Engaging and Paying Contingency Counsel in Bankruptcy
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Professional Compensation/Fees
Analysis: At Toys ‘R’ Us, a $200 Million Debt Problem Could Lead to $348 Million in Fees
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Debtor’s Chapter 13 Counsel Properly Stiffed for End-of-Case Fees
Practice point: Be sure that a chapter 13 discharge excepts debtor’s unpaid counsel fees.
Court:
Litigation Funding in the Bankruptcy Space
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‘Local vs. National’ Rate Controversy Reemerges in a Catholic Diocese Reorganization
Montana judge cuts committee counsel’s interim allowance to rates charged by debtor’s counsel.
Court:
Bankruptcy Bills Submitted for Puerto Rico Case
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California Supreme Court Kills the Jewel Doctrine on a Certified Question
Jewel has now been formally rejected in New York and California. Washington, D.C. is next.
Court:
Interim Fee Awards in Chapter 13 Are OK Before Conversion
District judge changes local practice in the bankruptcy court on interim awards in chapter 13.
Keynote Address: Supreme Court Review
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Judge Revokes a ‘Nationwide’ Firm’s Right to Practice in Virginia Bankruptcy Court
Local lawyers were also caught up in the maelstrom caused by a ‘nationwide’ firm that skirted bankruptcy law and rules.