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7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments

As the vast majority of law firms have embraced some type of hybrid work policy, associates should consider a few ... (more story)

Playing Beach Volleyball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

My commitment to beach volleyball has become integral to my performance as an attorney, with the sport continually... (more story)

Terraform Case May Be Bellwether For Crypto Enforcement

The prosecution of crypto company Terraform Labs and its CEO, Do Kwon, offers a unique test of the line between la... (more story)

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No Ch. 11 Plan Stay For Ex-Eletson Owners

A New York bankruptcy judge has declined to pause Greek shipping group Eletson Holdings' Chapter 11 plan while its former owners appeal the plan's confirmation, handing the company's current management a win a... (more story)

Implant-Maker Seeks DIP Shifts To Free $31M In Ch. 11 Funds

Medical implant maker Exactech asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to approve debtor-in-possession loan changes that would free up $31 million, saying it's running low on funding for its Chapter 11 case.

Steward Health Gets OK For Deal On Transition Contracts

A Texas bankruptcy judge Friday gave Steward Health Care the go-ahead to turn over responsibility for transition services for the dozens of hospitals it has sold during its Chapter 11 case to another hospital chain.

Tupperware Can Seek Votes For Post-Sale Liquidation Plan

The estate of food storage company Tupperware Brands can solicit votes on its Chapter 11 liquidation plan, even as its creditors accused the debtor's latest plan of deviating from a prior agreement.

Bed Bath & Beyond Investors Can't Move Judge On Class Cert.

Bed Bath & Beyond shares did not trade on an efficient market during the class period, a Washington, D.C., federal judge confirmed again, refusing to reconsider his class certification denial in a suit from th... (more story)

Whittaker Says $535M Settlement Is Best For Talc Creditors

Troubled talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels Inc. told a New Jersey bankruptcy judge Thursday that a proposed $535 million settlement with Berkshire Hathaway-tied entities is the best hope talc injury clai... (more story)

Bankruptcy Court's Input Sought In Judge Romance Row

A federal judge asked a Texas bankruptcy court to determine if the CEO of a now-bankrupt barge company has standing to sue over a former judge's secret romance with a Jackson Walker partner.

Steward Vendor Blasts Bid To Sell Debtor Transition Contracts

A technology company that was contracted by Steward Health to help transition its former facilities to new management accused the troubled hospital system Thursday of trying to palm off its duty to pay the ven... (more story)

UK Authorities Clear Amex GBT's $570M CWT Buy

United Kingdom antitrust authorities gave the formal all-clear Thursday to American Express Global Business Travel Inc.'s planned $570 million purchase of CWT Holdings LLC, leaving a Justice Department lawsuit... (more story)

Chile Phone Co. WOM Gets Ch. 11 Reorganization Plan OK'd

A Delaware bankruptcy judge said Thursday she will confirm the Chapter 11 restructuring plan of Chilean mobile phone operator WOM SA after overruling two objections from creditors who said they are being treated unfairly.

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Trucking Co. Liquidation Hearing Delayed Amid Sale Debate

A hearing for bankrupt trucking company KAL Freight to determine whether to convert the case to a Chapter 7 liquidation was pushed back to next week as the debtor tried to finalize a Chapter 11 asset sale.

Nikola's Ch. 11 Sale Timeline Gets Court Approval

Bankrupt electric vehicle and hydrogen fueling technology maker Nikola Corporation received approval Friday in Delaware for its proposed bidding procedures, which seek to conduct an auction for its asset in a month's time.

Dispensary Fights Lowenstein Sandler's Bid To Merge Suits

A cannabis dispensary has urged a New Jersey state court to reject Lowenstein Sandler LLP's bid to consolidate its malpractice suit against the firm and the firm's unpaid legal fee suit against the business, s... (more story)

High Court Urged To Toss $22M SEC Disgorgement Order

An investment advisory firm has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a First Circuit ruling that upheld an order for the firm to pay $22 million in disgorgement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission... (more story)

Cobalt Miner Gets OK For Debt-For-Equity Swap Ch. 11 Plan

A Texas bankruptcy judge Thursday approved the reorganization plan of Australia-based cobalt mining and refining group Jervois Mining Ltd., overruling a shareholder objection about the case's speed and U.S. ties.

Skin Care Tech Co. Heading For April Ch.11 Plan Hearing

A Texas bankruptcy judge Thursday gave skincare and beauty technology company Cutera Inc. permission to draw on $15 million in Chapter 11 financing as it moves toward a mid-April hearing for its prepack debt-s... (more story)

Adams Accuser's Bankruptcy Unlikely To End Sex Assault Suit

A state judge on Thursday heaped skepticism on New York City's bid to dismiss a sexual harassment lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams based on the accuser filing for bankruptcy, noting a federal judge has now dir... (more story)

Energy Engineering Firm ENGlobal Files Ch. 11 With $9M Debt

Engineering firm ENGlobal Corp., which focuses on assisting the energy sector, filed for Chapter 11 protection with a group of subsidiaries in Texas and carrying nearly $9 million in debt.

Retiring Mich. Chief Judge Helped Mediate Detroit Bankruptcy

U.S. District Judge Sean F. Cox, the Eastern District of Michigan's chief judge, has informed President Donald Trump he will retire on July 27, according to an update posted on the federal judiciary's website on Thursday.

New York Real Estate Cos. Seek Ch. 11 Protection

Two real estate companies facing foreclosure litigation sought bankruptcy protection in New York each listing at least $10 million in debt.