Ethics

Navigating Restructuring Considerations and Managing Distress Amid COVID-19

July 2020

Paper Chase: Court Approves Meticulously Disclosed Bifurcation of Chapter 7 Agreement

May 2020

Lawyer for Madoff Customer Slapped with $57,347 Discovery Sanction

Calling the Madoff trustee a liar and basing a discovery motion on facts known to be false resulted in sanctions under Rule 37(a)(5)(B).

Technology and Legal Ethics: A User’s Manual (Part II)

April 2020

Fifth Circuit’s Seminal Reed Decision Not Followed in Chapter 13

Bankruptcy judge finds no statutory power for a chapter 13 trustee to prosecute a lawsuit that the debtor was judicially estopped for pursuing.

Alix v. McKinsey: 2014 Issues and Ethics

District of Columbia Rejects the Jewel Doctrine, Joining California and New York

Lawyers leaving a bankrupt firm are not required to pay over profits on hourly matters they take to their new firms.

Section 362(k)(1) Sanctions Apply to Automatic Stay Violation Continuing After Discharge

Almost $35,000 in actual and punitive damages was imposed on a judgment creditor and its collection law firm for failing to vacate a garnishment following notice of bankruptcy and discharge.