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Post date: Tuesday, January 01, 2008
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Elizabeth Bohn

After Rica Chamberlain, former counsel for bankrupt boy-band promoter Lou Pearlman, failed to respond to his requests for turnover of records and computer files re

Post date: Tuesday, January 01, 2008

The last few years have been marked by unprecedented high levels of liquidity in the U.S. economy.

Post date: Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Section 523(a)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code excepts from discharge any debt “for fraud or defalcation, while acting in a fiduciary capacity, embezzlement, or larceny.” While at first glance interpreting this section of the Code might appear straightforward, the current state of the law appears to contradict this notion.

Post date: Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Too often in my role as a trustee or as the trustee’s attorney, I run into a debtor, defendant or witness who will claim the information I need is missing, or make a dubious claim not to remember key facts. This article distills some of my thoughts and observations on how to deal with these situations.

Post date: Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Personal Bankruptcy Hell:[1]
Your Client’s Worst Nightmare

Debtor Compliance Program in Canada

Post date: Wednesday, December 12, 2007

I don’t know if this happens to you a lot or whether it is peculiar to my household but … I have two feet. I know this as I see them everyday. They have conveyed me faithfully over many miles. Each morning I put on two shoes and two socks, and at the end of the day I take off two shoes and two socks.

Post date: Tuesday, December 04, 2007
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Eduardo Alfonso Eric Martínez Rodríguez[1]

During a Mexican insolvency proceeding, prosecution of several criminal conducts may occur. Such conducts may be attributed to the members of the board of directors, managers, employees and receivers of the insolvent company.

Post date: Sunday, November 11, 2007
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Heather M. Forrest

Bankruptcy Judge Jeff Bohm of the U.S.

Post date: Sunday, November 11, 2007

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Mr. Michael D. Napoli
Co-Chair
Akerman LLP
Dallas, TX
(214) 720-4300

Mr. Nathaniel J. Palmer
Co-Chair
Reid Collins & Tsai LLP
Austin, TX
(512) 647-6107

Mr. Christian A. Pereyda
Education Director
Maynard Nexsen, PC
Birmingham, AL
(205) 254-1854

Ms. Alyson M. Fiedler, Esq.
Newsletter Editor
Ice Miller LLC
New York, NY
(212) 835-6315

Mr. Aaron M. Kaufman
Special Projects Leader
Gray Reed & McGraw LLP
Dallas, TX
(469) 320-6050

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