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Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
Cryptocurrency miner Rhodium asked a bankruptcy judge to impose sanctions on a company that is asserting patent infringement claims in its Chapter 11 case. An implant manufacturer asked for a court's go-ahead to incentivize certain staff to stay with a $220,000 bonus. And an Austrian biotechnology company's representative wants subpoena power in its Chapter 15.
Weil's New Appellate Co-Head On His Meteoric Rise
In a little more than five years, Robert Niles-Weed rose from beginning as an associate at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP to being named co-head of its appeals and strategic counseling practice.
Bowled Over: How Inflation Put Pinstripes In Ch. 11
Pinstripes Holdings Inc., a restaurant chain offering bocce ball and bowling alongside fettuccine bolognese, was buffeted by inflation and drooping business as it poured cash into growing its fortunes before hitting Chapter 11.
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
Cryptocurrency miner Rhodium asked a bankruptcy judge to impose sanctions on a company that is asserting patent infringement claims in its Chapter 11 case. An implant manufacturer asked for a court's go-ahead to incentivize certain staff to stay with a $220,000 bonus. And an Austrian biotechnology company's representative wants subpoena power in its Chapter 15.
Weil's New Appellate Co-Head On His Meteoric Rise
In a little more than five years, Robert Niles-Weed rose from beginning as an associate at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP to being named co-head of its appeals and strategic counseling practice.
Bowled Over: How Inflation Put Pinstripes In Ch. 11
Pinstripes Holdings Inc., a restaurant chain offering bocce ball and bowling alongside fettuccine bolognese, was buffeted by inflation and drooping business as it poured cash into growing its fortunes before hitting Chapter 11.
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