• In re: Energy Future Holdings Corp.

    Publication Date: 2019-07-03
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: GianClaudio Finizio and Neil B. Glassman, Bayard P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jeremy C. Hollembeak, Michael S. Kim, Benjamin J. Sauter and Andrew D. Wang, Kobre & Kim, New York, NY for Delaware Trust Co. Ashley R. Altschuler and R. Craig Martin, DLA Piper, Wilmington, DE
    for defendant: Thomas J. Curtin, Ellen M. Halstead, Howard R. Hawkins, Jr., Michele Maman and Mark C. Ellenberg, Cadwalader Wicker-sham & Taft, New York, NY and Washington, DC; Scott B. Czerwonka, Wilks Lukoff & Bracegirdle, Wilmington, DE for Mor-gan Stanley Capital Group Inc. George A. Davis, Latham & Watkins, New York, NY; Michael D. DeBaecke, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; Peter M. Friedman, Jonathan Rosenberg and Daniel S. Shamah, O'Melveny & Myers, Washington, DC and New York, NY; Thomas R. Hooper and Mark D. Kotwick, Seward & Kissel, New York, NY; Joseph H. Huston, Jr., Stevens & Lee, Wilmington, DE for Wilmington Trust N.A. Mark E. Felger and Simon Fraser, Cozen O'Connor, Wilmington, DE; Hu-mayun Khalid, Thomas J. Moloney and Sean A. O'Neal, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, New York, NY for J. Aron & Co. Bradley R. Aronstam and Nicholas D. Mozal, Ross Aronstam & Moritz, Wilmington, DE , Adam B. Banks, Weil Gotshal & Manges, New York, NY for Titan Investment Holdings LP.

    Case Number: D68617

    Following approval of a bankruptcy plan and corporate restructuring, payments and distributions to creditors were no longer considered collateral or proceeds under the waterfall provision of an intercreditor agreement.

  • June 17, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

    Newsmakers: Week of June 17

    Butler Snow continues to expand its presence in Texas with the additions of Candice M. Carson to the firm's Dallas office and Thomas A. Forbes to…

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  • June 13, 2019 | The Recorder

    PG&E Hires Morrison & Foerster to Defend CPUC Investigation

    Morrison & Foerster is now one of several large firms with a hand in the utility giant's bankruptcy proceedings.

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  • April 29, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

    After a Year, Leaders of Merged Texas Firms Reflect on Combinations

    A year after three large Texas firms merged with national firms, their leaders are optimistic about the future.

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  • April 8, 2019 | Legaltech News

    Do Minimum Hourly Billing Requirements Lead to Overbilling?

    Annual billing requirements can encourage overwork and overbilling, but savvy corporate law departments can use AI to reinforce accuracy.

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  • April 2, 2019 | The American Lawyer

    Cravath Has Already Collected $75.7M in PG&E Bankruptcy

    Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Jenner & Block have also been paid several million dollars during the utility company's Chapter 11 proceedings.

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  • April 2, 2019 | The Recorder

    PG&E Legal Bills Already Top $84M for Chapter 11 Case

    Pacific Gas and Electric Co. paid Cravath, Swaine & Moore over $75 million, while Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Jenner & Block and Keller & Benvenutti have each brought in several million dollars from the utility company's bankruptcy.

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  • March 25, 2019 | The American Lawyer

    The American Lawyer's 2019 Dealmakers of the Year

    From major mergers to high-stakes proxy fights, these lawyers made it all come together on the biggest deals of last year.

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  • March 20, 2019 | The Recorder

    Private Equity and Impact Investing: Rethinking Exit Opportunities

    Private equity, with its appetite for risk and ability to quickly access industry expertise, represents an increasingly promising source of capital for socially conscious and environmentally sustainable enterprises.

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  • In re Maxus Energy Corp.

    Publication Date: 2019-03-20
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Environmental Law
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Sontchi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert J. Dehney, Curtis S. Miller and Daniel B. Butz, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert Lemons, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY; Edward Soto, Miami, FL for Repsol defendants.
    for defendant: Brian E. Farnan and Michael J. Farnan, Farnan LLP, Wilmington, DE; J. Christopher Shore,White & Case LLP, New York, NY for liquidating trustee.

    Case Number: D68497

    Bankruptcy court declined to abstain because neither mandatory abstention nor the Rooker-Feldman doctrine applied to the facts, and permissive abstention would interfere with the creditors' recovery.