News Topic: People

When Washington, D.C., restaurateur Richard Cervera filed for personal bankruptcy last year, he didn’t tell the court that he had gained a slice of ownership in several Capitol Hill restaurants just nine days prior. Nor did he mention that he was ... Read full article

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del., on Tuesday announced the forthcoming retirement of Judge Peter J. Walsh, effective Jan. 1. Calling Judge Walsh “irreplaceable,” the announcement nevertheless says that court officials are looking for a new ... Read full article

In most instances, becoming a bankruptcy judge is an achievement that comes as a capstone to an already successful legal career. For Ralph Mabey, that hallmark came at a much different time—when he was a 34-year-old lawyer who had never practiced ... Read full article

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Soundelux entered bankruptcy protection, and four 38 Studios executives want to keep some documents out of public view. Also, Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis got arrested. ... Read full article

Energy Future Holdings Corp.’s $42 billion bankruptcy will remain in Delaware, a judge said Thursday, dashing the hopes of unhappy creditors who wanted to see the big Chapter 11 case moved to the company’s home state of Texas. The Wall Street Journal has ... Read full article

Konrad Fiedler/Bloomberg News Brookstone Holdings Corp.’s creditors can begin voting on a bankruptcy-exit plan that relies on the sale of the specialty retailer at an upcoming auction. ... Read full article

Jeffrey Gleit showed his versatility as a bankruptcy lawyer at some of the largest restructuring firms in the country, but his recent move to Togut Segal & Segal LLP was about getting back to what he loves most: representing debtors. ... Read full article

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Dr. Dre lost a bankruptcy battle against Death Row Records, and Joe Giudice got some good news. Also, Debbie Reynolds is selling off her last batch of Hollywood memorabilia. ... Read full article

In this May 2013 photo, Debbie Reynolds poses for a portrait with her dog, Dwight, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Chris Pizzello/Invision/Associated Press ... Read full article

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Federal bankruptcy monitors have named seven creditors to the influential panel that will speak for unsecured creditors in the $42 billion bankruptcy of Energy Future Holdings Corp. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here . ... Read full article

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, actor Mekhi Phifer is in bankruptcy, and legislators investigating the collapse of Curt Schilling’s videogame company are getting threatening letters. Also, “Real Housewife” Teresa Giudice got some good news. ... Read full article

A judge on Thursday said some of Dish Network Corp. Chairman Charlie Ergen’s nearly $1 billion in claims in the wireless venture’s bankruptcy case will be subordinated below those of other creditors. However, in a separate ruling, she refused to approve ... Read full article

Scott D. Fink has become the new business unit leader of Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co.’s bankruptcy group. Mr. Fink, who’s been with the firm for more than nine years, is a managing partner and works on both consumer and commercial bankruptcy cases. He ... Read full article

LightSquared’s reorganization plan gives too much to value to the wireless venture’s top shareholder,  Philip Falcone , and shouldn’t be approved, a lawyer for Dish Network Corp.  Chairman Charlie Ergen said Monday. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review ... Read full article

The TXU Monticello Steam Electric Station power plant near Mt. Pleasant, Texas, in February 2007. Reuters Energy Future Holdings Corp. ... Read full article

Former DBSI Inc. President Douglas L. Swenson, convicted of multiple fraud charges for misleading investors, is seeking to be acquitted of the charges or, at the very least, a new trial. Attorneys for Mr. Swenson and three other former officials say that ... Read full article

Former DBSI Inc. President Douglas L. Swenson, convicted of multiple fraud charges for misleading investors, is seeking to be acquitted of the charges or, at the very least, a new trial. Attorneys for Mr. Swenson and three other former officials say that ... Read full article