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The Legal Intelligencer

UArts Bankruptcy Fuels Work for a Slew of Firms in Phila. and Beyond

Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhodes filed the Chapter 7 petition and is set to receive just over $1.2 million for work on the matter. The institution's top outside counsel in the year before it went bust was New York's Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, which earned $1.7 million in fees.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Law Firm Fails to Void $15M Legal Malpractice Award Against It

Justice Jane Bland asked why the court should not look plaintiffs that step into the shoes of a defendant through a bankruptcy assignment, then switch to a position the plaintiff would have lost were it not for to option of them pursuing a legal malpractice case.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Even After an Interest Rate Cut, Fla. Lawyers Expect Bankruptcy Filings to Keep Rising

With inflation creating a cash crunch for businesses of all sizes, lawyers have seen filings increase in recent months. The problems are only expected to get worse as hurricanes continue barreling toward Florida and interest rate cuts have muted impact.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

200 Hrs. of Partner Prep Guides Quinn Emanuel's Incredibly Detailed Mock Bankruptcy Trial

A former federal bankruptcy judge and real-life investment bankers helped Quinn Emanuel's junior lawyers gain stand-up trial experience.
4 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Jones Walker Adds Bankruptcy, White-Collar Partners on Alabama's Gulf Coast

"Their deep knowledge and experience will strengthen the firm's ability to support our clients in need of strong litigators in Alabama, in the Southeast and across the country," said Jones Walker managing partner Bill Hines.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Corporate Bankruptcies Slow Down in Q3 as Weil, Davis Polk and Sidley Earn Major Retentions

The year is still on track to surpass 2023's business bankruptcy filings by 25%, a new report shows.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Has the Bankruptcy Practice Scandal Harmed Jackson Walker's Business or Reputation?

A spokesperson for Texas' Jackson Walker said the firm is "on track" for a record-breaking year, even as it has coped over the last year with fallout from news that a former bankruptcy partner was engaged in a romantic relationship with a former bankruptcy judge in Houston who presided over many cases involving the firm.
7 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Texas Can't Touch Delaware on Corporate Bankruptcies

The gap between Delaware and the next most popular venue, the Southern District of Texas, widened in 2024.
3 minute read

International Edition

Singapore's Drew & Napier Secures $3.5B Award in Civil Suit

The award marks the largest sought award in a civil suit in the city-state as well as the largest reported fraudulent trading case in Singapore.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

US Trustee Wants Texas Talc Bankruptcy in NJ: 'J&J's Tactics Are an Assault'

Jayson Ruff, a trial attorney for U.S. Trustee Kevin Epstein in Houston, filed the venue motion on Thursday, two days after a New Jersey bankruptcy court refused to take up a similar motion in J&J's second Chapter 11 case.
6 minute read

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