Bankruptcy & Restructuring Update

This Update includes the following content:

Recent Noteworthy Representations

• Representing AmTrust Financial Corporation in Chapter 11 Proceedings Calls for Innovative and Shrewd Moves by Squire Sanders
• Squire Sanders Represents Special Litigation Committee of the Board of Directors of Station Casinos, Inc.

Articles

• Bankruptcy Court Adopts Madoff Trustee’s Method of Determining “Net Equity”
• Strategic Use of Bankruptcy Examiner Requests
• Second Circuit Joins Ninth in Permitting General Unsecured Creditors to Include Attorneys’ Fees as Part of Their Claim

Case Summaries

• Third Circuit Restricts Lenders’ Right to Credit Bid on Collateral Sold Through a Plan of Reorganization
• Third Circuit Reaffirms 1999 O’Brien Decision Regarding Application of Bankruptcy Code Section 503(b) to Break-Up Fees of Stalking Horse Bidders

In the News

• Distinctions
• Recent and Upcoming Speaking Engagements
• Media Appearances