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September 29, 2016 | Delaware Law Weekly

IPayment Derivative Suit Targets Hedge Funds

The founder of iPayment Holdings has filed a derivative suit accusing four hedge funds of illegally launching a campaign to wrest control of the payment solutions company.
12 minute read
September 28, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Introduction to Ad Hoc Committees in Distressed Situations

Daniel A. Fliman and Isaac S. Sasson provide an introduction to ad hoc committees, including insights into their benefits and operations, and an overview of certain legal considerations unique to such committees.
22 minute read
September 27, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Caesars Deal Means End of Fee Frenzy for Bankruptcy Lawyers

A $5 billion agreement resolves billions of dollars in potential damage claims by disgruntled creditors, and brings the bankruptcy, which has spun off as much as $200 million in legal fees to a group of firms, a giant step closer to an end.
47 minute read
September 23, 2016 | National Law Journal

FTC and Herbalife Snub Big Law for Consulting Firm As Compliance Monitor

The Federal Trade Commission and Herbalife chose consulting firm Affiliated Monitors Inc. over a number of Big Law bidders for the role of compliance monitor in $200 million settlement.
16 minute read
September 19, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Kasowitz Bets Big on $90B Qui Tam Case

In a bold gamble, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman has blown the whistle on four of the country's largest chemical companies, assuming the role of both plaintiff and counsel in a $90 billion qui tam case.
11 minute read
September 18, 2016 | Litigation Daily

This Kasowitz Qui Tam Suit Could Be the Biggest Law Firm Payday of All Time

Plenty of law firms represent whistleblowers. But in a new $90 billion qui tam case, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman is the whistleblower. The 350-lawyer New York-based litigation powerhouse is going after four of the country's largest chemical companies for allegedly failing to inform the EPA of serious health injuries caused by a common chemical. As the relator, the firm could--at least in theory--be entitled to as much as 30 percent of the recovery, or $27 billion dollars. They just have to win.
20 minute read
September 15, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Three—Not Fore—Firms Bag Roles on Golfsmith's Bankruptcy

Golfsmith International Holdings Inc., one of the nation's largest specialty golf retailers, has filed for bankruptcy in Delaware. Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Canada's Goodmans and Delaware's Richards, Layton & Finger have stepped onto the Chapter 11 green for the company.
15 minute read
September 14, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Willkie Blocks Return of CEO to Client's Firm

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has successfully prevented the former CEO of its client iPayment Inc. from quickly regaining his position by way of a preliminary injunction after he was fired in August by the company's board.
12 minute read
September 08, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Litigation Funder Wins Stake in $213M Renco Judgment

In what may be the first public sale of a litigation claim to a third-party funder, Gerchen Keller Capital paid $26.2 million to the estate of a bankrupt Utah magnesium company in exchange for stake in a judgment the bankruptcy trustee won at trial last year.

12 minute read
September 06, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Big Law Firms Reveal Rates in Pitches for Herbalife Monitor

As lawyers jockey for the lucrative job of overseeing Herbalife Ltd.'s compliance with the terms of a $200 million settlement, top firms are giving a glimpse into their billing rates and revealing strategies for winning coveted independent-auditor contracts.
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