Bill on Bankruptcy: Detroit Shows Need for Amending Bankruptcy Law
Municipal Bankruptcies – Interview with Bill Kannel, Member, Mintz Levin
Bill on Bankruptcy: Detroit Judge Might Lose Grip on the Case
Harvey Miller: Detroit Will Be In Bankruptcy "For A Long Time"
Bill on Bankruptcy: Stockton May Win the Battle, Lose the War
Bill on Bankruptcy: Rakoff Reverses Himself in Madoff Case
We intend this pamphlet to provide an overview of chapter 9 for those who manage and govern municipalities. We offer some thoughts on how to avoid filing as well as how to successfully navigate a bankruptcy case and emerge in...more
What Happens in Delaware Does Not Always Stay in Delaware: Caesars Victorious in Venue Battle - On Wednesday, January 28, the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware transferred venue for the involuntary bankruptcy...more
On Tuesday, December 2, 2013, Judge Steven Rhodes of the Eastern District of Michigan ruled that the City of Detroit, which filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court on July 18, 2013, met the...more
Kevyn Orr, a University of Michigan Law School graduate and former partner at the law firm Jones Day, has been selected by Governor Rick Snyder as Detroit’s Emergency Financial Manager (EFM). As EFM, Orr will be responsible...more
Detroit’s increasingly distressed financial condition has created a dynamic and rapidly evolving situation where the potential of a Chapter 9 filing appears to be the subject of renewed discussion and legislative attention. ...more