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Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys

Generation Z associates bring unique perspectives and expectations to the workplace, so it’s imperative that super... (more story)

How 9th Circ. Ruling Expands Bankruptcy Trustees' Powers

The Ninth Circuit recently held in The Lovering Tubbs Trust v. Hoffman that a trustee can avoid intentionally frau... (more story)

State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape

Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidanc... (more story)

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Atty's 'Groundhog Day' Motion Trims Ex-Girardi Client's Suit

A California state judge on Thursday trimmed a family's $1.8 million malpractice lawsuit against an attorney that represented it in recovering millions lost in Girardi Keese's embezzlement scandal, calling a b... (more story)

Colorado Judges Doubt Giuliani Shielded For 2020 Lies

Colorado appellate judges appeared skeptical Thursday of Rudy Giuliani's bid to escape a defamation lawsuit by a former executive for Dominion Voting Systems, noting that they already found Giuliani's statemen... (more story)

FTX Insider Cites 'Limited' Fraud Role In Bid To Avoid Prison

The former head of engineering at FTX asked a Manhattan federal judge to spare him prison time in light of his cooperation with prosecutors and what he said was a relatively "limited" role in the crypto exchan... (more story)

A&O Shearman Taps Governance Veteran To Co-Lead Practice

A&O Shearman said Thursday that it has tapped a longtime partner to co-head the firm's compensation, employment, pensions and governance practice, bringing it under the joint leadership of alum from each of it... (more story)

Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Runs Up $295M Professional Fee Bill In Q3

Boy Scouts of America has filed a post-confirmation report in its Chapter 11 case, reporting it has incurred $295 million in professional fees in the third quarter ending Sept. 30.

Profs Urge 3rd Circ. To Rethink Reopening Shipbuilder Ch. 11

A group of law professors have asked the Third Circuit to grant shipbuilder Bath Iron Works' request for a rehearing on its bid to reopen the Chapter 11 case of its former affiliate in order to allocate respon... (more story)

True Value Strikes Bridge Deal To Fund Ch. 11 Case With Cash

Hardware store supplier True Value Co. is "laser focused" on closing a $153 million sale, attorneys for the company Wednesday told a Delaware bankruptcy judge who agreed to approve a two-week deal the debtor s... (more story)

Bally Sports Owner Seeks Court Approval Of FanDuel Rebrand

The parent company of Bally Sports-branded regional sports networks has asked a Texas bankruptcy judge for permission to change naming rights partners, revealing it has a short-term deal in which fantasy sport... (more story)

Brazilian Electricity Biz Seeks US Ch. 15 Recognition

Light SA, parent to a major Brazilian electrical utility, has asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to grant U.S. recognition of its foreign insolvency proceedings, saying a Brazilian court had approved a restructuri... (more story)

Ex-Judge Aims To Shield Bank Records In Romance Probe

A former U.S. bankruptcy judge is hoping to sink a subpoena from the U.S. Trustee's Office for his banking records in connection with its inquiry into his concealed romantic relationship with a former Jackson ... (more story)

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Truck Rental Co. Starts Ch. 11 With Plans To Sell

A Colorado-based truck rental business filed for Chapter 11 protection late Wednesday in Delaware, hoping to sell its assets as a going concern following a liquidity crunch.

Biolase Gets Go-Ahead For Nov. Asset Auction

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday said she would send dental laser maker Biolase to the auction block in a little over two weeks with a $14 million opening bid from a company embroiled in a patent disput... (more story)

NJ Injury Firm Heads To Ch. 11 Under $700K State Tax Debt

New Jersey personal injury attorney law firm Michael J. Weiss Inc. has hit Chapter 11 with $697,397.86 in state tax liability, according to court filings.

NYC Condo Building's Revised Ch. 11 Plan Gets Confirmation

A New York federal bankruptcy judge has confirmed the owner of a Manhattan condominium complex's revised Chapter 11 plan, signing off on the planned restructuring after initially sending it back for revisions ... (more story)

Giuliani Says Ga. Poll Workers Can't Go After His Fla. Condo

Disgraced ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani told a New York federal court Wednesday that two Georgia poll workers cannot force a sale of his Florida condominium to help cover their $148 million defamation award against ... (more story)

Fla. Jury Finds 2 Live Crew Can Take Back Music Rights

A Florida federal jury ruled Wednesday that the Miami rap group 2 Live Crew is entitled to the copyrights on dozens of songs, finding the group made a valid claim under a law that allows them to claw back owne... (more story)

Construction Co., Gov't Drop $4M Retention Credit Suit

A former construction business' suit against the Internal Revenue Service seeking nearly $4 million in employee retention credit refunds was dismissed by a Florida federal judge Wednesday after the company and... (more story)

Key Bank Blocking Hunt For Apt. Co-Op's $1.3M, Towns Say

Key Bank NA should be held in contempt of court because four insurance checks totaling $1.3 million seem to have vanished from a troubled housing co-op's accounts, and the bank is preventing a receiver in char... (more story)

Williams Industrial Gets OK To Put Liquidation Plan To Vote

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday gave Williams Industrial Services Group the go-ahead to send its Chapter 11 liquidation plan out for a creditor vote before a December hearing on approval of the plan.

Jenner & Block Grows Restructuring Team In NYC, Chicago

Jenner & Block LLP announced Wednesday an expansion of its bankruptcy and restructuring practice in New York and Chicago with the addition of two partners from Mayer Brown LLP, including a former co-leader of ... (more story)