• August 17, 2022 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Del. Among 34 AGs Supporting $450M Payment From Bankrupt Opioid Manufacturer

    Opioid drug manufacturer Endo Pharmaceuticals filed a Chapter 11 petition late Tuesday, agreeing to provide $450 million to state and local governments.

    4 minute read

  • In The Matter of the Rehab. of Scottish RE (U.S.), Inc., LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-05-03
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | State and Local Government
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter B. Ladig, GianClaudio Finizio, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Diane J. Bartels, Wilmington, DE; James J. Black, III, Jeffrey B. Miceli, Mark W. Drasnin, Black & Gerngross, P.C., Philadelphia, PA; Michael Busenkell, Gellert Scali Busenkell & Brown, LLC, Wilmington, DE for Scottish RE (U.S.), Inc.
    for defendant: Marisa R. DeFeo, Randall S. MacTough, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher Viceconte, Gibbons P.C., Wilmington, DE; Daniel Hargraves, Freeborn & Peters LLP, New York, NY; Randall S. MacTough, Zarwin Baum Devito Kaplan Schaer Toddy, PC, Wilmington, DE; Joseph B. Cicero, Gregory Stuhlman, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Wilmington, DE; R. Stephen McNeill, D. Ryan Slaugh, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Willaim P. Bowden, Catherine A. Gaul, Ricardo Palacio, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; John C. Phillips, Jr., Paul S. Seward, Phillips, Goldman, Mclaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Joseph C. Schoell, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kathleen M. Miller, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins, LLP, Wilmington, DE; David A. Felice, Bailey & Glasser, LLP, Wilmington, DE; John G. Harris, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE, Garrett B. Moritz, Elizabeth M. Taylor, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew A. Clemente, R. Bradley Drake, John Grothaus, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL; Joelle E. Polesky, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, Wilmington, DE, Travis S. Hunter, Renee M. Mosley, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jarret P. Hitchings, Duane Morris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joseph Larkin, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Barry M. Klayman, Simon Fraser, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Kevin J. Mangan, Nicholas T. Verna, Womble Bond Dickerson (US) LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jody Barillare, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter H. Kyle, John L. Reed, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE, for shareholders and third-parties.

    Case Number: D69799

    In this case of first impression, the court found that the liquidation standard did not operate as a per se requirement for plan approval.

  • April 21, 2022 | New York Law Journal

    NYC Mayor, Elected on Tough-on-Crime Platform, Makes Appointments to Judicial Advisory Committee

    The mayor has nine of his own appointments to the 19-member Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary.

    6 minute read

  • April 20, 2022 | The Recorder

    San Francisco's Opioid Trial Starts Monday. One Defendant Already Settled.

    San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu, at a press conference on Wednesday, said drug companies "flooded San Francisco with prescription opioids," creating a public nuisance. One defendant, Endo, settled for $10 million.

    4 minute read

  • March 14, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

    New Partners 2022

    The Legal Intelligencer congratulates the new class of partners for 2022.

    42 minute read

  • January 27, 2022 | Daily Report Online

    Ga. Judge Among Potential Biden Nominees for Breyer's Supreme Court Seat

    Biden promised to appoint a Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court if a seat opened, and his administration has nominated eight Black women to federal appeals courts so far.

    1 minute read

  • January 26, 2022 | National Law Journal

    Meet the Potential Biden Nominees for Breyer's Supreme Court Seat

    Biden promised to appoint a Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court if a seat opened, and his administration has nominated eight Black women to federal appeals courts so far.

    1 minute read

  • January 21, 2022 | New York Law Journal

    Cooley's Alan Levine Elected as Legal Aid's Board President

    Levine, a senior counsel at Cooley who boasts more than four decades of experience in the profession, will co-lead Legal Aid's board with former Corporation Counsel Zachary Carter, the board's chair.

    2 minute read

  • November 22, 2021 | New York Law Journal

    New York's Largest Appellate Division Department Names New Clerk of Court

    Fasulo has spent the past two decades working various positions around the Brooklyn-based Appellate Division, Second Department.

    2 minute read

  • November 17, 2021 | Supreme Court Brief

    Waiting for a CVSG | A Law Prof's Niche Moment | Here's What Happened in Rhode Island

    Edward Blum, the force behind admissions lawsuits against Harvard College and the University of North Carolina, is hoping the Office of Solicitor General follows traditional practices and soon file its invitation brief in the Harvard case.

    9 minute read