By Andrew Denney | September 18, 2018
In one of the biggest settlement agreements reached in New York for survivors of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn has agreed to pay $27.5 million to four persons who alleged they had been abused as children by a volunteer at the St. Lucy-St. Patrick's church in Brooklyn, the plaintiffs' lawyers in the case said Tuesday.
By Roy Strom | September 18, 2018
Wednesday will mark a decade since James Giddens, head of the firm's bankruptcy and corporate reorganization group, was named trustee for the liquidation of the failed banking giant's brokerage unit.
By Ben Seal | September 18, 2018
For the sixth year in a row, we're honoring excellence in global work in four categories: pro bono, finance, mergers and acquisitions, and dispute resolution.
International Edition | Analysis
By Dominic Carman | September 17, 2018
Ten years on from the collapse of Lehman, partners from firms including Linklaters, Freshfields and Sullivan recall what it was like to be on the front lines as the financial crisis unfolded
By Scott Flaherty | September 14, 2018
As the trustee, Irving Picard, and his team have recovered billions for Madoff's victims over the past decade, Baker & Hostetler has benefited from a steady stream of income.
Delaware Business Court Insider | News
By Tom McParland | September 13, 2018
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Thursday upheld a Delaware Bankruptcy Court's decision to block a Florida-based energy company from collecting a $275 million merger termination fee against the bankruptcy estates of Energy Future Holdings Corp. and a subsidiary.
By Tom McParland | September 13, 2018
A federal appeals court in a split decision rules the owner of Florida's largest public utility can't collect the negotiated termination fee.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Francis J. Lawall and Kenneth A. Listwak | September 13, 2018
The bankruptcy plan confirmation process typically requires intensive negotiations involving numerous creditor groups and other parties-in-interest. As a result, the scope of the releases embedded within a plan is subject to multiple reviews by such parties and then approval by the bankruptcy court.
By Zach Schlein | September 12, 2018
Peter Russin and Daniel Gonzalez of Miami firm Meland Russin and Budwick say their client, Zeng Zheng Du, was in a "zero-sum game" that led him to settle the litigation.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Carlos Cuevas | September 12, 2018
Justice Scalia had a profound impact on the development of American law, and he especially had a significant impact on the development of bankruptcy law.
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