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Cullen and Dykman LLP Opens Albany Office; Names Brian T. FitzGerald, Partner-In-Charge - StreetInsider.com

06/04/12

A full-service law firm, Cullen and Dykman LLP is focusing its growth in the Albany region in the areas of energy law and utility regulation, banking, education, construction law, bankruptcy and litigation. “Establishing an office in the state capital is ...

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Cullen and Dykman LLP Opens Albany Office; Names Brian T. FitzGerald, Partner-In-Charge - Yahoo Finance

06/04/12

A full-service law firm, Cullen and Dykman LLP is focusing its growth in the Albany region in the areas of energy law and utility regulation, banking, education, construction law, bankruptcy and litigation. “Establishing an office in the state ...

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Trustee Report Details Possible Claims Against Corzine and Others - New York Times

06/04/12

Foreshadowing potential litigation to recover money for customers ... is the most comprehensive telling to date of the MF Global bankruptcy. The findings focus on the tenure of Jon S. Corzine, a former Democratic governor of New Jersey who ...

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Vitro Confronts Bondholders in Bid to Enforce Bankruptcy Plan - Businessweek

06/04/12

At least in Mexico. Vitro is scheduled to ask a U.S. bankruptcy judge today to enforce its plan and stop litigation by debt holders who have been fighting to collect on $1.2 billion in defaulted bonds. The bondholders have called the ...

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Heavy Hitters Edition

06/01/12

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, a judge approved a settlement between the owners of the New York Mets and the trustee recovering money for Bernard Madoff’s fraud victims, and ex-Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is facing a grand-jury investigation. Also, former football great Jamal Lewis has hiked himself to bankruptcy court.

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BANKRUPTCY WEEK AHEAD: Tribune Makes Push To Exit Chapter 11 - Wall Street Journal

06/01/12

bankruptcy court Thursday to seek approval of a Chapter ... An important component of the plan is a litigation trust that will pursue lawsuits over

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George Spathis, Attorney, Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered to Speak at KC’s What You Need to Know About Fraudulent Conveyance Law Live Webcast - PR.com

06/01/12

George is a seasoned trial lawyer with extensive experience in the area of bankruptcy litigation, having represented bankruptcy trustees, secured creditors, creditors committees, assignees and receivers in an array of complex litigation matters in a myriad ...

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Eight attorneys at McDonald Hopkins law firm named Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars - StreetInsider.com

05/31/12

Jeffrey S. Grasl, Member, Business Restructuring and Bankruptcy DepartmentGrasl represents debtors in both out-of-court and chapter 11 reorganizations, as well as creditors' rights issues. Timothy J. Lowe, Associate, Litigation DepartmentLowe has wide ...

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Jefferson County bankruptcy hearing underway - Everything Alabama Blog

05/31/12

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama-- A hearing is underway in Jefferson County's bankruptcy, to determine the fate of sewer system revenues, an ongoing topic of litigation six months in to the largest municipal failure in U.S. history. Syncora Guarantee ...

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Dewey's bankruptcy: Let the rumble begin - msnbc.com

05/30/12

Some contentiousness was on display at a bankruptcy hearing in Manhattan on Tuesday. Lenders were especially aggressive, asking the judge to approve a lien on certain litigation proceeds in exchange for letting Dewey fund its bankruptcy with money owed to the lenders.

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