Law Firms

Higher Ed Law Firm Takes on Bankruptcy Trustees in Tuition Battles

06/29/16

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The law firm that has bailed colleges and universities out of NCAA athletic-compliance trouble is getting dragged into the bankruptcy courtroom, where fights are increasingly breaking out over tuition payments.

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Coming and Going Concerns

06/27/16

Jeffrey D. Pawlitz has joined law firm King & Spalding as a partner in the financial restructuring group. Mr. Pawlitz, who most recently worked with Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago, will be based in New York. He has advised managers and directors in chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings. He has also advised private-equity firms and hedge funds. Mr.

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Commentary: In Chapter 11 Disclosure, No Firm Is Above the Rules

06/22/16

The retention of a professional firm in a chapter 11 case, while requiring some thoughtful and perhaps tedious work, is incredibly straightforward. There are long established standards that are intended to protect the integrity of the proceeding and form the fabric of chapter 11 cases. The successful adjudication of a bankruptcy case requires many building blocks, with process and transparency being two of the most critical.

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Coming and Going Concerns

06/20/16

Thomas M. Horan will lead the law firm Shaw Fishman Glantz & Towbin’s new office in Delaware. Mr. Horan, who most recently worked with law firm Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, has represented debtors, creditors’ committees and other parties in chapter 11 cases. Mr. Horan is on the American Bankruptcy Institute’s board of directors.

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Coming and Going Concerns

06/13/16

Alvin F. Benton Jr. has joined law firm Dorf & Nelson in the litigation department. Mr. Benton has experience in debt restructurings, receiverships and other bankruptcy matters, and he also has experience in business and real-estate litigation. He earned his law degree from Florida A&M University College of Law.

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Coming and Going Concerns

05/23/16

Timothy Bennett has joined law firm Seyfarth Shaw as senior counsel in the firm’s corporate department. Mr. Bennett focuses on distressed and special situations sectors and has worked with brokerages, hedge funds and banks. He has experience in bankruptcy claims, loan portfolios and interests in liquidating funds. Mr. Bennett earned his law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law.

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Coming and Going Concerns

05/16/16

Jorge Neri Bonilla has become partner at legal and business counseling firm JNF & Asociados in Los Angeles, where he will work on strategic business consulting and negotiation. Mr. Bonilla, an entrepreneur who speaks English and Spanish, has experience in bankruptcy, restructuring, banking transactions and mergers and acquisitions. He also has experience in energy and petroleum deals.

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Coming and Going Concerns

05/09/16

David Ampaw and Chris Parker have been promoted to partner in the restructuring group in DLA Piper’s London office. Mr. Ampaw has advised clients in restructurings, workouts and insolvencies in the U.K. and abroad, and he has experience in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Parker has experience with fraud, investigations and litigation in complex restructurings.

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Coming and Going Concerns

05/02/16

Jason J. DeJonker has joined law firm Bryan Cave in Chicago as a partner with the bankruptcy, restructuring and creditors’ rights group, where he will work on litigation related to corporate bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. DeJonker has worked on chapter 11 cases, prebankruptcy workouts and debtor-in-possession, or DIP, financing. He also has worked with clients in the real estate and finance industries.

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Coming and Going Concerns

04/25/16

David Flannery has joined GSO Capital Partners, Blackstone’s global credit investment platform, as a senior managing director. Mr. Flannery, who will be based in New York, most recently worked with Anchorage Capital Group. He has experience in illiquid credit opportunities and collateralized loan obligations, or CLOs.

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