Weil

Restructuring

Employment

Claims, Employment, Fees, Professionals, Rules & Procedures

How Many Connections are Too Many? Bankruptcy Court Finds Multiple Attenuated Connections Not Enough to Warrant Disqualification of Debtors’ Professional

Contributor(s)

Jared
Mezzatesta

Portfolio Company, Employment, Financial Markets, Litigation Issues

Sun Capital Update: First Circuit Rules Affiliated Investment Funds Not Responsible for Portfolio Company’s Pension Liability, Reversing District Court

Contributor(s)

Chapter 11 Plans, Constitutional Law, Employment, Releases & Exculpations, Third Party Claims

Speak Now and Forever Hold Your Release: Gawker Breaks News One Last Time

Employment, Financial Markets

ICYMI . . .Sun Capital ERISA Litigation – Private Equity Funds Held Liable for Pension Obligations

Contributor(s)

Steven
Margolis

WARN Act Plaintiffs Ask, “Are You My Employer?”

Chapter 11 Trustees & Examiners, Employment

Bankruptcy Court Warns on WARN

Claims, Employment

Snipping the Cords on a Creative Golden Parachute—Section 502(b)(7) Limits Executives’ Protections when the Company Lands in Bankruptcy

Postpetition Employment at Prepetition Rates? One Court Says, “Not Necessarily.”

Employment, Labor & Employment

Severance Payments as Administrative Expenses? One Court Says, “Don’t Count On It.”

Automatic Stay, Claims, Employment, Jurisdiction & Appeals, Labor & Employment

WARNing: Bankruptcy Courts Take Their First Crack at The NY WARN Act

Debtors Need Not Apply…At Least In Some Circuits