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Bill on Bankruptcy: Stockton May Win the Battle, Lose the War [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 4/3/2013

April 2 (Bloomberg Law) -- Although Stockton, California established the right to be in a Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy, the judge warned the city that victory may be short-lived if bondholders prove that pensioners must...more

Bankrupt Municipality May Reduce Retiree Benefits

by Aaron Kleven | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/15/2013

The bankruptcy of the largest U.S. city to file a chapter 9 bankruptcy petition has yielded a decision with serious implications for municipal creditors. Specifically, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Rakoff Reverses Himself in Madoff Case [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/13/2013

Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Judges rarely reverse themselves. When U.S. District Jed Rakoff recanted a ruling he made previously in the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities Inc., the reversal was important...more

Detroit's "Fiscal Cliff" and Michigan's Response

by William W. Kannel, Adrienne Walker | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 12/15/2012

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

California Dreaming? CalPERS Seeks Payment in Full of All Pension Obligations During Pendency of San Bernardino’s Chapter 9 Case

by Thomas Curtin, Douglas Mintz | Cadwalader - Financial Restructuring on 12/11/2012

California has seen a string of three Chapter 9 filings this year and faces a long line of distressed municipalities. Given this backdrop, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (“CalPERS”) figures to play a...more

Perspectives on Real Estate - Fall 2012

by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 12/2/2012

In This Issue: - Energy Consumption Data Reporting in California – AB 1103 and 531 - Real Estate and Construction Risk Management: Tips to Ensure Your Status as an Additional Insured - Attention: New Foreign Tax...more

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Bill on Bankruptcy: Stockton May Win the Battle, Lose the War [Video]

Bankrupt Municipality May Reduce Retiree Benefits

Bill on Bankruptcy: Rakoff Reverses Himself in Madoff Case [Video]

Detroit's "Fiscal Cliff" and Michigan's Response

California Dreaming? CalPERS Seeks Payment in Full of All Pension Obligations During Pendency of San Bernardino’s Chapter 9 Case

Perspectives on Real Estate - Fall 2012

Bill on Bankruptcy: Stockton May Win the Battle, Lose the War [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Rakoff Reverses Himself in Madoff Case [Video]

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