Corporate, Commercial Litigation and Restructuring Attorneys

In a landmark decision on December 31, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit addressed the contentious 2020 uptier transaction executed by Serta Simmons Bedding (Serta). This ruling has significant implications for liability management exercises (LMEs)...

In 2024, the Nevada Supreme Court reviewed the case Ene v. Graham, which has become a significant point of discussion in the legal community regarding personal injury liability, the concept of “alter ego,” and corporate protections.  546 P.3d 1232 (2024).  The case...

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool that can revolutionize the way bankruptcy attorneys operate. AI technologies have the potential to streamline processes, enhance accuracy, and provide invaluable...

Introduction This memorandum addresses the reversal by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit of a $78.75 million attorney fee award in the T-Mobile data breach litigation. The primary issue is the reasonableness of the fee, particularly the use of...

For those vintage enough to remember, “Video Killed the Radio Star” was released by a little-known band called The Buggles way back in 1979.  The hypnotic anthem, which incidentally sounded like it was mixed using telephone audio, was a cautionary tale of how emerging...

Introduction In recent years, the concept of the metaverse has transitioned from science fiction to a tangible reality. With the convergence of virtual reality, augmented reality, blockchain technology, and artificial intelligence, the metaverse represents a new...

Bankruptcy statistics from the American Bankruptcy Institute show Bankruptcy filings from all bankruptcy filings totaled 35,479 in the month of April 2023, this includes business and non-business filings. This is a 9 % increase from the 32,530 overall filings in April...

United Stated Supreme Court rules individuals cannot discharge debt incurred through fraud, even when individuals were not the ones who personally deceived their creditors.

United States Court Of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit Holds That Unimpaired Creditors Must Receive Contract Or State Law Default Interest On Their Allowed Claims (Essentially) As A Matter Of Absolute Priority

Depositions are an important part of the discovery process in civil litigation. They are the only opportunity provided to attorneys in litigation to question and elicit testimony on the record prior to trial. Not so long ago the norm for the taking of depositions was to conduct them in-person. The COVID pandemic instantly changed that. Though depositions have long been conducted remotely by phone or video conference, doing depositions remotely via “Zoom” or other video conferencing platforms became the dominant- indeed, for much of the pandemic, the only – means of conducting depositions during COVID.