Lehman Brothers

Lehman Reaching Beyond the Grave

by Russell Koonin, Robert Siegel | Bilzin Sumberg Mortgage Repurchase Group on 5/22/2013

As widely reported, in the latest Lehman bankruptcy “fundraiser,” managers of the Lehman estate are now demanding millions of dollars from non-profit retirement homes, colleges and hospitals. Lehman claims that it was somehow...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Lawyers Easily Make Simple Words Complicated [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 4/24/2013

April 24 (Bloomberg) -- With $64 million at stake for creditors of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., lawyers can find complexity even in simple words like "immediately proceeding," as Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia and Bloomberg...more

A Tale Of Two Debtors: Lehman Brothers And The Availability Of Equitable Subordination In The “Dueling Debtor” Context

by Harrison Denman | White & Case LLP on 3/11/2013

Originally published in the NYU Journal of Law & Business - Vol. 9:269, 2012. This article suggests that the generally accepted “offensive/defensive” standard used by bankruptcy courts to determine whether a debtor may...more

MMF Independent Trustees in Crisis: MMF Executives Sue Independent Trustees for Fraud and Waste of Corporate Assets

by Jay G. Baris, Kelley A. Howes, Oliver I. Ireland | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/24/2013

In a bizarre twist to the case of the money market fund that broke the buck, the investment adviser to the Reserve Primary Fund (Reserve Fund) and its principals sued the fund’s independent trustees, laying the blame for the...more

Important Buyback Victory

by Philip R. Stein | Bilzin Sumberg Mortgage Repurchase Group on 1/17/2013

There was a very favorable development recently in one of my buyback cases. The federal district court in Miami issued a final order that has great potential application to other buyback suits, whether already pending or...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: MF Global Creditors Undeterred by Low Value [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 1/16/2013

Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The low valuation creditors of MF Global Holding Ltd. put on their liquidating Chapter 11 plan isn't deterring the bond market where debt is being sold for roughly twice the predicted recovery for...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Fee Agreement Puts Law Firm In Trustee's Sights [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 1/9/2013

Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Law firm Kaye Scholer LLP and financial advisor Capstone Advisory Group LLC are in the sights of a U.S. Trustee aiming to claw back $12 million for an undisclosed agreement to share fees awarded in...more

Frankenstein, Lance Armstrong and FCPA/Bribery Act Compliance

by Thomas Fox on 10/19/2012

We continue our series focusing on the classic Hollywood monsters from the Universal Pictures era by taking a look at Frankenstein. Unlike Dracula, where Bela Lugosi basically only played his character in one classic picture,...more

Closing the GAAP: FASB Addresses Apparent Loophole that Enabled the Lehman Repo 105 Fraud

by Barry Epstein on 5/2/2011

As thoroughly detailed in the 2,200-page Examiner’s Report on the fraudulent accounting that was central to the Lehman Bros. failure, repurchase agreements ("repos") that should have been treated for financial reporting...more

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Lehman Reaching Beyond the Grave

Bill on Bankruptcy: Lawyers Easily Make Simple Words Complicated [Video]

A Tale Of Two Debtors: Lehman Brothers And The Availability Of Equitable Subordination In The “Dueling Debtor” Context

MMF Independent Trustees in Crisis: MMF Executives Sue Independent Trustees for Fraud and Waste of Corporate Assets

Important Buyback Victory

Bill on Bankruptcy: MF Global Creditors Undeterred by Low Value [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Fee Agreement Puts Law Firm In Trustee's Sights [Video]

Frankenstein, Lance Armstrong and FCPA/Bribery Act Compliance

Closing the GAAP: FASB Addresses Apparent Loophole that Enabled the Lehman Repo 105 Fraud

Bill on Bankruptcy: Lawyers Easily Make Simple Words Complicated [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: MF Global Creditors Undeterred by Low Value [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Fee Agreement Puts Law Firm In Trustee's Sights [Video]

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