Mid Cap

  • October 22, 2024

    Liquidators Of Cayman Investment Firm Seek Ch. 15

    The liquidators of Cayman Islands-based investment firm Canterbury Securities have filed for Chapter 15 recognition in New York bankruptcy court on Monday, following a dispute with another firm over a $20 million share sale that Canterbury allegedly appropriated.

  • October 22, 2024

    Handbag Maker Scores Ch. 11 Relief To Keep Running Biz

    A company that employs military spouses to make handbags can take steps to continue operating while it pursues a Chapter 11 reorganization in the wake of manufacturing delays and advertising complications that cut into its revenues, a Delaware bankruptcy judge said Tuesday.

  • October 22, 2024

    LA-Based Wound Group Hits Ch. 11 After Medicare Pay Pause

    A Los Angeles-based multistate wound care practice has filed for Chapter 11 protection in a Texas bankruptcy court, saying it can't pay nearly $156 million in charges from its management company after its Medicare payments were suspended last month.

  • October 22, 2024

    Coach USA, Injury Plaintiffs Strike Deals To Lift Ch. 11 Stay

    Bankrupt bus operator Coach USA Inc. has reached deals to undo Chapter 11's automatic stay and allow over a dozen state lawsuits to move forward, an attorney for the transportation group told a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday, with personal injury plaintiffs agreeing to limit collection for any damages to Coach's insurance policies.

  • October 22, 2024

    The 2024 Prestige Leaders

    Check out our Prestige Leaders ranking, analysis and interactive graphics to see which firms stand out for their financial performance, attractiveness to attorneys and law students, ability to secure accolades and positive legal news media representation.

  • October 22, 2024

    How Law Firms Get And Keep Elite Status

    For decades, a handful of New York-based law firms thoroughly dominated the national consciousness when it came to power, profitability and prestige. But in today's legal market, increased movement of partners and clients from one firm to the next has begun to shake things up and create opportunities for go-getters to ascend the ranks.

  • October 22, 2024

    Cleaning Products Co. Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan, Creditor Deal

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved cleaning products company Supply Source Enterprises Inc.'s Chapter 11 liquidation plan after hearing that more than $1.3 million had been set aside from its July asset sale to pay unsecured creditors.

  • October 21, 2024

    US Trustee Blasts Expenses In Bid For Avante Health Parent

    The U.S. Trustee's Office has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject Jordan Health Products' request to pay its stalking horse bidder up to $750,000 in expense reimbursement, saying the bidder bought Jordan's debt for the express purpose of making the bid, so there is no need to sweeten the deal.

  • October 21, 2024

    Keeping Track Of The Catholic Diocese Bankruptcy Cases

    The Archdiocese of Los Angeles agreed last week to pay $880 million to resolve more than 1,300 claims of child sexual abuse in a deal that was noteworthy both for its size and for how it was achieved: without bankruptcy.

  • October 21, 2024

    Basic Fun Resolves Objection, Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Plan

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge agreed Monday to confirm the Chapter 11 restructuring plan of toymaker Basic Fun, saying the company's creditors had been adequately informed and he appreciated the work done to reach terms that satisfied all parties involved.

  • October 21, 2024

    Giuliani Tries To Nix Dominion Suit, FTX Exec Seeks Leniency

    Colorado judges are skeptical of Rudy Giuliani's attempt to throw out a defamation lawsuit from a former Dominion Voting Systems executive amid ongoing bankruptcy proceedings, the former head of engineering at FTX is fighting for leniency from a Manhattan federal judge, and a former bankruptcy judge is challenging a subpoena for banking records in an investigation over a secret relationship. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  • October 21, 2024

    Texas Pipe Co. Gets $15M Asset Bid In Ch. 11 Auction

    Pipe distributor Tubular Synergy Group has told a Texas bankruptcy judge it secured a more than $14.9 million bid from pipe manufacturer Centric Pipe LLC for various assets in its Chapter 11 case.

  • October 21, 2024

    Litigation Funding Firms Aim To Escape Hurricane Ad Suit

    Two litigation funders are urging a Texas federal court to adopt a magistrate judge's recommendation to toss claims against them in a proposed class action alleging a law firm deceptively advertised to hurricane victims.

  • October 21, 2024

    Justices Won't Review IRS' Additions To Developer's $2M Deal

    The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it wouldn't review an Eleventh Circuit decision allowing the Internal Revenue Service to back out of a deal to settle an Alabama real estate developer's tax debt for $2 million.

  • October 18, 2024

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attys From 74 Firms

    The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2024 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

  • October 18, 2024

    Chancery Keeps Better Therapeutics SPAC Suit Alive

    A Delaware vice chancellor on Friday refused to dismiss a suit challenging the take-public merger of now-defunct Better Therapeutics, saying the investors have sufficiently pleaded direct breach of fiduciary duty claims against the medical technology business' special purpose acquisition company partner and its directors.

  • October 18, 2024

    Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

    Johnson & Johnson, Imerys Talc, Cyprus Mines, Takeoff Technologies and SunPower Corp. all fielded objections to their Chapter 11 bankruptcies, from their creditors' committees or the Office of the U.S. Trustee or both, with the U.S. Trustee largely raising concerns about overbroad releases.

  • October 18, 2024

    More Than Just Superheroes: Marvel Inked Ch. 11 Legacy

    The nearly three-decade-old bankruptcy and reorganization of comic book giant Marvel produced a company that has become a major force in Hollywood, but it also led to an enduring legal precedent on conflict-of-interest standards for bankruptcy professionals that is still cited today.

