Empire Land, LLC
Case Number:
6:08-bk-14592
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Firms
- Allen Matkins
- Ballard Spahr
- Belden Blaine
- Best Best & Krieger
- Bingham McCutchen
- Blank Rome
- Bluff & Associates
- Boutin Jones
- Bradley Gmelich
- Brown White & Osborn
- Calvo Fisher
- Carlton Fields
- Cross & Simon
- Danning Gill
- Elkins Kalt
- Engelman Berger
- Farella Braun
- Fiore Racobs
- Gibbs Giden
- Glaser Weil
- Goe Forsythe
- Greenspoon Marder
- Hemar Rousso
- Hinshaw & Culbertson
- Irell & Manella
- Klinedinst
- KTBS Law
- Landau Law LLP
- Lattie Malanga
- Lesnick Prince
- Margulies Faith
- Pachulski Stang
- Parris Law Firm
- Perkins Coie
- Polsinelli PC
- Preovolos Lewin
- Reed Smith
- Reid & Hellyer
- Sheppard Mullin
- Shutts & Bowen
- Sklar Kirsh
- Terra Law LLP
- White & Bright
- Wolf Rifkin
Companies
- Arch Capital Group Ltd.
- CBRE Group Inc.
- Central Pacific Financial Corp.
- Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc.
- David Evans & Associates Inc.
- D.R. Horton Inc.
- Glassratner Advisory & Capital Group LLC
- Keller Williams Realty Inc.
- KPMG International
- Lexington Insurance Co.
- PFF Bancorp Inc.
- Southern California Edison Co.
- Tower Investments LLC
- U.S. Bancorp
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February 28, 2019
Empire Land Creditors Slam Settlement With Law Firms
A group of parties in the bankruptcy of real estate developer Empire Land are blasting the Chapter 7 trustee for proposing a $1.4 million settlement of claims against former estate counsel Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP and Paul Hastings LLP, saying the trustee is trying to dodge responsibility for millions of wasted fees over the decade-old case.
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October 07, 2016
Empire Trustee's Adversary Suit Headed To Bankruptcy Court
A California federal judge refused Friday to further consider an adversary proceeding initiated by Empire Land LLC’s bankruptcy trustee against a new iteration of the real estate developer, finding the action is better suited to the bankruptcy court where related litigation is in progress. Correction: An earlier version of this story named O’Melveny & Myers LLP as a defendant in the adversary proceeding when in fact all claims against O’Melveny were dismissed in 2012. The error has been corrected.
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August 08, 2012
Empire Land CEO Fights O'Melveny's $1.5M Deal With Trustee
The CEO of Empire Land LLC objected Tuesday to a $1.5 million settlement the real estate developer's bankruptcy trustee and O'Melveny & Myers LLP reached late last month, saying the deal would prejudice him in a related suit.
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July 30, 2012
O'Melveny To Pay $2M In Empire Land Conflict-Of-Interest Suit
O'Melveny & Myers LLP on Friday agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle claims by the bankruptcy trustee of Empire Land LLC that the law firm and one of its partners hadn't disclosed the partner's former role as executive at the bankrupt developer's operator before seeking to represent it in its bankruptcy.
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June 18, 2012
Ex-Empire Land CEO, Attys Escape Sanctions In Ch. 7 Row
Striking blows to both sides of a simmering bankruptcy dispute, a California judge Monday rejected motions by Empire Land LLC trustee Richard K. Diamond to sanction the real estate development company's former CEO, James Previti, and his legal counsel, while simultaneously denying Previti's own motion for leave to sue Diamond.
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March 20, 2012
Ex-Empire Land CEO, Attys Face Sanctions Bid In Ch. 7
The bankruptcy trustee for real estate developer Empire Land LLC sought sanctions Friday against former CEO James Previti and his counsel for demanding the trustee pay $50 million for allegedly dragging Previti into a suit over a doomed real estate project in California.
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October 14, 2011
Ex-Empire Land CEO Wants Paul Hastings Off Ch. 7 Case
Empire Land LLC's ex-CEO fought back in California bankruptcy court Friday against a bid by the developer's Chapter 7 trustee to hire Paul Hastings LLP as special litigation counsel, saying the firm had a conflict of interest because of previous representations.