News Topic: fees

Energy Future Holdings’ bid to restructure some $42 billion in debt under bankruptcy protection isn’t just the biggest busted LBO in history. It’s also something of a full employment act for bankruptcy lawyers, especially now that cracks are showing in ... Read full article

The company behind the chemical spill that tainted the water supply of 300,000 people in West Virginia spent $1.9 million on attorneys and advisers in the first months of its bankruptcy case. ... Read full article

The company behind the chemical spill that tainted the water supply of 300,000 people in West Virginia spent $1.9 million on attorneys and advisers in the first months of its bankruptcy case. ... Read full article

The company behind the chemical spill that tainted the water supply of 300,000 people in West Virginia spent $1.9 million on attorneys and advisers in the first months of its bankruptcy case. ... Read full article

The team winding down the remnants of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. has reached a far-ranging settlement resolving Fannie Mae’s $18.9 billion claim stemming from mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities the failed investment bank sold to Fannie Mae ... Read full article

The team winding down the remnants of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. has reached a far-ranging settlement resolving Fannie Mae’s $18.9 billion claim stemming from mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities the failed investment bank sold to Fannie Mae ... Read full article

European Pressphoto Agency A view of an empty house with the GM building in downtown Detroit in the background The ... Read full article

European Pressphoto Agency A view of an empty house with the GM building in downtown Detroit in the background The ... Read full article

A federal judge says corporate bankruptcy lawyers and advisers should err on the side of transparency when seeking court approval for the “handsome” fees they charge their clients. A kerfuffle over professional fees in the bankruptcy case of investment ... Read full article

A federal judge says corporate bankruptcy lawyers and advisers to err on the side of transparency when seeking court approval for the “handsome” fees they charge their clients. A kerfuffle over professional fees in the bankruptcy case of investment firm ... Read full article

Detroit’s bankruptcy judge allowed appeals of the city’s bankruptcy eligibility ruling and the pension ruling, the Detroit Free Press reports . ... Read full article

Detroit’s bankruptcy judge allowed appeals of the city’s bankruptcy eligibility ruling and the pension ruling, the Detroit Free Press reports . ... Read full article

Reuters A manhole cover bears the logo/design of Jefferson County, Alabama in this August 9, 2011, file photo. A bankruptcy judge cleared Jefferson Count ... Read full article

Reuters A manhole cover bears the logo/design of Jefferson County, Alabama in this August 9, 2011, file photo. A bankruptcy judge cleared Jefferson Count ... Read full article

EPA A government effort to crack down on the fees corporate bankruptcy lawyers charge quietly took effect this month, though time will tell how attorneys and judges alike react to the new rules. ... Read full article

EPA A government effort to crack down on the fees corporate bankruptcy lawyers charge quietly took effect this month, though time will tell how attorneys and judges alike react to the new rules. ... Read full article

Detroit’s ready to make a case for its bankruptcy eligibility Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reports . ... Read full article

Electricity producer NRG Energy Inc. is set to buy Edison Mission for $2.6 billion, The Wall Street Journal reports . ... Read full article