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Default — the fight over Argentina’s $100bn debt crisis
...Government bankruptcies are fascinating because they are a heady mix of finance, economics, politics, geopolitics and the law....
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US seeks clawback of fees paid to law firm with ties to top bankruptcy judge
...Jones resigned last month as the chief judge of the US bankruptcy court for the Southern District of Texas after he admitted to concealing a relationship with Liz Freeman, a Houston bankruptcy lawyer and...
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US bankruptcy judge approved potential $750 hourly legal fee for girlfriend
...David R Jones, the chief judge of the US bankruptcy court for the Southern District of Texas, resigned in the past week after he admitted to concealing a romantic relationship with a Houston bankruptcy attorney...
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Monaco private bank faces US lawsuit based on anti-mafia laws
...However, judge Gary Klausner of the Central District of California court rejected the appeal, reaffirming a US Supreme Court decision that Rico claims can be made by non-US residents....
April 10, 2024
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Labour donor Dale Vince ordered to inform wife of future party funding
...The judge ordered that the 62-year-old give his wife written notice of any intention to make a donation either directly or indirectly “through any entity in which he has an interest”....
March 27, 2024
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Test case looms for companies seeking US bankruptcy protection
...The Houston federal bankruptcy court had become a hotbed for complicated cases as its judges were considered sophisticated and speedy arbiters of the law but also friendly to the wishes of debtors....
February 26, 2024
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The US scourge of venue shopping
...Last October, the Chief Judge of the US of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found “probable cause” that a bankruptcy judge in Houston — who presided over a hugely disproportionate number of the...
March 28, 2024
Sam Bankman-Fried
US seeks up to 50-year sentence for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
...Sam Bankman-Fried should be sent to prison for up to 50 years for “orchestrating one of the largest financial frauds in history”, US prosecutors told a judge ahead of the FTX founder’s sentencing this month...
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Amanda Staveley in court bid to prevent shipping tycoon from pushing her into bankruptcy
...Newcastle United football club director Amanda Staveley on Wednesday called on a judge to block a shipping magnate from pushing her into bankruptcy as her lawyers called a multimillion-pound demand he has...
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Sam Bankman-Fried pleads for lenient prison sentence after fraud conviction
...Mukasey, who is known for his impassioned courtroom speeches, scored a concession for another client in recent months, after a New York judge sentenced Trevor Milton, the founder of electric and hydrogen-powered...
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How will the cost of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crimes be counted at sentencing?
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Company behind Terra crypto collapse files for US bankruptcy protection
...A US federal judge recently postponed the SEC trial to enable Kwon’s extradition for his participation....
January 22, 2024
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The downfall of the judge who dominated bankruptcy in America
...A lawsuit, brought in relation to a 2020 bankruptcy, accused the judge of concealing a longstanding romantic relationship with Elizabeth Freeman, also known as Liz, a lawyer who frequently worked on matters...
November 21, 2023
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WeWork secures $650mn term loan to support it during bankruptcy process
...WeWork cleared a key hurdle in its bankruptcy proceedings, securing a financing package to see it through its reorganisation after reaching an agreement with some of its creditors....
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Top US bankruptcy judge steps aside from big cases amid investigation
...A prominent US bankruptcy judge will step away from hearing large cases as a federal appeals court investigates his alleged failure to disclose a romantic relationship with a prominent bankruptcy lawyer....
October 13, 2023
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Gas pioneer Charif Souki ordered to repay $100mn after loan default
...So Plaintiffs lose on all their claims,” wrote Christopher Lopez, US bankruptcy judge for Texas’s southern district, in his ruling....
April 2, 2024
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NY attorney-general rejects Trump’s pleas for leniency over $464mn bond
...Gary Giulietti, an insurance broker for Trump, estimated his client would need to scrape together $557mn in cash equivalents and pay a fee of $18.5mn to cover a $464mn surety bond....
March 20, 2024
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud
...FTX imploded in November 2022 and swiftly filed for bankruptcy. One year later, Bankman-Fried was convicted by a New York jury....
March 28, 2024
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The downfall of Leon Black Premium content
...How a powerful US bankruptcy judge fell on his sword Even big-time corporate lawyers who charge $2,000 per hour need a confidence boost every once in a while....
November 23, 2023
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Judgement at Tokyo — what is justice for war crimes?
...In Judgement at Tokyo, Gary Bass gives us copious detail about the judges and procedures in a magisterial history of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East of 1946-48, the less well-known of...
January 9, 2024
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SEC seeks $2bn from Ripple Labs over sales of crypto tokens
...Under chair Gary Gensler, the SEC has taken an aggressive approach to crypto, an industry he has defined as a “Wild West”....
March 26, 2024
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Transcript: Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison
...[MUSIC PLAYING] A judge sentenced Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 years in prison yesterday....
March 29, 2024
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Adam Neumann seeks to buy WeWork out of bankruptcy
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US Supreme Court grapples with Sackler liability releases in Purdue bankruptcy
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