• SunEdison Litigation Trust v. Seller Note LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-11-06
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws | Bankruptcy
    Industry: Energy
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for the SunEdison Litigation Trust: Steven L. Klepper, Esq., David R. Hurst, Esq., Daniel F.X. Geoghan, Esq., Mark Tsukerman, Esq., of counsel, Cole Schotz P.C., New York, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for D. E. Shaw CF-SP Series 1 MWP Acquisition, L.L.C.; D. E. Shaw CF-SP Series 8-01, L.L.C.; D. E. Shaw CF-SP Series 10-07, L.L.C.; D. E. Shaw CF-SP Series 11-06, L.L.C.; D. E. Shaw CF-SP Series 13-04, L.L.C.; D. E. Shaw Composite Holdings, L.L.C.; Madison Dearborn Capital Partners IV, L.P.; and Northwestern University: Shannon Rose Selden, Esq., My Chi To, Esq., Erica S. Weisgerber, Esq., Melanie Burke, Esq., Brandon Fetzer, Esq. of counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, New York.

    Case Number: 18-01537

    Adversary Proceeding Defendants Shielded by 11 USC §546(e) Safe Harbor

  • Ien v. TransCare Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-16
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Employment Compliance
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Jack A. Raisner, Esq., René S. Roupinian, Esq., Robert N. Fisher, Esq., of counsel, Outten & Golden LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Non-Debtor Defendants: Nicole A. Eichberger, Esq., Gillian G. Egan, Esq., Kathleen M. McKenna, Esq., of counsel, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Debtor-Defendants: Joseph S. Maniscalco, Esq., Holly R. Holecek, Esq., of counsel, Lamonica Herbst & Maniscalco, LLP, Wantagh, NY.

    Case Number: 16-01033

    Debtor Firms' Defenses Struck; Feb. 2016 Notices' Confusion, Ambiguity Violated WARN Acts

  • Matter of Gaulsh

    Publication Date: 2019-07-23
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Debtor: Colin M. Linsenman, Esq., of Counsel, Law Office of Colin M. Linsenman, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorney for New York State Department of Taxation and Finance: Jeffrey K. Cymbler, Esq., District Tax Attorney, of Counsel, Amanda Hiller, Deputy Commissioner and Counsel, Brooklyn, NY.

    Case Number: 15-12496

    Code §§501, 502(b)(1) Noted in Rejection of Objection That Tax Body's Claim Was Too Low

  • In re SunEdison Inc.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-15
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for the Debtors: Anthony W. Clark, Esq., Jay M. Goffman, Esq., J. Eric Ivester, Esq., James J. Mazza, Jr., Esq., Louis S. Chiappetta, Esq., of Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Four Times Square New York, NY.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 16-10992

    Reorganization Plan's Release Denied Approval; Non-Voting Releasors' Consent Not Shown

  • SMP Ltd. v. SunEdison, Inc., 17-01057

    Publication Date: 2017-10-20
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Bankruptcy Court, Southern District
    Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for SMP Ltd.: Lisa M. Schweitzer, Esq., Jane VanLare, Esq., of Counsel, Clearly Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for SunEdison, Inc.: Jay M. Goffman, Esq., J. Eric Ivester, Esq., James J. Mazza, Jr., Esq. (admitted pro hac vice), Louis S. Chiappetta, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice), Robert A. Weber, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice), of Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited: Michael A. Rosenthal, Esq., Marshall R. King, Esq., Matthew G. Blouslog, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice), of Counsel, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 17-01057

    Korean Insolvency Law Not Afforded Comity in Finding Agreement's Termination

  • In re: Gawker Media LLC, 16-11700

    Publication Date: 2017-09-01
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District
    Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for the Debtors and Reorganized Debtors: Gregg M. Galardi, Esq., D. Ross Martin, Esq., Peter Walkingshaw, Esq., of Counsel Ropes & Gray LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Counsel for Charles C. Johnson and Got News LLC: Jay M. Wolman, Esq. of Counsel, Randazza Legal Group, PLLC, Hartford, Connecticut.

    Case Number: 16-11700

    Defamation Was Not Personal Tort With No Physical or Psychic

  • January 20, 2017 | The American Lawyer

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  • Securities Investor Protection Corporation v. Madoff, 08-01789

    Publication Date: 2016-11-25
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Civil Procedure | White Collar Crime
    Industry:
    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: AOG Entertainment, Inc., et al,1 Debtor, 16-11090

    Publication Date: 2016-10-04
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District
    Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Simon Robert Fuller: Timothy W. Walsh, Esq., Darren Azman, Esq., of Counsel, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, New York, NY. Counsel for the Debtors and Debtors in Possession: Matthew A. Feldman, Esq., Paul V. Shalhoub, Esq., Matthew Freimuth, Esq., Andrew S. Mordkoff, Esq., of Counsel, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Counsel for the Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Lenders: Lee R. Bogdanoff, Esq., David A. Fidler, Esq., Whitman L. Holt, Esq., of Counsel, Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP, Los Angeles, California. Counsel for Crestview Media Investors, L.P.: Eric D. Winston, Esq., of Counsel, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles, California, Scott C. Shelley, Esq., of Counsel, New York, NY. Counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors: Craig A. Wolfe, Esq., Jason R. Alderson, Esq., of Counsel, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 16-11090

    Cite as: In re: AOG Entertainment, Inc., 16-11090, NYLJ 1202769152392, at *1 (Bankruptcy, SDNY, Decided September 16, 2016) 16-11090 Bankruptcy Ju

  • Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, 08-01789

    Publication Date: 2016-05-05
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District
    Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: David J. Sheehan, Esq., Nicholas J. Cremona, Esq., James H. Rollinson, Esq., Of Counsel, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendant: Paul Z. Lewis, Esq., Gregory S. Goett, Esq., Of Counsel, Lewis & McKenna, Saddle River, NJ. Gregory Schwed, Esq., Of Counsel, Loeb & Loeb LLP, New York, NY. -and- Richard A. Kirby, Esq., Of Counsel, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Washington, D.C. -and- Matthew A. Kupillas, Esq., Of Counsel, Milberg LLP, New York, NY. -and- Carole Neville, Esq., Of Counsel, Dentons US LLP, New York, NY. -and- Attorneys for Proposed Intervenors: Richard Levy, Jr., Esq., Of Counsel, Pryor Cashman LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 08-01789

    Cite as: Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, 08-01789, NYLJ 1202756726396, at *1 (SDNY, Decided April 25, 2016) CASEN