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Thursday, November 16, 2017
Article Tags
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.

Counsel Must Eat Filing Fees in ‘No-Money-Down’ Chapter 13s

Lawyers can’t be reimbursed for advancing filing fees through fee applications or ‘no-look’ fees.

5th Circuit
Louisiana
Louisiana Western District
Friday, September 29, 2017
Article Tags
Court Administration
Legislation
Professional Compensation/Fees
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Retention Agreements Allowing Defense Fees Ok in New Mexico, but Not in Delaware

Baker Botts v. ASARCO doesn’t prohibit retention agreements allowing fees for defense of fees, judge holds.

10th Circuit
New Mexico
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