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August 3, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Kirkland & Ellis, Jackson Walker Dominate Debtor-Side Bankruptcy as Restructuring Market Heats Up

Corporate filings are rebounding after two slow years, with Kirkland and its Texas-based dance partner leading the way.

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July 22, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Bankruptcy Judge Rejects Kossoff Effort to Claim Fifth Amendment Privilege in Law Firm Chapter 7 Proceedings

Kossoff has been accused of stealing millions of dollars he was supposed to hold in escrow for clients, which led to an ongoing investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and several civil lawsuits.

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Matter of Avaya Inc., 17-10089

Publication Date: 2017-09-25
Practice Area: Bankruptcy
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Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District
Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Marlene Clark: Jeffrey Chubak, Esq. of Counsel, Storch Amini PC, New York, NY.
for defendant: Counsel for the Debtors and Debtors-in-Possession: James H.M. Sprayregen, P.C., Esq., Jonathan S. Henes, P.C., Esq., Patrick J. Nash, Jr., P.C., Esq., Ryan Preston Dahl, Esq., Bradley Thomas Giordano, Esq., of Counsel, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY. Counsel to the Ad Hoc First Lien Group: Ira S. Dizengoff, Esq., Philip C. Dublin, Esq., Abid Qureshi, Esq., of Counsel, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, New York, NY. Counsel to the Ad Hoc Crossover Group: Kristopher M. Hansen, Esq., Sayan Bhattacharyya, Esq., Gabriel E. Sasson, Esq., of Counsel, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, New York, NY. Counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors: Lorenzo Marinuzzi, Esq., Todd M. Goren, Esq., of Counsel, Morrison & Foerster LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 17-10089

Pension to Surviving Wife Is 'Survivor Benefit' Not 'Retiree Benefit' Under Code §1114(a)

Motors Liquidation Company Avoidance Action Trust, by and through the Wilmington Trust Company, solely in its capacity as Trust Administrator and Trustee, Plaintiff v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al., Defendants, 09-00504

Publication Date: 2017-02-09
Practice Area: Bankruptcy
Industry: Automotive
Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District
Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff by: Eric B. Fisher, Esq., Neil S. Binder, Esq., Lindsay A. Bush, Esq., Lauren K. Handelsman, Esq., Binder & Schwartz LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: Attorneys for GMAM Investment Funds Trust, Lehman GMAM Investment Funds Trust, and Pension Inv. Committee of GM for GM Employees Domestic Group Pension Trust by: Arthur J. Steinberg, Esq., Edward L. Ripley, Esq., King & Spalding LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 09-00504

Cite as: Motors Liquidation Co. v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, 09-00504, NYLJ 1202778803972, at *1 (SDNY, Decided December 7, 2016) 09-00504 Bankruptcy

Securities Investor Protection Corporation v. Madoff, 08-01789

Publication Date: 2016-11-25
Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Civil Procedure | White Collar Crime
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Court: Bankruptcy Court, Southern District
Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff, Irving H. Picard, Trustee for the Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC: David J. Sheehan, Esq., Regina Griffin, Esq., Thomas L. Long, Esq., Seanna R. Brown, Esq., Amanda E. Fein, Esq., Catherine E. Woltering, Esq., of Counsel, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: Liaison Counsel for All Subsequent Transferee Defendants1: Robinson B. Lacy, Esq., of Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. Franklin B. Velie, Esq., Jonathan G. Kortmansky, Esq., Mitchell C. Stein, Esq., of Counsel, Sullivan & Worchester LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Bureau of Labor Insurance: Michael B. Himmel, Esq., Amiad M. Kushner, Esq., Lauren M. Garcia, Esq., of Counsel, Lowenstein Sandler LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 08-01789 (SMB)

Cite as: SIPC v. Madoff, 08-01789, NYLJ 1202773121758, at *1 (SDNY, Decided November 21, 2016) CASE NAME Securities Investor Protection Corporation, Plaintiff

In re: Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, et al., Debtor, 12-12321 (MG)

Publication Date: 2014-11-04
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Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District
Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Alan M. Jacobs, Liquidating Trustee for the Dewey & LeBoeuf Liquidation Trust By: Christopher R. Murray, Esq., Diamond McCarthy LLP, Houston, TX.
for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants John J. Altorelli By: Paul Jasper, Esq., Admitted pro hac vice, Shnader Harrison Segal& Lewis LLP, San Francisco, CA. Attorneys for Defendants John J. Altorelli By: Michael Tamasco, Esq., Shnader Harrison Segal& Lewis LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Defendants John J. Altorelli By: Thomas Califano, Esq., Joshua A. Kane, Esq., DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY. Attorneys for Defendant Michael Steele By: Christopher F. Graham, Esq., McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Defendants Ronald Zdrojeski and David R. Greene By: Christopher J. Major, Esq., Meister Seelig & Fein LLP, New York, NY. By: L. Londell McMillan, Esq. (pro se), The McMillan Firm, New York, NY. Attorneys for Steven P. Otillar By: David C. McGrail, Esq., McGrail & Bensinger LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Terrence Mahoney By: Richard Levine, Esq., Nelson Kinder & Mosseau P.C., Boston, Massachusetts. Attorneys for Terrence Mahoney By: Howard P. Magaliff, Esq., Rich Michaelson Magaliff Moser, LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 12-12321 (MG)