  • October 18, 2024

    NYC Building Sold After Losing Half Of Tenants To Ch. 11

    A historic mixed-use building in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood that was ravaged by the bankruptcies of two major tenants has been acquired and recapitalized by a partnership of RXR Realty and Hudson Bay Capital through a $421 million financing package from Blackstone, the buyers announced Friday.

  • October 17, 2024

    Atty's 'Groundhog Day' Motion Trims Ex-Girardi Client's Suit

    A California state judge on Thursday trimmed a family's $1.8 million malpractice lawsuit against an attorney that represented it in recovering millions lost in Girardi Keese's embezzlement scandal, calling a bid to nix one of the suit's claims a "Groundhog Day" motion because she already granted a similar one from the attorney's firm.

  • October 17, 2024

    Colorado Judges Doubt Giuliani Shielded For 2020 Lies

    Colorado appellate judges appeared skeptical Thursday of Rudy Giuliani's bid to escape a defamation lawsuit by a former executive for Dominion Voting Systems, noting that they already found Giuliani's statements weren't protected in a related appeal.

  • October 17, 2024

    Behind The Ch. 11 Filing Of Digital Media Solutions

    An increase in car crashes was among the factors that helped lead to the Chapter 11 filing of online advertising company Digital Media Solutions, one of the latest debtors to file for bankruptcy following a reversal of fortunes after the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • October 17, 2024

    Truck Rental Co. Starts Ch. 11 With Plans To Sell

    A Colorado-based truck rental business filed for Chapter 11 protection late Wednesday in Delaware, hoping to sell its assets as a going concern following a liquidity crunch.

  • October 17, 2024

    A&O Shearman Taps Governance Veteran To Co-Lead Practice

    A&O Shearman said Thursday that it has tapped a longtime partner to co-head the firm's compensation, employment, pensions and governance practice, bringing it under the joint leadership of alum from each of its two legacy firms after the merger between New York-based Shearman & Sterling and London-based legacy firm Allen & Overy became official last May.

  • October 17, 2024

    Biolase Gets Go-Ahead For Nov. Asset Auction

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday said she would send dental laser maker Biolase to the auction block in a little over two weeks with a $14 million opening bid from a company embroiled in a patent dispute with the debtor.

Expert Analysis

  • Expect More Restaurant Ch. 11s As COVID Debt Comes Due

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    The wave of restaurant bankruptcies is likely to continue in the coming months as companies face the looming repayment of COVID-19 pandemic-era government loans, an uncertain economy and increased interest rates, says Isaac Marcushamer at DGIM Law.

  • Mitigating Risk In Net Asset Value Facility Bankruptcies

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    In times of economic turbulence, parties to bankruptcy proceedings that involve net asset value facilities can mitigate risk by understanding the purpose of the automatic stay, complications it can create for NAV facility lenders and options for relief, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

  • Tax Traps In Acquisitions Of Financially Distressed Targets

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    Parties to the acquisition of an insolvent or bankrupt company face myriad tax considerations, including limitations on using the distressed company's tax benefits, cancellation of indebtedness income, tax lien issues and potential tax reorganizations.

  • 7 Steps To Take Before Responding To Claim Objections

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    When counsel is notified of an objection to the proof of claim in a bankruptcy case, they should contact the client and begin discussing the cost and benefit of responding.

  • Tips For Handling Single Asset Real Estate Bankruptcy Cases

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    Bankruptcy counsel should consider several strategies when representing either a debtor or lender in single asset real estate debtor Chapter 11 cases, which generally arise when a debtor is forced to file for relief to stop an impending foreclosure sale.

  • How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations

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    Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.

  • Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles

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    Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.

  • Ch. 11 Ruling Shows Early Attempt To Tackle Purdue Fallout

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    A Delaware bankruptcy court’s recent ruling in Parlement Technologies’ Chapter 11 case, which denied a bid by Parler’s former owner to extend its bankruptcy stay to nondebtors, illustrates early efforts to grapple with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Purdue Pharma for a recurring bankruptcy issue, say Daniel Lowenthal and Jonah Wacholder at Patterson Belknap.

  • 9 Liability Management Tips As Debt Maturity Cliff Looms

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    As the debt maturity cliff swiftly approaches in this challenging environment, attorneys at Winston & Strawn highlight the top considerations for boards of directors and finance professionals to think about when structuring and executing liability management transactions, including reviewing capital structure, evaluating debt covenants, and more.

  • Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.

  • How Cos. Can Leverage IP In Corporate Bankruptcy

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    In light of an increase in year-to-date Chapter 11 filings, businesses must understand the importance and value of intellectual property in corporate bankruptcy and restructuring, from contributing to enterprise value, to providing leverage in negotiations and facilitating recovery, says Gregory Campanella at Ocean Tomo.

  • Avoiding Retail Bankruptcy As Economic Uncertainty Persists

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    Amid record retail bankruptcies and continued economic uncertainty in 2024, retailers can take specific steps like building stronger cash-flow models, managing inventory wisely and reassessing cost structures to avoid financial distress, say consultants at BRG.

  • Banking Compliance Takeaways From Joint Agency Statement

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    Federal bank regulatory agencies’ recent joint statement warning of risks associated with third-party fintech deposit services spotlights a fundamental problem that may arise with bank deposit products that are made through increasingly complex customer relationships, says Tom Witherspoon at Stinson.

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