Negotiating for legal employment with the “other side” raises ethics issues

When you start planning to leave your firm for greener pastures, lots of ethics issues can crop up (bad pun). One of the most acute issues is if you get an offer to join a firm that is on the opposite side of a matter you are already handling. That was the situation in a recent bankruptcy case, In re US Bentonite, Inc., and it led the court to order the firm representing a Chapter 11 debtor-in-possession to disgorge several months’ worth of fees.

Filed under:
USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Legal Practice, Litigation, Thompson Hine LLP, Debtor
Authors:
Karen E. Rubin
Location:
USA
Firm:
Thompson Hine LLP
NY court clarifies “foreign representative” for Chapter 15 recognition

On July 13, 2015, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York refined the qualifications of “foreign representative” for purposes of granting recognition in a Chapter 15 proceeding.[1]

Filed under:
USA, New York, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Thompson Hine LLP, United States bankruptcy court
Authors:
Alan R. Lepene , William H. Schrag , Curtis L. Tuggle , Jon S. Hawkins
Location:
USA
Firm:
Thompson Hine LLP
Second Circuit finds alleged legal inaccuracy based on allegedly discharged student loan not actionable under the FCRA

Introduction and Background

Filed under:
USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Thompson Hine LLP, Bankruptcy, Student loan, Fair Credit Reporting Act 1970 (USA), Second Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals
Location:
USA
Firm:
Thompson Hine LLP