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Second Circuit Updates with Bill Rochelle

Bankruptcy Code
1182
1183
1191
1192
Section 106(a)
101
103
105
106
109
11 U.S.C. § 363(m)
586
303
305
327
329
330
348
363
364
365
502
503
507
523
524
547
552
707
726
727
1101
1102
1107
1109
1112
1123
1127
1128
1129
1141
1307
1325
1326
1328
1501
1502
1506
1507
1517
1521
1126
1322
326
362
541
544
548
Topics
Asset Sales
Automatic Stay
Claims
Corporate Governance
Ethics
Executory Contracts/Leases
Fraud
Fraudulent Transfers
Plan Confirmation
Preferences
Professional Compensation/Fees
Venue/Jurisdiction
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability
Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity
International Insolvency
Mass Torts
Small Business

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Getting Paid and Doing It Ethically

Bankruptcy Code
327
328
329
330
331
363
507
541
Topics
Ethics
Professional Compensation/Fees

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Panel Trustee’s Personal Misconduct Was Grounds for Removal for ‘Cause,’ BAP Says

The panel trustee had been found in state court to be a spousal abuser who lied in obtaining a Covid loan.

9th Circuit

GenAI Is Here to Stay: The Ethics of Using and Billing for AI Without Fear

Bankruptcy Code
330
Topics
Ethics
Practice and Procedure
Telecom/Tech

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On a Split, Ninth Circuit BAP Holds: Misconduct in ‘11’ Doesn’t Prevent Conversion to ‘7’

Given that chapter 7 has remedies like denial of discharge for a debtor’s misconduct, bad faith in chapter 11 doesn’t allow dismissal on conversion to chapter 7.

9th Circuit

Ethical Concerns Relating to the Employment of Professionals

Bankruptcy Code
327
Topics
Ethics
Professional Compensation/Fees

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Unjust Debts: A Candid Conversation About the Bankruptcy System, Ethics and Paths to Reform

Bankruptcy Code
101
327
330
503
507
1112
1122
1129
1126
Topics
Ethics
Consumer Bankruptcy
Business Reorganization

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The Fate of Jackson Walker Is Now in the Hands of a District Judge from Another District

The district judge who excoriated Jackson Walker in a decision last year will now decide whether the firm must disgorge what it was paid in dozens of large chapter 11 cases.

5th Circuit
Texas
Texas Southern District

A Contempt Sanction Is Not a ‘Money Judgment’ and Doesn’t Require Writ of Execution

A contempt sanction upholds the integrity of the court and doesn’t invoke Rule 69(a).

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Southern District

The Increasing Need for Consumer Privacy Ombudsmen

May 2025

Bankruptcy Code
11 U.S.C. § 363
Topic Tags
Asset Sales
BAPCPA at 10
Bankruptcy Litigation
Corporate Governance
Ethics
Practice and Procedure
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