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A previous article discussed the rising prevalence of mediation in large chapter 11 bankruptcies, especially its use in previously rare scenarios such as plan confirmation. Part II considers a more traditional mediation topic: adversary proceedings.
Financial Poise Webinars™ announces “Focus on Manufacturing,” a live webinar premiering November 9th at 2:00 PM CST. This webinar is co-produced by West LegalEdCenter™ and part of the “ Chapter 11- Industry Focus 2023 ” series. It will feature Jonathan Friedland (Much Shelist, P.C.); Ken Yager...
On November 1, 2023, Candice Kline will speak during the Financial Poise Webinar RESTRUCTURING, INSOLVENCY & TROUBLED COMPANIES 2023. The topic which she will speak on is "Bad Debtor Owes Me Money."
Panel 4: The Connections Between Insurance and Litigation Funding Join Partner Brian Michalek and the University of Chicago Center on Law and Finance , in sponsorship with Burford Capital and Alliant, at the 2023 Chicago Conference on Litigation Finance. This conference will explore the policy...
Paige Topper will participate in the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ) 2023 NextGen Program. Each year, the NCBJ NextGen program selects up to 50 "up-and-coming" bankruptcy practitioners who "demonstrate legal excellence in the practice of bankruptcy law" to participate in a four-day...
Crypto and Bankruptcy: Where We Are and Where We Are Going This panel discussed the current state of crypto and digital asset bankruptcies. The panelists also revisited hot topics from last year, covered major decisions made, issues still to be decided, and how the law is adapting with this...
Hedge funds and other distressed debt traders buy and sell millions of dollars of distressed securities and bankruptcy claims every day. A number of private equity funds focus exclusively on buying distressed businesses, fixing, and selling them. And fortunes are made when real estate crashes by...
WILMINGTON, DEL., (SEPT 21, 2023) – In joining Saul Ewing as a new partner, Evan Miller brings almost 15 years of experience handling bankruptcy and restructuring matters, both in and out of court, as well as bankruptcy litigation for clients. He is resident in the firm’s Wilmington, Delaware office...
International Committee’s Special Feature Webinar on Cross-Border Restructuring, Litigation and Asset Recovery Join Candice Kline for this introduction to international insolvency issues including issues surrounding foreign domicile creditors, recovery of assets located in foreign jurisdictions, and...
We are Addicted to Purdue Pharma; You Should Be Too! Now that the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal filed by the US Trustee Program in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy, speculation is rife as to what decision will follow and how it will affect the use of nonconsensual third-party releases in...
Saul Ewing’s Casey Grabenstein and Andrew Schwerin write that courts are divided on whether plaintiff bias justifies discovery about litigation funding. They argue litigation funding wouldn’t often create a conflict of interest for a plaintiff.