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Local, state and federal authorities Tuesday asked the Delaware bankruptcy court to deny Venoco LLC permission to abandon two California oil pipelines and more than a dozen offshore and onshore drilling operations, saying the company has not taken th read more

Clients are beginning to expect and even demand that their external lawyers provide advice that is tailored to the client's industry. Aside from this, law firms should want to move toward a sector approach because industry-focused groups are a na read more

A Connecticut bankruptcy judge granted minor sanctions Tuesday against a music producer and manager who tried to pursue copyright litigation against rapper 50 Cent over a hit song even as he was under the protection of bankruptcy, saying the violatio read more

The Delaware bankruptcy court's recent decision in Energy Future Holdings, granting a motion to reconsider a decision it made over a year ago and denying a breakup fee it had previously approved, is at once troubling and instructive, say Steven Wila read more

Two former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP support pros who admitted to misdemeanor offenses and testified against the fallen firm's three top ex-executives were freed from the BigLaw criminal saga Tuesday by a New York state judge, who credited their co read more