This panel looked at how Covid has affected the legal professional and how it will affect the practice going forward. The panel consisted of Judge Elaine Ha ... Read full article
I have attended and blogged about this conference for a number of years. I remember being captivated by Paul Begala talking about Barack Obama's belief in American Exceptionalism and Gene Wedoff being honored for his service as a judge. This made me ... Read full article
Judge Christopher Sontchi recently issued an important opinion in the Molycorp chapter 11 case . He held that a standard carve-out in a financing order for the fees of counsel and other professionals for an official creditors’ committee will not later ... Read full article
The chapter 11 case of Energy Future Holdings (“EFH” or “Debtors”) roared back to life this month. ... Read full article
Energy Future Holdings (“EFH” or “Debtors”) has cleared all of the preliminary hurdles in its path as it moves towards the confirmation of its plan of reorganization (the “Plan”). Last week Judge Christopher Sontchi of the United States Bankruptcy Court ... Read full article
For the second time in the past few months, Judge Christopher Sontchi has dashed the hopes of certain creditors in the Energy Future Holdings (“ EFH ”) chapter 11 case that they would be paid a make-whole premium worth over $400 million . ... Read full article
Judge Christopher Sontchi issued a notable opinion last week in the bankruptcy case of Energy Future Holdings Corp. , et al . (“EFH”), Case No. 14-10979 (D. Del.), ruling that the repayment in full of certain senior secured notes did not trigger an ... Read full article
Energy Future Holdings (EFH), f/k/a TXU Corp., an energy company centered in Texas, was taken private in 2007 in the largest leveraged buyout transaction that has ever taken place . The deal was largely predicated on an anticipated rise in natural gas ... Read full article
Many commentators have remarked that a “new normal” has evolved for Chapter 11 proceedings , wherein the major constituents negotiate the salient terms and exit strategy of the debtor’s restructuring prior to the filing of the bankruptcy petition, ... Read full article
Many commentators have remarked that a “new normal” has evolved for Chapter 11 proceedings , wherein the major constituents negotiate the salient terms and exit strategy of the debtor’s restructuring prior to the filing of the bankruptcy petition, ... Read full article
Many commentators have remarked that a “new normal” has evolved for Chapter 11 proceedings , wherein the major constituents negotiate the salient terms and exit strategy of the debtor’s restructuring prior to the filing of the bankruptcy petition, ... Read full article
