Bip . . . Bip . . . Bip . . . "Pong" creator Atari files for Chapter 11

Atari, Inc., the creator of the primordial video game “Pong”, filed for Chapter 11 yesterday in the U.S.

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Benjamin D. Feder
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USA
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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Five weeks until pitchers and catchers report, eight weeks until lawyers report - Madoff judge confirms mid-March trial for trustee's claims against Mets' owners

Judge Jed S. Rakoff this week denied the request of Irving Picard, the trustee of Bernard L.

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Benjamin D. Feder
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USA
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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Credit bidding after Philadelphia Newspapers: dissent 1, majority 0

Bankruptcy lawyers who are regularly involved in distressed m&a deals have been wondering for the past few months about the potential fallout from Philadelphia Newspapers.

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USA, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Bankruptcy, Credit (finance), Debtor, Dissenting opinion, Majority opinion, Secured loan, United States bankruptcy court, Third Circuit, Seventh Circuit, US District Court for Northern District of Illinois
Authors:
Benjamin D. Feder
Location:
USA
Firm:
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP