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By B. Colby Hamilton | June 2, 2017
A investor with the convicted fraudster Bernard L. Madoff was turned back in his argument that the withdrawal and re-investment of $7 million shouldn't be subject to the clawback action being pursued by the Securities Investor Protection Act-appointed trustee Irving Picard in a partial summary judgment order handed down by Southern District Bankruptcy Judge Stuart M. Bernstein on Thursday.
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By Christine Simmons | June 2, 2017
New York midsize firm Otterbourg has added Keith Costa as a member in its restructuring and bankruptcy practice and Michael Wenger as counsel in its banking and finance practice.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | June 1, 2017
In an issue of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that the Bankruptcy Code permits judges to grant a grace period for debtors to make up payment shortfalls in their installment plans to pay off debts.
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By James Booth | May 22, 2017
Linklaters makes senior restructuring hire from Ropes to bolster London practice
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By Brian Baxter | May 21, 2017
The global legal giant is advising St. Louis-based manufacturer Katy Industries Inc. on its Chapter 11 filing this week, as well as the California-based subsidiary of a German search optimization company in its bankruptcy case, one that has DLA Piper owed more than $1 million in fees.
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By Brian Baxter | May 12, 2017
In the largest U.S. bank failure since 2010, New Orleans-based First NBC Bank Holding Co. filed for Chapter 11 protection in its home city Thursday. The bank, which went public in 2013, saw two top Am Law 100 firms listed among its 20 largest unsecured creditors.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | May 10, 2017
Bankruptcy trustees in Tampa won an order to obtain Regions Bank documents after the collapse of a 25-state temporary staffing company.
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By Jenna Greene | May 10, 2017
If David Boies and co-counsel from Skadden had prevailed before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Tuesday, the government would have owed their clients at least $18.3 billion for claims that an amicus called "a stunning example of avarice."
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By Brian Baxter | May 4, 2017
In a move that could dwarf the massive municipal bankruptcy of Detroit, Puerto Rico indicated Wednesday that it would begin a bankruptcy-type process to restructure $70 billion in debt. Proskauer Rose, Quinn Emanuel, Kirkland & Ellis, Dentons and Cleary Gottlieb have been involved in the island's mounting debt crisis in recent years.
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By Rose Walker | May 3, 2017
Around 100 partners contacted in fundraising effort for out-of-pocket former staff
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