Bankruptcy Law 
Luongo’s Centolire to Close Amid Restaurant Bankruptcy – Bloomberg
In the filing last week, Luongo said he couldn’t raise financing to save the restaurant or afford a bankruptcy law firm. Luongo asked U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Gerber to dismiss the case so he can sell Centolire’s assets. Anthony Bourdain … Continue reading
Bankruptcy Lawyers Handling Corporate Bailouts Need to be Reined In – YAHOO!
The Justice Department, through its U.S. Trustee Program, hopes to enforce financial discipline on law firms and bankruptcy lawyers retained by corporations receiving public assistance. Now that taxpayer dollars are coming into the mix, it is clear bailout …
Bankruptcy Attorney Timothy S. Kingcade Receives ‘AV Preeminent’ Rating from Martindale-Hubbell – PRLog (free press release)
Attorney Kingcade practices exclusively in the field of bankruptcy law, handling Chapter 7 filings and foreclosure defense cases for the Southern District of Florida. As an experienced CPA as well as a proven bankruptcy attorney, Timothy Kingcade knows how …
Dewey creditors’ committee taps law firm Brown Rudnick – Reuters India
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The law firm Brown Rudnick has been tapped to represent the committee of unsecured creditors in the bankruptcy of legal giant Dewey & LeBoeuf – a bankruptcy that is expected to be contentious and could drag … Continue reading
Dewey creditors’ committee taps law firm Brown Rudnick – Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The law firm Brown Rudnick has been tapped to represent the committee of unsecured creditors in the bankruptcy of legal giant Dewey & LeBoeuf – a bankruptcy that is expected to be contentious and could drag … Continue reading
Bankruptcy lawyers resist scrutiny over fees – YAHOO!
In one recent example, during the two-and-a-half-year restructuring of Lehman Brothers, payments to the law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges totaled $383 million, according to a securities filing in March. Legal fees are at issue also in the bankruptcy of … Continue reading
Bankruptcy lawyers resist scrutiny over fees – Reuters
The final decision on fees is up to a bankruptcy judge, guided by what U.S. law says is “necessary” and “reasonable.” The U.S. Trustee Program wants to know whether law firms inflate their rates in bankruptcy cases — for example, … Continue reading
Dewey & LeBoeuf Bankruptcy Filing Marks Biggest Law Firm Collapse In U.S. History – jdsupra.com
Law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf filed for Chapter 11 protection under bankruptcy law this week, a move that will be followed by liquidation and represent the single largest collapse of a legal firm in the history of the United States. … Continue reading
U.S. bankruptcy lawyers resist scrutiny over fees – Reuters India
The final decision on fees is up to a bankruptcy judge, guided by what U.S. law says is “necessary” and “reasonable.” The U.S. Trustee Program wants to know whether law firms inflate their rates in bankruptcy cases – for example, … Continue reading
US bankruptcy lawyers resist scrutiny over fees – Reuters
The final decision on fees is up to a bankruptcy judge, guided by what U.S. law says is “necessary” and “reasonable.” The U.S. Trustee Program wants to know whether law firms inflate their rates in bankruptcy cases – for example, … Continue reading
