Mid Cap

  • May 29, 2025

    Real Estate CFO, Mogul's Daughter Dodge Two Trustee Claims

    The chief financial officer of bankrupt construction services company Gateway Development Group Inc. and the daughter of the company's chair have escaped a Chapter 7 trustee's claims that they helped the chair breach his fiduciary duties, with a judge ruling the claims aren't recognized under Connecticut law.

  • May 29, 2025

    Montgomery McCracken Wins $680K Fees From Ch. 11 Client

    A group of property development companies that Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP represented through years of bankruptcy reorganization still owe the firm $680,000, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Wednesday.

  • May 29, 2025

    Stevens & Lee Adds Montgomery McCracken Bankruptcy Atty

    Stevens & Lee announced Thursday it has hired an attorney who formerly worked at Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP to bolster its bankruptcy and financial restructuring group in Delaware.

  • May 29, 2025

    South Korean Insurer Sues To Enforce $14M Judgment In NY

    The Korea Deposit Insurance Corp. has urged a New York federal court to recognize and enforce a $14.4 million judgment it secured in South Korea against a man who defaulted on a bank loan.

  • May 29, 2025

    Burr & Forman Brings On McCarter & English Bankruptcy Atty

    Burr & Forman LLP has added a bankruptcy attorney from McCarter & English LLP to its Wilmington, Delaware, office to advise clients in corporate reorganizations and litigation in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7.

  • May 29, 2025

    Fiber Developer Tilson Hits Ch. 11 With Over $100M In Debt

    Fiber network developer Tilson Technology Management Inc. and affiliates filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware bankruptcy court Thursday with $100 million to $500 million in debt, claiming a client's recent failure to pay the company for work it performed had left it starved of cash and new investment.

  • May 28, 2025

    Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action

    A group of entities related to New York landlord Pinnacle Group filed for Chapter 11 protections, a clutch of companies owned by a real estate investor sentenced to jail for a scheme that defrauded Fannie Mae filed for bankruptcy protection in New Jersey, and a Canadian aluminum trader struggling to restructure filed bankruptcy in the U.S. and Canada.

  • May 28, 2025

    Judge Rejects Johns Hopkins Unit's Claim FCA Suit Is Untimely

    A Maine federal judge on Wednesday denied Johns Hopkins Medical Services Corp.'s bid to dismiss a False Claims Act suit as untimely, ruling it must face allegations it failed to report being overpaid for healthcare services for military personnel, retirees and their families.

  • May 28, 2025

    Calif. Hotel Operator Sued By JV Partner In Ch. 11 Case

    The joint venture partner of a bankrupt California hotel owner-operator lodged an adversary complaint against the company in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in Delaware, urging the court to transfer several of the joint venture's California properties.

  • May 28, 2025

    Alex Jones Is 'Defending Journalists,' Texas Court Hears

    A Texas appeals court seemed taken aback after counsel for conspiracist Alex Jones claimed a $45 million default judgment relating to Jones' defamatory Sandy Hook statements should be thrown out, suggesting during oral arguments Jones was "thumbing [his] nose" at the trial court.

  • May 28, 2025

    Exactech Delays Ch. 11 Plan Hearing For Settlement Talks

    Joint implant maker Exactech Wednesday adjourned what could have been a long and contested Chapter 11 plan confirmation hearing in Delaware, saying it began talks to settle a blitz of objections in the case.

  • May 28, 2025

    IT Contractor Says Retainer Deposit Lets Ch. 11 Stay In NY

    Government information technology contractor Sysorex Government Services on Wednesday argued to a New York bankruptcy judge that the retainer on deposit for its bankruptcy counsel is sufficient to establish the Southern District of New York as the venue for its Chapter 11 case.

  • May 28, 2025

    TreeSap Farms Gets OK To Take Votes On Ch. 11 Liquidation

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Wednesday said he would allow landscape plant grower TreeSap Farms to solicit creditor votes on its Chapter 11 liquidation plan, days after the company closed on a sale of its assets to a buyer controlled by its CEO for $88 million in cash.

  • May 27, 2025

    Canadian Aluminum Trader Blames Trade War For Bankruptcy

    A Canadian aluminum trading group has asked an Illinois bankruptcy court to recognize its Canadian insolvency proceedings, saying rising tariffs have left it with no choice but to seek to sell its assets in bankruptcy.

  • May 27, 2025

    23andMe Agrees To Sale, Rite Aid Pharmacy Deals Get OK

    Regeneron Pharmaceuticals emerged as the winning bidder for 23andMe last week, agreeing to buy the genetics testing company out of bankruptcy for $256 million. Meanwhile, a judge approved Rite Aid's sale of pharmacy assets to CVS, Walgreens and others, and tensions flared during a hearing in Texas on disputes stemming from an undisclosed romance between a former Jackson Walker attorney and bankruptcy judge.

  • May 27, 2025

    Bankrupt 23andMe To Delist Stock After Regeneron Deal

    Bankrupt genetic testing provider 23andMe Inc. said Tuesday it will delist its stock from the Nasdaq exchange, following Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s agreement last week to buy the defunct company.

  • May 27, 2025

    Gov't Contractor Seeks Urgent $2.3M DIP Financing In Ch. 11

    Technology contractor Sysorex Government Services Inc. asked a New York bankruptcy judge to approve a $2.3 million debtor-in-possession loan from its accounts receivable lender, saying a contract with the U.S. Department of Agriculture could be in jeopardy without the funds.

  • May 27, 2025

    Nikola Creditors Ask To Examine Founder Over $100M Award

    The creditors committee in Nikola Corp.'s Chapter 11 case has asked a Delaware bankruptcy court for permission to conduct discovery on the company's founder to investigate whether he is dissipating personal assets that should be used to satisfy a $100 million arbitration award owed to the debtor.

