Bankruptcy Law
- Dewey’s bankruptcy lawyer: More large law firms will fail (video)
May 23, 2013, 10:40 am CDT
- Girls Gone Wild founder says jury that convicted him should be ‘lined up and shot’
May 22, 2013, 02:34 pm CDT
- Minibar candy, expensive hotel stays in bankruptcy lawyers’ expenses targeted by new guidelines
May 14, 2013, 05:39 am CDT
- Bankruptcy co-chairs leap from Cadwalader to O’Melveny, along with another partner
May 7, 2013, 03:29 pm CDT
- Former Dewey chairman may not have to pay entire $511K settlement; it depends on his income
May 1, 2013, 08:43 am CDT
- Attorneys push for change in debt collection
May 1, 2013, 03:20 am CDT
- Get a handle on student loan debt
May 1, 2013, 02:00 am CDT
- Law firm’s latest bill for Madoff liquidation is $50M, bringing total since his 2008 arrest to $440M
Apr 30, 2013, 10:47 am CDT
- Greenberg Traurig agrees to settle suit claiming it contributed to ‘chaotic’ Heller wind down
Apr 30, 2013, 08:34 am CDT
- Plan to have Kaye Scholer give up $1.5M in fees to settle disclosure case is withdrawn
Apr 25, 2013, 10:58 am CDT
- Kaye Scholer cedes $1.5M in Chapter 11 fees, OKs new policy to end US Trustee’s disclosure case
Apr 23, 2013, 05:02 pm CDT
- Former Dewey chairman agrees to pay more than $500K to settle mismanagement claim
Apr 23, 2013, 08:41 am CDT
- Turnaround guru calls for cap on legal fees in Chapter 11 cases
Apr 22, 2013, 02:50 pm CDT
- 7th Circuit OKs $25K student-loan discharge for ‘destitute’ paralegal
Apr 10, 2013, 01:20 pm CDT
- Closing attorney loses federal mortgage fraud appeal, now faces likely lengthy prison term
Apr 9, 2013, 04:04 pm CDT
- Howrey trustee sues seven more law firms
Apr 8, 2013, 06:53 am CDT
- Ex-client sues Shearman, says firm didn’t warn of $76M pension shortfall before deal closed
Apr 3, 2013, 04:37 pm CDT
- Judge OKs record municipal bankruptcy, says city can’t otherwise provide services
Apr 1, 2013, 05:33 pm CDT
- Baker Botts gets another $5.2M in litgation over $142M fee award in $6B bankruptcy case
Mar 28, 2013, 01:13 pm CDT
- LAPD to get tapes of defense lawyer talks with convicted ‘Charles Manson family’ killer
Mar 26, 2013, 03:34 pm CDT
- ‘Churn that bill, baby!’ email surfaces in fee dispute with DLA Piper
Mar 25, 2013, 03:54 pm CDT
- Trustee wants to raise money to pay Casey Anthony’s debts by selling her life story
Mar 18, 2013, 05:55 pm CDT
- Jones Day lawyer is Detroit’s new emergency financial manager
Mar 15, 2013, 07:01 am CDT
- Trustee for Howrey files first clawback claims against 6 of 71 law firms from which $200M is sought
Mar 14, 2013, 09:45 am CDT
- Law firm settles Pfizer case, pays bills and emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Mar 14, 2013, 09:26 am CDT
- $13M attorney fee in clergy abuse case is at center of ‘epic’ divorce fight
Mar 12, 2013, 08:15 am CDT
- Paul Hastings, 2 partners to pay $1.6M to settle Dewey unfinished business claim
Mar 6, 2013, 12:30 pm CDT
- ‘Girls Gone Wild’ company files for bankruptcy to deal with ‘frivolous and burdensome legal affairs’
Mar 1, 2013, 01:27 pm CDT
- Judge OKs liquidation plan in Dewey & LeBoeuf’s bankruptcy case
Feb 27, 2013, 03:58 pm CDT
- Retired Dewey partners propose to settle bankruptcy case for up to $5K each
Feb 11, 2013, 07:00 am CDT
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