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Tips For Handling Single Asset Real Estate Bankruptcy Cases

Bankruptcy counsel should consider several strategies when representing either a debtor or lender in single asset ... (more story)

How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations

Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surv... (more story)

Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles

Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and t... (more story)

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Feds Eye Nixing Girardi's Ill. Case After Calif. Theft Conviction

The federal government might drop its criminal charges in Illinois against disbarred attorney Tom Girardi following his recent conviction in California on similar charges of stealing millions from clients, a p... (more story)

Navient Agrees To Pay $120M To End CFPB Student Loan Case

Navient Corp. would be barred from servicing federal student loans and required to pay $120 million to settle allegations related to its student lending practices under a proposed settlement the Consumer Finan... (more story)

Litigation Spending To Rise As Cases Grow More Aggressive

A substantial number of large companies are expecting to increase their litigation spending by double digits next year in the face of more complex and hard-fought cases — and they are more open to bringing in ... (more story)

Hertz Noteholders Entitled To $270M Interest, 3rd Circ. Rules

Unsecured noteholders from Hertz's bankruptcy are entitled to roughly $270 million in interest as a so-called make-whole payment, a Third Circuit panel decided in a split ruling overturning a bankruptcy court ... (more story)

Star Witness In Bankman-Fried Trial Seeks No Prison Time

Former FTX insider Caroline Ellison urged a Manhattan federal judge not to sentence her to prison for her part in the crypto exchange's massive fraud scheme, citing her remorse and the "devastating" trial test... (more story)

TD Bank To Pay $28M Over Consumer Reporting Failings

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hit TD Bank with a $20 million fine on Wednesday for its failures over inaccurate consumer credit reports and ordered it to pay nearly $8 million to customers, four yea... (more story)

King & Spalding Expands In Texas With V&E, Skadden Attys

King & Spalding LLP has strengthened two of its Lone Star State offices with the addition of a veteran litigator from Vinson & Elkins LLP and a Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP attorney who specializes in... (more story)

Ex-McElroy Deutsch CFO's Ch. 11 Case Nixed As 'Bad Faith'

McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP convinced a New Jersey bankruptcy judge to throw out the Chapter 11 filing of its former chief financial officer, who is behind bars for stealing over $1 million from t... (more story)

Will Tom Girardi's Age Impact His Sentence?

Disbarred attorney Tom Girardi's age and mental decline did not help him avoid conviction last month on charges that he stole millions in client funds, but it's an open question how much these factors will aff... (more story)

FTX To Pay $14M To Access $600M Robinhood Share Cashout

Defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading Ltd. has struck a $14 million deal that will let it access more than $600 million of cash and liquidated shares in Robinhood Markets Inc., in a settlement agreement ... (more story)

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BurgerFi Flips Into Ch. 11, Burned By Rising Costs

BurgerFi International Inc., the fast casual chain that also has Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza & Wings restaurants under its umbrella, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware on Wednesday, listing up to $500 ... (more story)

Blink Fitness Lands $105M Bid From PureGym

Bankrupt gym chain Blink Fitness landed a stalking horse bid from a unit of U.K.-based global gym operator PureGym Ltd. that sets a $105 million floor price for a Chapter 11 auction set to be held later this m... (more story)

Fulcrum BioEnergy Files For Ch. 11 In Delaware

Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc., a company that endeavors to make sustainable aviation fuel, filed for Chapter 11 protection late Monday in Delaware, listing up to $500 million in debt.

Cybersecurity Co. Founders To Pay $1.6M In SEC Fraud Suit

The co-founders of a now-bankrupt cybersecurity firm have agreed to pay nearly $1.6 million to end the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's claims that they used doctored financial records to convince inv... (more story)

Conn. Diocese Proposes $30M Plan For Abuse Claimants

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut, has proposed a Chapter 11 reorganization plan, claiming it would provide better and quicker compensation to sex abuse claimants than the plan proposed by the... (more story)

Eletson Pushes To Void Ch. 11 Claims By 'Drone' Creditors

Eletson Holdings on Monday asked a New York bankruptcy judge to dismiss Chapter 11 claims by creditors it alleges are "drones" for a third party tangled in a corporate dispute with the oil and gas shipping company.

Most Young Lawyers Say Debt Alters Their Career Plans

A recent student debt study by the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division has found that student debt affects young attorneys in many ways — including changing their career plans.

Apartment Cooperative Hits Chapter 11 Amid Takeover Fight

The management of Success Village Apartments Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the District of Connecticut, citing between $1 million and $10 million in debt, amid court battles with local... (more story)

Pa. Nursing Home Chain Gets OK For October Facility Auction

A federal bankruptcy court has approved the sale of eight nursing homes in Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia as part of their owners' Chapter 11 reorganization, according to court orders issued Friday and Monday.

Apollo-Backed Software Company Edgio Hits Ch. 11

Digital content delivery platform Edgio Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protection Monday, listing $379 million in assets and $369 million in liabilities and with a plan to sell its assets to a major lender.