MF Global Presenting Bankruptcy Exit Plan to Court
On Friday, MF Global Holdings will ask for court approval of a liquidation plan for its assets and repayment of…
Chapter 11
Owners of Reader’s Digest File again for Bankruptcy
On Sunday, RDA Holding Co, the owner of the once hugely popular Reader’s Digest magazine filed for bankruptcy for a…
Kodak Finds Financers to Bail it out of Chapter 11
On Monday, Eastman Kodak Co said that it has reached a deal with a group of financers including Centerbridge Partners,…
Dynegy gets Blocked by U.S. in its Plan to Leave Bankruptcy
Just when Dynegy had drafted a plan that made their creditors cheer, U.S. Trustee Tracy Hope Davis went and shot…
Dewey Files Chapter 11; Judge Denies Request to Tap Their Collateral
Well it was a long time coming, but Dewey & LeBoeuf have succumbed to what many have called inevitable: listing…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…