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Coming and Going Concerns

06/29/2016 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 ...[more]

Coming and Going Concerns

06/20/2016 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 ...[more]

Peabody Is Paying Laurence Tribe to Fight Climate Plan

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Coming and Going Concerns

06/13/2016 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 ...[more]

Coming and Going Concerns

05/23/2016 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 ...[more]

50 Cent Nears Bankruptcy End With $23.4 Million Payout Plan

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Coming and Going Concerns

05/16/2016 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 ...[more]

One Word in Bankruptcy Law That Could Lead to More Forgiven Student Loans

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Coming and Going Concerns

05/09/2016 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 ...[more]

Coming and Going Concerns

05/02/2016 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. ...[more]

Coming and Going Concerns

04/25/2016 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 ...[more]

Coming and Going Concerns

04/18/2016 Jill Frizzley  has joined law firm  Weil, Gosthal & Manges  as counsel in the business finance and restructuring department. Ms. Frizzley, who most recently worked with  Shearman & Sterling , has represented creditors, debtors, ...[more]

Coming and Going Concerns

04/11/2016 Tim Hassenger  and  Drew McManigle  have joined advisory firm  SierraConstellation Partners  to help expand the firm’s presence in Texas. Mr. Hassenger, a partner in the Dallas office, has experience in studying turnaround trends and has advised on ...[more]

Apollo’s Marc Rowan Resigns From Caesars Board

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Bankruptcy Judge Scolds 50 Cent for Courthouse Photo

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Coming and Going Concerns

04/04/2016 Justine J. Block has joined law firm Hahn & Hessen as special counsel. Ms. Block has experience in buying and selling distressed assets, and she represents commercial banks, investment banks and hedge funds. She has worked on bankruptcy cases ...[more]

Coming and Going Concerns

03/28/2016 Kristen Campana has joined the multi-tranche finance group at Proskauer as a partner. Ms. Campana has worked in domestic and international financings and has experience in bankruptcy. She also has worked with distressed investors. Most recently, Ms. ...[more]

Coming and Going Concerns

03/21/2016 H. Stephen Castro has joined law firm Norton Rose Fulbright as a partner in the New York office. Mr. Castro, who most recently worked with Kaye Scholer , represents lenders, private-equity firms and others in distressed investing and restructuring ...[more]