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A Big Bankruptcy Start For 2012

A Big Bankruptcy Start For 2012

The signs that the economy is improving are notwithstanding, the number and the size of large corporate bankruptcies has the possibility to be double in this new year. It has…

Foley & Lardner Continues Expansion of Bankruptcy Practice

Foley & Lardner Continues Expansion of Bankruptcy Practice

The law firm of Foley & Lardner LLP announced recently that Erika L. Morabito rejoined the firm’s Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations Practice as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office.…

Howrey Looking to Convert from Chapter 7 Liquidation to Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Howrey Looking to Convert from Chapter 7 Liquidation to Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

In a statement released in Am Law Daily, the Howrey law firm’s lead bankruptcy counsel, H. Jason Gold, has said that the firm is seeking to convert to a voluntary…

Honolulu Law Firm Says Aloha (As In Goodbye)

Honolulu law firm Lynch Ichida Thompson & Hirota has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and saw all but one of its attorneys leave the firm this week. The general…

Many Firms Involved in LyondellBasell Bankruptcy Proceedings

Many Firms Involved in LyondellBasell Bankruptcy Proceedings

In the wake of chemical giant LyondellBasell filing for Chaptel 11, several top firms in the United States and the United Kingdom find themselves involved. Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has…

Judge Caps Sidley Austin’s Hourly Rate On Tribune Efforts

Judge Caps Sidley Austin’s Hourly Rate On Tribune Efforts

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Cary has ruled that lawyers for the Tribune Company’s bankruptcy case cannot charge hourly fees that exceed four figures. Lawyers from Sidley Austin LLP, who is…

Greenberg Traurig Adds Haynes to Bankruptcy Practice

The international law firm Greenberg Traurig has added Nathan A. Haynes to its New York office as a shareholder in the Business Reorganization & Bankruptcy Practice group. Prior to joining…

Two Join Greenberg Traurig’s Bankruptcy Practice

Another ex-Cadawalderer has landed a new gig: Bruce Zirinsky, the New York firm’s long-time financial restructuring group head, has joined Greenberg Traurig’s Big Apple office, along with long-time colleague John Bae. Zirinsky joins as co-chairman…

Heller Ehrman Files for Bankruptcy; Remaining Employees May Not Be Paid

Heller Ehrman Files for Bankruptcy; Remaining Employees May Not Be Paid

What’s left of San Francisco’s Heller Ehrman, which dissolved in November, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Former Heller partner Peter Benvenutti said the firm filed not because it is out…

“Avalanche” of Chapter 11 Filings Means Attorney Work for Years to Come

From Financial Week: The counter-cyclical practices of bankruptcy lawyers are thriving amid the worst business collapse since the Great Depression. Their firms are buried in an avalanche of Chapter 11…

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