Law Firms

Dewey Plots Official End for Russian, Kazakh Outposts

08/09/12
EPA

Dewey & LeBoeuf is officially backing out of the (former) U.S.S.R.

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The Daily Docket: Falcone Fires Back at LightSquared Lenders

08/09/12

Phil Falcone’s Harbinger Capital Partners has said an investigation by lenders to LightSquared into so-called insider loans the wireless company received is meant to “embarrass” and “harass” the hedge fund. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Santa Ysabel Seeks Bankruptcy Harbor

08/07/12

Santa Ysabel Resort and Casino—too broke to build its resort and too small to lure many gamblers to its casino on a reservation outside San Diego—is about to test the notion that Native American enterprises aren’t eligible for protection under U.S. bankruptcy law. Read the Daily Banrkuptcy Review Small Cap article via The Wall Street Journal.

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Washington Mutual 24/7 Legal Bills Are Business as Usual

08/02/12
Associated Press

Cries of “fraud” from a few unhappy Washington Mutual Inc.

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The Daily Docket: Judge Won’t Move Kodak Patent Dispute

07/30/12
Associated Press/dapd

A judge denied Apple Inc.’s bid to move a patent dispute with Eastman Kodak Co. out of bankruptcy court.

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The Daily Docket: Lehman Boosts Cash Estimate to $40.5B

07/27/12
Reuters

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

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The Daily Docket: US Airways CEO Skeptical of AMR Merger Exploration

07/26/12

The head of US Airways Group Inc. on Wednesday expressed reservations about the strategic review being conducted by AMR Corp. and said he could go directly to its rival’s creditors in a bid to cement a merger. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Dewey Docket Dump: Fees, ‘Incentive’ Pay and a Looming Deadline

07/25/12
EPA

Curious to know how much it costs to shut down a big, super-indebted law firm?

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The Daily Docket: Judge Endorses Tribune Plan

07/24/12

A bankruptcy judge Monday officially signed off on Tribune Co .’s Chapter 11 plan, endorsing final documents setting out the debt-for-equity swap that will make the media company property of hedge funds and banks. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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