Texas' Bankruptcy Judge Romance Scandal, 2 Years Later
It's been more than two years since the news of the undisclosed romantic relationship between former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones and former Jackson Walker attorney Elizabeth Freeman rocked Houston's popular bankruptcy court.
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
A Long Island Catholic diocese brought its Chapter 11 case to a close, the U.S. trustee objected to a bid by metal recycling company Aleon Metals to end its Chapter 11, and remodeling group Renovo was slapped with two putative class actions.
Meet The Attorneys Advising Pine Gate Renewables In Ch. 11
Lawyers from Latham & Watkins LLP and Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP are advising solar energy developer Pine Gate Renewables as the company works to sell its assets during a Chapter 11 case in Texas bankruptcy court.
Texas' Bankruptcy Judge Romance Scandal, 2 Years Later
It's been more than two years since the news of the undisclosed romantic relationship between former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones and former Jackson Walker attorney Elizabeth Freeman rocked Houston's popular bankruptcy court.
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
A Long Island Catholic diocese brought its Chapter 11 case to a close, the U.S. trustee objected to a bid by metal recycling company Aleon Metals to end its Chapter 11, and remodeling group Renovo was slapped with two putative class actions.
Meet The Attorneys Advising Pine Gate Renewables In Ch. 11
Lawyers from Latham & Watkins LLP and Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP are advising solar energy developer Pine Gate Renewables as the company works to sell its assets during a Chapter 11 case in Texas bankruptcy court.
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