  • May 27, 2025

    Goodwin Debt Financing Ace Rejoins Gibson Dunn In LA

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP is expanding its West Coast team, announcing Tuesday it is welcoming back a debt financing expert, who left for a few years to join Goodwin Procter LLP, as a partner in its Los Angeles office.

  • May 27, 2025

    High Court Passes On Axed $563M BMO Harris Ponzi Verdict

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review the Eighth Circuit's decision to strike down a $563 million jury verdict against BMO Harris NA over claims that a bank it acquired had aided and abetted Thomas J. Petters' multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.

  • May 23, 2025

    Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar

    This past year, a handful of attorneys secured billions of dollars in settlements and judgments for both classes and individual plaintiffs against massive companies and organizations like Facebook, Dell, the National Association of Realtors, Johnson & Johnson, UFC and Credit Suisse, earning them recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2025.

  • May 23, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: Opp Zones, SFR Sector, NYC Casinos

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including how the "Big, Beautiful Bill" would tweak rules for opportunity zones, the prognosis for the single-family rental sector, and a look at the seven remaining bids for casino licenses in New York City.

  • May 23, 2025

    9th Circ. Upholds Ch. 13 Plan Against Debt Bifurcation Appeal

    The Ninth Circuit rejected a mortgage lender's bid to overturn a California couple's bankruptcy plan, ruling their recalculated home value qualified them for Chapter 13 despite initial estimates exceeding the unsecured debt limit.

  • May 23, 2025

    Berkley Research Says It Should Not Be Penalized For Hack

    Berkeley Research Group said Friday that it should not be penalized for a March hack of its computers that released potentially confidential information about Roman Catholic diocese bankruptcies nationwide because it was the victim of a crime.

  • May 23, 2025

    JLM Couture Proposes $700K Private Ch. 11 Sale To Founder

    Bridal dressmaker and retailer JLM Couture proposed a private sale of its assets late Thursday in Delaware court, saying it is running out of cash to fund its Chapter 11 case and has reached an agreement with its founder and CEO to acquire the business for $713,000.

Expert Analysis

  • Brazilian Jiujitsu Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Competing in Brazilian jiujitsu – often against opponents who are much larger and younger than me – has allowed me to develop a handful of useful skills that foster the resilience and adaptability necessary for a successful legal career, says Tina Dorr of Barnes & Thornburg.

  • Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles

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    Law firms looking to recruit legal business talent should consider turning to paralegals, who practice several key skills every day that prepare them to thrive in marketing and client development roles, says Vanessa Torres at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • Franchise Group Dispute Reflects Rising Intercreditor Suits

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    A recent complaint filed by senior creditors against junior creditors in the Franchise Group bankruptcy could embolden lenders to take preemptive action against one another in bankruptcy proceedings, and could affect the way secured lenders draft intercreditor agreements going forward, say attorneys at Choate.

  • Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Poker is a master class in psychology, risk management and strategic thinking, and I’m a better attorney because it has taught me to read my opponents, adapt when I’m dealt the unexpected and stay patient until I'm ready to reveal my hand, says Casey Kingsley at McCreadyLaw.

  • Ch. 7 Marshaling Ruling Rests On Shaky Legal Grounds

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    In its recent holding in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case that marshaling may not be applied against the IRS, a Texas federal court misapplied a bankruptcy code section and case law, leaving a draconian decision that could limit the scope of a powerful equitable estate tool, says Brian Shaw at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP

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    Though lawyers don't have a neat metric like baseball players for measuring the value they contribute to their organizations, the sooner new attorneys learn skills frequently skipped in law school — like networking, marketing, client development and case evaluation — the more valuable, and less replaceable, they will be, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

  • $38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils

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    A recent settlement of claims against law firm Eckert Seamans for allegedly abetting a Ponzi scheme underscores the continuing threat of clients who seek to exploit their lawyers in perpetrating fraud, and the critical importance of preemptive measures to avoid these clients, say attorneys at Lockton Companies.

  • Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Teaching business law to college students has rekindled my sense of purpose as a lawyer — I am more mindful of the importance of the rule of law and the benefits of our common law system, which helps me maintain a clearer perspective on work, says David Feldman at Feldman Legal Advisors.

  • Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery

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    The discovery process and the rules that govern it are often absent from law school curricula, but developing a solid grasp of the particulars can give any new attorney a leg up in their practice, says Jordan Davies at Knowles Gallant.

  • Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Being a lawyer not only requires logic and hard work, but also belief, emotion, situational awareness and lots of natural energy — playing guitar enhances all of these qualities, increasing my capacity to do my best work, says Kosta Stojilkovic at Wilkinson Stekloff.

  • Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook

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    The parenting skills we use to help our kids through challenges — like rehearsing for stressful situations, modeling confidence and taking time to reset our emotions — can also teach us the fundamentals of leading clients through a corporate crisis, say Deborah Solmor at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Cara Peterman at Alston & Bird.

  • Immunity Waiver Ruling A Setback For Ch. 7 Trustees

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    While governmental units should welcome the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in U.S. v. Miller restricting the reach of the Bankruptcy Code's sovereign immunity waiver, Chapter 7 trustees now have a limited ability to maximize bankruptcy estates, says Dan Prieto at Jones Day.

  • Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw

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    While the move to private practice brings a learning curve, it also brings chances to learn new skills and grow your network, requiring a clear understanding of how your skills can complement and contribute to a firm's existing practice, and where you can add new value, says Meghann Donahue at Covington.