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Ramona Nee, Tapped To Lead Weil, Now In Talks With Kirkland

Ramona Nee, the co-leader of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's U.S. private equity practice who had been poised to become its leader, is engaged in talks to join Kirkland & Ellis LLP, a source with knowledge of the ... (more story)

Weil's Collapse Ends Firm's Long Run As Bankruptcy Leader

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP helped pioneer modern bankruptcy practice and earned hundreds of millions of dollars leading many of the biggest Chapter 11 cases in U.S. history. Its collapse this week marks a stunn... (more story)

Investment Co. 777 Faces Objection To Ch. 11 Sale Escrow Bid

A creditor of bankrupt investment firm 777 Partners is challenging the debtor's proposal to escrow proceeds from a future sale of a Florida condominium it owns, telling a Texas bankruptcy judge there is no rea... (more story)

'Leadership Vacuum' Preceded Weil's Collapse

A series of leadership failures and strategic missteps preceded the precipitous downfall of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, sources told Law360 Pulse.

BioXcel Seeks OK For $9.8M Deal With Investors

Artificial intelligence-powered pharmaceutical group BioXcel has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to sign off on a $9.75 million settlement between the debtor and plaintiffs in a securities class action again... (more story)

Weil's Demise Sparks Shock, Reflection In The Legal World

The stunning collapse of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP is the talk of BigLaw this week, as those in the industry grapple with how the powerhouse Wall Street firm could implode so quickly.

Weil Lawyers Face Crowded Market After Abrupt Wind-Down

As Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP prepares to wind down operations, more than 1,000 attorneys worldwide find themselves job-hunting in an already crowded market.

DOJ Taps Walsh Pizzi Co-Founder To Lead US Trustees

The attorney general has tapped one of Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP's founders to take up the reins as director of the U.S. Trustee Program, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.

US Bankruptcy Noticing System Back Up After Cyber Event

A BAE Systems Inc. spokesperson said in a statement Thursday the nationwide Bankruptcy Noticing Center has resumed operations following a cybersecurity incident that had brought the system to a halt earlier this month.

Union In Uncharted Territory With Spirit Data Deal Objection

A flight attendants union's objection to Spirit Airlines' planned $10 million sale of employee data to Google for use in training artificial intelligence presents novel legal questions and a chance for unions ... (more story)

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Eastlands Agree To Camp Mystic's New Governance Deal

Members of the Eastland family who control Camp Mystic signed off on a new governance structure that would see two independent managers handle both the company's bankruptcy and litigation stemming from last ye... (more story)

Russian Exec's Bankruptcy Set Aside In $25M Fight

A London appeals court has set aside a bankruptcy order against a former Russian company executive, ruling that a lower judge wrongly rejected his challenge to the judgments underpinning the petition amid alle... (more story)

Judge Won't Hold Mawson Creditor In Contempt Over Bond

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Friday denied a request to sanction an Australian creditor that helped force cryptocurrency miner Mawson Infrastructure into bankruptcy for failing to post a bond, saying her instru... (more story)

Cannabis Co. Says Retailer Failed To Pay $301K For Goods

A cannabis distributor is suing the owner of five dispensaries in California state court, alleging they haven't paid more than $301,000 in invoices and that they claimed they would pay on a "sell-through" basi... (more story)

Buyer Gets More Time To Fund $7.2M NY Castle Deposit

The proposed $72 million buyer of a century-old castle on Long Island's Gold Coast was given an extension until the end of next week to complete a nonrefundable $7.2 million deposit into the seller's bankruptc... (more story)

Bermuda Insurer Files Ch. 15 Papers After $125M Loan Default

The Bermuda holding company for a group of insurers and reinsurers is seeking Chapter 15 protection in New York to further its cross-border liquidation, following its default on a roughly $125 million loan tie... (more story)

Fla. REIT Entity Seeks OK To Settle Texas Foreclosure Suit

A bankrupt Florida-based real estate investment trust's entity and two other companies have asked a Florida bankruptcy court to approve their settlement in a Texas state court lawsuit that involved multiple fo... (more story)

Poundland To Hire Administrators After Failing To Secure Deal

Discount retailer Poundland indicated Thursday that it plans to appoint administrators after it said it was unable to find an acceptable buyer following years of financial troubles.

SF Archdiocese Gets Initial OK To Take Votes On Ch. 11 Plan

A California bankruptcy judge Wednesday signaled he would allow the Archdiocese of San Francisco to solicit votes on its $395 million Chapter 11 plan, after the debtor agreed to include in its disclosures a st... (more story)

Watchdog Seeks Privacy Guardian In Character.AI Ch. 11 Sale

The U.S. Trustee's Office said a Delaware bankruptcy judge must appoint a consumer privacy ombudsman to review the sale of artificial intelligence entertainment platform Character Technologies' assets, saying ... (more story)

Expert Analysis

How Spirit's 1st Bankruptcy Sowed The Seeds Of Its Collapse

Though Spirit Airlines' first Chapter 11 plan was broadly supported and moved swiftly through confirmation, it avo... (more story)

3 Strategies To Reduce AI Sycophancy In Legal Work

The tendency of generative artificial intelligence models to tell users what they want to hear can reinforce attor... (more story)

Balancing Independence And Costs In Ch. 11 Investigations

A dispute in the Hughes Satellite Systems Chapter 11 case, pending in Texas bankruptcy court, raises a recurring i... (more story)