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5 Tips For Navigating Your Firm's All-Attorney Summit

Law firm retreats should be approached strategically, as they present valuable opportunities to advance both the f... (more story)

How Bankrupt Cos. Can Seek Refunds For Illegal Tariffs

In light of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision striking down President Donald Trump's International Emergenc... (more story)

Law School's Missed Lessons: The Human Element

Law school teaches you to quickly apply intellect and logic when handling a legal issue, but every fact pattern al... (more story)

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Multi-Color's DIP Loan Up In The Air As Judge Balks At Rollup

A New Jersey bankruptcy judge on Thursday said he wasn't ready to give final approval to a debt rollup proposed in Multi-Color Corp.'s Chapter 11 case, throwing into question one of the postpetition financing ... (more story)

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 th... (more story)

VC Apple Tree Seeks At Least $300M To Exit Ch. 11

Apple Tree Life Sciences, a biotechnology investor that filed for bankruptcy in December in a protracted feud with a Russian billionaire, asked a Delaware court on Wednesday to let it solicit bids for at least... (more story)

Core Scientific Can't Move Crypto Patent Case Across Texas

A judge in the Eastern District of Texas denied a bid by cryptocurrency mining company Core Scientific Inc. to move a case accusing it of infringing cryptography patents to the Western District of Texas, sayin... (more story)

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.

Genesis Fights DCG Bid To Escape $1.1B Note Liability

Crypto lender Genesis told a New York bankruptcy judge that its parent company, crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group Inc., should not be able to argue that it has no further obligations under a $1.1 bill... (more story)

Serta Lenders End Trial Over 'Uptier' Ahead Of Summer Ruling

Lenders to Serta Simmons Bedding presented closing arguments in Texas bankruptcy court Wednesday in a trial over damages that investors excluded from the mattress maker's 2020 "uptier" deal say they should be ... (more story)

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.

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.

Inmarsat Strikes Back In $100M Ligado Row

Satellite operator Inmarsat has objected to a bid by bankrupt telecom company Ligado Networks LLC to delay a $100 million payment to Inmarsat, saying the pledged payment is unconditional.

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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 rec... (more story)

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 be... (more story)

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 pro... (more story)

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.

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 v... (more story)

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 misre... (more story)

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,... (more story)

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.

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.

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 ... (more story)