WOM S.A.

  1. July 22, 2024

    WOM Asks To Pay Ex-Execs Severance Under Chilean Law

    Chilean telecommunications company WOM requested a Delaware bankruptcy court's permission to pay nearly $500,000 in compensation to two former executives who were terminated before the company filed for bankruptcy in the U.S., explaining that the payments are mandated by laws in Chile.

  2. July 15, 2024

    Judge OKs Professional Fees In WOM Noteholder Deal

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge Monday approved a deal to end attempts by WOM SA noteholders to dismiss the Chilean telecommunications company's Chapter 11 case, overriding objections to the payment of $10 million of the noteholder's legal fees.

  3. June 25, 2024

    Noteholder Deal Spares Telecom WOM From Ch. 11 Dismissal

    Chilean telecommunications company WOM told Delaware's bankruptcy court it reached a deal with a group of noteholders and the unsecured creditors committee to resolve their bid to dismiss the debtor's bankruptcy case. 

  4. June 04, 2024

    Chilean Telecom Ch. 11 Should Stay In US, Creditors Say

    The unsecured creditors of Chilean cellphone network operator WOM asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to deny certain noteholders' motion to dismiss the company's Chapter 11 case, contending that the U.S. court has jurisdiction and that the present case already benefits creditors.

  5. April 29, 2024

    ABI's New Prez, Scammers Charged, Giuliani To Appeal

    The American Bankruptcy Institute named Polsinelli attorney Christopher A. Ward as its new president, the Office of the United States Trustee charged two with fraud for petition preparation services, and Rudy Giuliani asked a New York judge for permission to appeal his $148 million defamation verdict to the D.C. Circuit.

  6. April 24, 2024

    Noteholders Say Chilean Telecom Lacks US Ties For Ch. 11

    A group of WOM SA noteholders asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to dismiss the Chilean cellphone network operator's Chapter 11 case, saying the company has no connections with the United States and courts here don't have jurisdiction over the company's assets.

  7. April 08, 2024

    WeWork Saves $8B, Do Kwon Found Liable, WOM CEO Leaves

    One of the busiest weeks for new bankruptcies this year also featured notable developments in ongoing cases. Terraform Labs and its creator Do Kwon were found liable for securities fraud, WeWork announced it expects to save $8 billion by restructuring hundreds of leases, and a New York bankruptcy judge said he would take under advisement a decision about a sale of Rudy Giuliani's Florida condo.

  8. April 05, 2024

    CEO Of Chilean Telecom Co. WOM Leaves Days After Ch. 11

    One of Chile's largest cellphone operators WOM SA has replaced its CEO days after it filed for bankruptcy in Delaware, the company announced, with the ousted executive alleging shareholders at the company failed to deliver on new sources of funding promised last fall.

  9. April 02, 2024

    Meet The Attys For Chilean Telecom Operator WOM's Ch. 11

    A team of attorneys from Richards Layton & Finger PA is representing WOM SA, one of the largest phone and internet providers in Chile, in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

  10. April 02, 2024

    Chile Telecom Co. WOM Can Tap $100M DIP In US Bankruptcy

    The second-largest cellphone network operator in Chile, WOM SA, can access $100 million of a debtor-in-possession package during the first leg of its Chapter 11 case, a Delaware bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday, overriding objections from creditors.