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King & Spalding LLP on Tuesday announced that a former Kirkland & Ellis LLP restructuring partner has become the fifth partner to join its new Chicago office. read more

A unit of defunct brokerage MF Global on Tuesday asked a New York state court to find insurers including an American International Group Inc. subsidiary must cover a $141 million trading loss that landed a futures trader in prison, saying the loss at read more

The unsecured creditors committee in the Appvion Inc. Chapter 11 case asked a Delaware bankruptcy court late Monday for clearance to challenge the liens on the specialty paper maker’s secured debt, a move that if successful could upend millions read more

Shepherding one of the largest retail post-petition financing packages for Toys R Us and the confirmation of Arch Coal's Chapter 11 plan while avoiding an expensive litigation fight are just a few examples of how Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has di read more

Oil and natural gas driller EXCO Resources Inc. on Monday filed for Chapter 11 protection in Texas bankruptcy court, saying sustained low oil and gas prices have left it more than $1.3 billion in debt. read more