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DLA Piper Loses Restructuring Specialist Jeffrey Schwartz to Brown Rudnick
Schwartz had been with DLA Piper since May 2009 after leaving Dechert LLP, where he built a national bankruptcy practice. He has been recognized by Chambers USA, which ranks lawyers and law firms, as a leader in bankruptcy and restructuring litigation.
Updated: 10/17/2011 04:41P
Hearing set on Harrisburg bankruptcy
A federal bankruptcy judge on Monday scheduled a hearing for November 23rd to determine if a controversial bankruptcy filing for Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania, can proceed. Tom Corbett, governor of Pennsylvania,
Updated: 10/17/2011 04:40P
California green tax breaks in question
Alex Padilla, who authored the bill establishing the program, is holding a hearing Wednesday in Sacramento to answer questions about whether the tax breaks are spurring job creation and cleaning up the environment or just giving away taxpayer money.
Updated: 10/17/2011 04:37P
Miller & Martin adds three to Nashville roster
During her law school career, Ye was selected to serve in the ABA Judicial Intern Opportunity Program. She was also an editor for Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law. Ashonti Davis practices in the firm's Litigation Department.
Updated: 10/17/2011 04:32P
AP Enterprise: Calif. green tax breaks in question
California has halted an alternative energy program following the bankruptcy of Solyndra, a Fremont solar company that received $25 million in state tax breaks. The California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority has
Updated: 10/17/2011 04:32P
Dodgers Owner Frank McCourt, Ex-Wife Settle Divorce Case
The Dodgers filed for bankruptcy in June after Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig named a monitor to oversee the team's day-to-day operations and rejected a proposed television- rights deal with Fox Sports. The team said it faced a temporary
Updated: 10/17/2011 04:31P
Settlement: Frank McCourt to keep Los Angeles Dodgers ... for now
LOS ANGELES — Frank and Jamie McCourt have reached a settlement in a costly and nasty feud over control of the Los Angeles Dodgers, paving the way for a showdown in bankruptcy court between the embattled team owner and Major League
Updated: 10/17/2011 04:31P
UB40 Declares Bankruptcy: Report
Reggae chart toppers UB40 have declared bankruptcy. As reported by the Daily Mail, saxophonist Brian Travers, drummer Jimmy Brown, trumpeter Terence "Astro" Wilson, and percussionist Norman Hassan were all "declared
Updated: 10/17/2011 04:30P
Dodgers' McCourts settle divorce
(REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni) Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and Jamie McCourt said on Monday they settled their divorce case, putting an end to a feud that had further complicated the Major League Baseball team's bankruptcy proceedings.
Updated: 10/17/2011 04:28P
Wall Street with calm, not hysteria
On the day that Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, shattering confidence in the banking system and sending the stock market into a tailspin, the trading floor at the firm's Midtown Manhattan headquarters appeared surprisingly
Updated: 10/17/2011 04:28P