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Bankruptcy Judge's Research Binder Now Updated And Available

12/02/09

I have posted in the past about the helpful research binder that Chief Judge Randall J. Newsome of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California makes available to bankruptcy professionals and the public.

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Powerful, Free Legal Research Tool Now Available

11/23/09

Last week, Google launched a new feature on its Google Scholar specialized search engine that enables full-text searching of published federal and state court opinions, as well as articles in certain legal journals. Users can access the new features by selecting the "Legal opinions and journals" bullet on the Google Scholar main search page. The cases in the Google Scholar database generally include official reporter citation page numbers throughout the decision.

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Second Circuit Decides Whether Unsecured Creditors Can Recover Post-Petition Attorney's Fees

11/10/09

On November 5, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit became the second court of appeals to answer the question left open in the U.S. Supreme Court's March 2007 decision in Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. of America v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 549 U.S. 443 (2007): Can unsecured creditors recover post-petition attorney's fees as part of their unsecured claims?

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A Matter Of Time: Important Amendments To The Bankruptcy Rules Are Coming December 1st

11/02/09

Nearly every year, changes are made to the set of rules that govern how bankruptcy cases are managed -- the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. Normally, the changes address issues identified by an Advisory Committee made up of federal judges, bankruptcy attorneys, and others. This year, the amendments to the national bankruptcy rules are mainly the result of statutory changes enacted by Congress. The new amendments will take effect on December 1, 2009.

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Major Amendments To The CCAA, Canada's Reorganization Law, Are Now In Force

09/22/09

In a post last year entitled "North Of The Border: Reorganization Under Canada's Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act," I discussed the various types of bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings available under Canadian law. Included in the discussion was the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, known as the CCAA, used by many Canadian companies to reorganize.

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Fall 2009 Edition Of Absolute Priority Now Available

09/21/09

The Fall 2009 edition of the Absolute Priority newsletter, published by the Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Bankruptcy & Restructuring group, of which I am a member, has just been released. The newsletter gives updates on current developments and trends in the bankruptcy and workout area.

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