The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr. | April 12, 2024
In In re Cortlandt Liquidating, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, sitting as an appellate court, reviewed a Bankruptcy Court decision that addressed a number of issues involving a commercial landlord's claims in bankruptcy.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Lawrence J. Kotler and Elisa Hyder | March 22, 2024
Small businesses seeking to reorganize should be mindful of this growing area of case law as they weigh their different reorganization options including, importantly, where they choose to reorganize and what type of reorganization chapter they should pursue.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis|News
By Amanda O'Brien | February 29, 2024
This is the fifth consecutive year in which net income growth surpassed 8.5%, coinciding with the course of the firm's five-year strategic plan.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr. | February 27, 2024
Continuing our series on distressed real estate cases, we again decided to report on two cases that present different issues. One involves the debtor's sale of real estate over the objection of the secured lender, which was approved. The other involves a debtor's attempt to enjoin a construction bond company from continuing to pay claims by subcontractors after the filing of the bankruptcy case, which was denied.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Francis J. Lawall and Brenden S. Dahrouge | February 9, 2024
The now infamous Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of FTX Trading Ltd. (FTX), once a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency company, has reemerged in a dispute over this very important issue. On appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently held that the plain text of Section 1104(c)(2) mandates the appointment of an examiner under the specified conditions set forth.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Lawrence J. Kotler and Ryan Spengler | February 2, 2024
In In re Kojima, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (the court) affirmed a bankruptcy court's order approving a Chapter 7 trustee's proposed settlement of cannabis-related state court claims held by creditors of the estate.
By Amanda Bronstad | January 23, 2024
The amicus briefs, filed on Monday, support a petition from an claimants committee in the Bestwall LLC bankruptcy for the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an injunction order blocking mesothelioma victims from pursing their asbestos lawsuits.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Amanda O'Brien | January 11, 2024
Pittsburgh-based shareholder James Newell will take over from Philadelphia-based Joe Dougherty in May.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Roe | January 10, 2024
Dechert has hiked its rates for a top partner by 20%, while McDermott is charging top partners out at $2,590 hourly, according to recent bankruptcy court filings.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 18, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments this month in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy about third-party releases in a case that could also impact the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 plan next year.
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