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Judge Describes an ‘Important Tool’ to Deal with Incompetent Debtor’s Counsel

Judges uses Section 329(a) to vacate a contingency lien for more than the value of the lawyer’s services.

9th Circuit
California
California Eastern District

Privacy and Social Media: How It Can Impact Law Firm Security, Ethics and Compensation

Topics
Ethics
Professional Compensation/Fees

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Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Article Tags
Corporate Governance
Court Administration
Creditors' Committee
Practice and Procedure
Professional Compensation/Fees
Business Reorganization
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Thursday, November 16, 2017
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Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Court Administration
Professional Compensation/Fees
Finance and Banking
Investment Banking
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Fees-on-Fees Retention Provisions Might Be Circling Back This Way

Jan 2018

Bankruptcy Code
328
Topic Tags
Financial Advisors
Professional Compensation/Fees

Benchnotes January 2018

Jan 2018

Bankruptcy Code
11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1532
Topic Tags
Administrative Expense Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Practice and Procedure
Professional Compensation/Fees
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability
Business Reorganization

Third-Party Payments to Estate Professionals: Avoiding the Traps

Jan 2018

Bankruptcy Code
327
329
Topic Tags
Ethics
Professional Compensation/Fees

ASARCO Read to Bar Fee-Defense Costs Even with a Fee-Shifting Agreement

Court shows antipathy to all theories seeking allowance of fees incurred in collecting fees.

5th Circuit
Texas
Texas Western District

Circuits Split, Judge Teel Earmarks Collateral Surcharges for All ‘Admin’ Creditors

Law v. Siegel didn’t insulate professionals from disgorging interim fee awards.

D.C. Circuit
District of Columbia

No Statutory Fees for Standing Chapter 13 Trustees if Dismissal Precedes Confirmation

With no circuit authority, lower courts are split on the fate of standing trustees’ fees when a chapter 13 case is dismissed before confirmation.

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