The Pandemic Was No Reason for Raising an Investment Banker’s Cap on a Fixed Fee
The length and the effects of the pandemic were capable of being ‘anticipated’ and therefore provide no reason for modifying a fixed fee under Section 328(a).
Marrying an Adversary Doesn’t Mean Disqualification, Third Circuit Says
Following the Model Rules and erecting ethical screens allows adversary lawyers to date and marry.
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Ethics Challenges of Today
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Being Tossed Off a Committee Doesn’t Confer Appellate Standing, District Judge Says
Being removed from an official committee doesn’t harm the former member’s pecuniary interests and therefore doesn’t confer appellate standing.
Claims Agents Are Barred from Making Money on the Side from the Claims Docket
Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane in New York barred a chapter 11 claims agent from selling the claims docket to a claims trader in return for a share of the fees earned by the trader.
‘Results Obtained’ Can Justify Cutting Fees by 50%, Sixth Circuit Says
In fee allowances, considering ‘results obtained’ survived the 1994 amendments to Section 330(a).
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Licensed Attorney Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud, Agrees to Disbarment
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