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Judge Won't Make Full Dynegy Examiner's Report Public - FOXBusiness

05/11/12

His findings threw Dynegy Holdings' already contentious Chapter 11 case into more disarray but, after mediation sessions with Kirpalani himself, the company last month disclosed a deal with most objecting groups to shift the coal assets back to creditors.

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Dewey’s Bankruptcy Big Wig Joins Proskauer - New York Times

05/11/12

Bienenstock, one of the country’s leading bankruptcy lawyers, has worked on among the most ... Matt Cohler, left, employee No. 7 at Facebook, is now a partner at Benchmark Capital. Adam D’Angelo, a former chief technology officer at Facebook ...

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AMR Said Ready to Explore Sale Among Options - Businessweek

05/11/12

American Airlines parent AMR Corp. (AAMRQ) (AAMRQ) will explore strategic options that include a possible sale under an agreement with the unsecured creditors committee in its bankruptcy, people familiar with the matter said. The process would ...

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Betsy Johnson store liquidations begin - AP - msnbc.com

05/11/12

On Thursday, The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York cleared the way for the company to sell its inventory to liquidators. The going-out-of business sales will offer 20 percent to 50 percent off clothing, jewelry, handbags and shoes ...

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Corporate Restructuring & Litigation Partner Todd Padnos Brings Insurance and Bankruptcy Expertise to Sheppard Mullin San Francisco - msnbc.com

05/11/12

Todd L. Padnos has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm's Business Trial and Finance and Bankruptcy practice groups, based in the firm's 90-attorney San Francisco office. Padnos joins from Dewey & LeBoeuf in Silicon Valley.

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Corporate Restructuring & Litigation Partner Todd Padnos Brings Insurance and Bankruptcy Expertise to Sheppard Mullin San Francisco - Market Wire

05/11/12

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - May 11, 2012) - Todd L. Padnos has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm's Business Trial and Finance and Bankruptcy practice groups, based in the firm's 90-attorney San Francisco office.

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Corporate Restructuring & Litigation Partner Todd Padnos Brings Insurance and Bankruptcy Expertise to Sheppard Mullin San Francisco - Arlington Heights Daily Herald

05/11/12

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/11/12 -- Todd L. Padnos has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm's Business Trial and Finance and Bankruptcy practice groups, based in the firm's 90-attorney San ...

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Exclusive: Lawyer In John Travolta Sexual Assault Case Bankruptcy Issues - rumorfix.com

05/11/12

RumorFix has learned that the lawyer representing two masseurs in the John Travolta sexual assault case filed for bankruptcy in 2011. Okorie Okorocha filed for Chapter 7 on July 5, 2011 with roughly $1.2 million in financial liabilities.

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Prince Sports files for bankruptcy protection - Yahoo Finance

05/11/12

BORDENTOWN, N.J. (AP) -- Prince Sports, which for more than 40 years has been affiliated with tennis greats like Jimmy Connors, Martina Navratilova, as well as modern stars like Maria Sharapova, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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Top bankruptcy lawyer to leave Dewey - Reuters

05/11/12

May 11 (Reuters) - Martin Bienenstock, a prominent bankruptcy lawyer who advised on General Motors ... while Kessler, the former head of litigation at Dewey, is going to Winston & Strawn.

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