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Daily Business Review

Combining Backgrounds in Bankruptcy and Gov Relations, New Law Firm Targets Latin American Clients and 'Cancel Culture'

Lawyers from Genovese Joblove and Nelson Mullins are among the co-founders of Continential PLLC, a law firm that focuses on bankruptcy and commercial litigation in Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as government relations work for international family offices and domestic "center-right" clients.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

US Judge Denies Dismissal of Claims Using 'Enterprise Theory' of Corporate Veil Piercing

A federal judge's decision to allow the plaintiff to go after companies owned by the shareholders marks an early application of the "enterprise theory" of veil piercing that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court established in July 2021.
3 minute read

Law.com

Girardi Litigation Funder Calls Edelson's Latest Accusations 'Truly Offensive'

A lawyer for California Attorney Lending II, a Buffalo, New York-based litigation lender named by Edelson in a draft complaint that says Girardi Keese was a "criminal enterprise," called the new accusations "truly offensive" and a "smear campaign."
6 minute read

International Edition

Clifford Chance Leads as Russia's Sberbank Faces UK Collapse

The firm is acting as advisers to the special administrators to Sberbank in the UK, which has fallen into difficulty following sanctions.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Why Small Business Bankruptcy Could Lead a National Insolvency Wave

Small business bankruptcy filings are on the rise, but a legislative lapse means Chapter 11 is temporarily off the table for thousands of commercial debtors.
10 minute read

Law.com

Paul Hastings' Big Bet: A Sign of Clouds on the Horizon?

Restructuring work had been quiet. But with doubts growing about the health of the global economy, it might be this countercyclical practice's time to shine.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bankruptcy Code §523(a)(2)(A) and the Non-Dischargeability of a Claim for Knowingly Being a Transferee in an Intentional Fraudulent Conveyance Scheme

'Wigley' provides an excellent example of why parties should try to resolve non-dischargeability adversary proceedings through mediation.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Windows of Opportunity, or of Peril? The Duties of a Garnishee Bank

The post-judgment writ of garnishment directed at a judgment debtor's bank accounts is a tool commonly used by judgment creditors to collect on their judgments. As soon as a bank is served with a writ of garnishment, a window opens.
7 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Boy Scout Financial Adviser: Insurer Settlement Releases Key to Plan Success

Opponents, including insurance companies, have cited a release of future litigation as a primary reason District of Delaware Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein shouldn't approve the Boy Scouts' plan.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Debtors' Limited Financial Ties to US Sufficient to Satisfy Eligibility Requirements Under Section 109

In the face of financial distress, or a creditor exercising its remedies against a company's assets, there are significant benefits to filing a Chapter 11 case under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code regardless of where in the world the debtor company is headquartered or conducts its business.
6 minute read

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