The Trump administration's tariff regime has reshaped the commercial restructuring landscape this year, with an in... (more story)

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Meet The Attorneys In Self-Driving Tech Co. Luminar's Ch. 11

A team of lawyers from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP is representing Luminar Technologies Inc., a developer of lidar technology used in autonomous vehicles, in its Chapter 11 case as the company moves to sell its assets. 

Purdue Ch. 11 Mediator Says Settlement Took A Village, Part 1

Former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Shelley C. Chapman oversaw the most complex mediation she has seen to date as she guided settlement negotiations in the Chapter 11 case of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and those ... (more story)

Jenner & Block Elevates 15 To Partner, Special Counsel

Jenner & Block LLP has selected 15 attorneys in five offices who will receive new titles when the new year begins, a small decrease from last year's promotion class.

First Brands' Former CEO Moves To Dismiss Fraud Case

Patrick James, the founder and former CEO of First Brands Group, urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to toss an adversary suit the auto-parts maker filed targeting him, saying the complaint failed to adequately acc... (more story)

Tricolor Execs Charged With Fraud In Billion-Dollar Collapse

A Manhattan federal grand jury has indicted the ex-CEO and ex-chief operating officer of bankrupt subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings, saying they engaged in years of fraud on the company's lenders and investors.

Luminar Can Use $25M Cash Reserves For Speedy Ch. 11

A Texas bankruptcy judge Tuesday agreed to allow Luminar Technologies Inc., a bankrupt developer of lidar technology for autonomous vehicles, to use its $25 million in cash collateral to fund its Chapter 11 ca... (more story)

Pine Gate Gets OK For $500M Credit Bid Sale In Ch. 11

Bankrupt solar energy developer Pine Gate Renewables can proceed with a credit bid asset sale to one of its secured lenders valued at about $500 million, a Texas bankruptcy judge decided Tuesday.

Levona Says New Docs Show Reed Smith Lied In $102M Feud

Levona Holdings Ltd. is pressing a Manhattan federal court to vacate what it calls a fraudulent $102 million arbitral award issued to international shipping company Eletson, arguing that new documents released... (more story)

Bullivant Houser Files For Ch. 11 After November Closure

The now-shuttered Bullivant Houser Bailey PC has filed for Chapter 11 protection in California, with its chief dissolution officer saying the bankruptcy was filed so the firm can liquidate its assets as it con... (more story)

Willkie Adds Another Kirkland Restructuring Pro In New York

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has added another restructuring attorney from Kirkland & Ellis LLP after recently welcoming a Kirkland attorney as chair of its restructuring group.

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Manhattan Loft Landlord Hits Ch. 11 With $46M Debt

The owner of a six-story commercial loft building in Manhattan has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on the eve of a foreclosure sale on close to $41 million in mortgage debt.

EV Battery Swapping Co. Enters Chapter 11 With Sale Plans

Ample Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protections in Texas to sell its business, saying it wasn't able to raise enough money to commercially scale up its electric vehicle battery swapping stations.

Akoustis Gets OK For Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan

Radio frequency filter maker Akoustis Technologies received the Delaware bankruptcy court's approval Tuesday to implement its Chapter 11 liquidation plan, after the debtor resolved a dispute with two company d... (more story)

No Jail For Controller Who Assisted Feds In FTE Fraud Case

A Manhattan federal judge allowed a former financial controller for FTE Networks to avoid prison Tuesday for participating in a $13 million revenue fraud at the Florida telecom, crediting the "reluctant conspi... (more story)

IRobot Can Use Cash Collateral In Ch. 11, Judge Says

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday allowed the company behind the Roomba robot vacuum to access cash collateral, which would enable the company to operate during Chapter 11 proceedings and move to implement i... (more story)

Quinn Emanuel Fee Fight Bound For Texas Or Mass. Court

A Massachusetts federal judge is weighing whether to kick Quinn Emanuel's bid for $30 million in legal fees from a former client's parent company, Nano Dimension Ltd., to state court or to the Texas bankruptcy... (more story)

US Trustee Objects To PosiGen's Exec Bonuses In Ch. 11

The U.S. Trustee's Office has urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to reject solar panel company PosiGen's proposal to pay performance bonuses to its executives during its Chapter 11 case, arguing that the plan func... (more story)

Medical Device Maker Zynex Hits Ch. 11 With Sale Plans

Zynex Inc., a pain management medical device maker, filed for bankruptcy protection in Texas with at least $66.7 million in debt and plans to sell the business backed by a stalking horse bid from its creditors.

Trustee Sues SafeMoon Leaders Over Alleged Fraud Scheme

The liquidating trustee for cryptocurrency asset company SafeMoon has filed a lawsuit in Utah bankruptcy court accusing former top executives of looting tens of millions of dollars from "liquidity pools" and u... (more story)

VC Apple Tree Fights Billionaire Backer's Ch. 11 Dismissal Bid

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Monday declined to quickly decide a motion to dismiss venture capital biotechnology investor Apple Tree Life Sciences Inc.'s Chapter 11 case brought by the family trust of a Russ... (more story)