The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr. | April 16, 2019
One of the powerful benefits of bankruptcy is the ability to obtain a “fresh” start by obtaining a discharge of most, but not all claims that arose prior to the filing of the bankruptcy case.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Gary M. Sanderson | April 10, 2019
The legal road map to navigating those situations, however, can be easier to follow than in the opposite scenario—what happens when the landlord files for bankruptcy?
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Lizzy McLellan | April 8, 2019
Mitchell Brand and Harris Diamond have worked together about 15 years, first at New York firm Otterbourg then at Philadelphia-based Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Rudolph J. Di Massa Jr. and Keri L. Wintle | April 1, 2019
In a decision recently issued by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, In re Argon Credit, No.16-bk-39654 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. Jan. 10, 2019), the court held that standby limitation provisions in subordination agreements prevented the subordinated lenders from pursuing discovery on the senior lender's claim.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Francis J. Lawall and Kenneth Listwak | March 14, 2019
Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme and its unraveling is arguably one of the greatest personal tragedies in the history of American financial markets—lives were ruined as Madoff lost his investors roughly $18 billion, according to estimates from the Securities Investor Protection Corp.
By Roy Strom | March 6, 2019
The judge said 50 Cent still has a long road in front of him to win a malpractice claim against Reed Smith.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr. | March 4, 2019
As we have noted before, one of the advantages of a bankruptcy filing is bringing most claims held by or against the debtor into one forum—the bankruptcy court—to be resolved as part of administration of the bankruptcy case.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | February 20, 2019
After attorney Paul Titus broke a building lease when his old firm, Titus & McConomy, dissolved, the landlord went after him for millions of dollars in unpaid rent by gunning for his wages from his new firm, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Rudolph J. Di Massa Jr. and Drew S. McGehrin | February 14, 2019
In'In re Gaither,' the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina held that Bankruptcy Code Section 544(b) permitted a trustee to step into the shoes of the Internal Revenue Service and employ the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act to seek to avoid a transfer of disclaimed settlement proceeds.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Francis J. Lawall and Marcy J. McLaughlin | February 7, 2019
A debtors' ability to formulate a plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code is one of its most powerful tools. In a plan, the debtor must classify its creditors by the treatment to be afforded to them.
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