Cite as: In re: Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, 12-12321 (MG), NYLJ 1202675059092, at *1 (Bankruptcy, SDNY, Decided October 29, 2014) 12-12321 (MG) Bankr

In re: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, Debtor, 08-99000 (SMB); 08-01789 (SMB)

Publication Date: 2014-08-18
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Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District
Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Stuart M. Bernstein
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff, Irving H. Picard, Trustee for the Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC: Marc E. Hirschfield, Esq., Marc D. Powers, Esq., David J. Sheehan, Esq., of Counsel, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants J. Ezra Merkin & Gabriel Capital Corporation: Andrew J. Levander, Esq., Gary J. Mennitt, Esq., Jonathan D. Perry, Esq., Neil A. Steiner, Esq., M. Katherine Stroker, Esq., of Counsel, Dechert LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Defendants Gabriel Capital, L.P. & Ariel Fund Ltd.: Casey D. Laffey, Esq., James C. McCarroll, Esq., of Counsel, Reed Smith LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Defendant Ascot Partners, L.P.: Judith A. Archer, Esq., David L. Barrack, Esq., Daniel M. Glosband, Esq., Christopher R. Newcomb, Esq., David B. Schwartz, Esq., Joseph A. Schwartz, Esq., Matthew T. Tulchin, Esq., Jami Mills Vibbert, Esq., of Counsel, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., New York, NY. Attorneys for Ascot Fund Ltd.: Douglas R. Hirsch, Esq., Jennifer A. Rossan, Esq., of Counsel, Sadis & Goldberg LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 08-99000 (SMB); 08-01789 (SMB)

Cite as: In re: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Sec. LLC, 08-99000 (SMB), NYLJ 1202666939783, at *1 (Bankruptcy., SDNY, Decided August 12, 2014)/

In re: GSC Group, 10-14653

Publication Date: 2013-12-19
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Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District
Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Shelley C. Chapman
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for the Debtors by: Aaron Rubinstein, Esq., Jeffrey A. Fuisz, Esq., Kaye Scholer LLP, New York, NY. By: Tracy Hope Davis, Esq., Andrea B. Schwartz, Esq., Carole Ryczek, Esq., United States Department of Justice Office of the United States Trustee New York, NY.
for defendant: Attorneys for Black Diamond Capital Management, LLC and GSC Acquisition Holdings, LLC, By: Daniel J. McGuire, Esq., Gregory M. Gartland, Esq., Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL. By: Rolf S. Woolner, Esq., Los Angeles, CA. Attorneys for Capstone Advisory Group, LLC by: Andrew M. Leblanc, Esq., Anne Knight, Esq., Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Capstone Advisory Group, LLC by: Steven J. Mandelsberg, Esq., Jonathan M. Proman, Esq., Hahn & Hessen, New York, NY. Attorneys for Thomas Libassi, Philip Raygorodetsky, Seth Katzenstein, and Nicholas Petrusic by: David Daniels, Esq., Keith Sambur, Esq., Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Robert J. Manzo, RJM, LLC, & RJM I, LLC by: Joseph T. Baio, Esq., Paul V. Shalhoub, Esq., Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Chapter 11 Trustee, James L. Garrity, Jr., and GSC Liquidating Trust by: Andrew V. Tenzer, Esq., Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Kaye Scholer LLP by: Scott L. Hazan, Esq., Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen P.C., New York, NY.
Case Number: 10-14653 (SCC)

Cite as: GSC Group, Inc., 10-14653 (SCC), NYLJ 1202633834843, at *1 (Bankruptcy., SD, Decided December 12, 2013) 10-14653 (SCC) Bankruptcy Judge S

Lyondell Chemical Co., 09-10023 (REG)

Publication Date: 2013-11-08
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Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District
Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Robert E. Gerber
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff Highland Capital Management, L.P. By: Deborah Deitsch-Perez, Esq. (argued), Lackey Hershman, LLP, Dallas, TX.
for defendant: Attorneys for Defendant UBS Securities LLC By: Linda H. Martin, Esq. (argued), Anne L. Knight, Esq., Daniel Stujenske, Esq., Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP
Case Number: 09-10023 (REG)

Cite as: Lyondell Chemical Co., 09-10023 (REG), NYLJ 1202626849767, at *1 (Bankruptcy SD, Decided April 10, 2013) 09-10023 (REG) Bankruptcy Judge

In re: Calpine Corp. (Law Debenture Trust Co. of New York v. Calpine Corp.), 06 Civ. 5185

Publication Date: 2007-01-22
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Date Filed: 2007-01-09
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
Judge: Shira Scheindlin
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
for defendant:
Case Number: 06 Civ. 5185

U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Edward S. Weisfelner, Esq. Sigmund S. Wissner-Gross, Esq. Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP J