Bankruptcy & Restructuring

Bankruptcy & Restructuring

Kate Doorley | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Lien stripping is a topic that has frequently been in the bankruptcy news this summer in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Bank of America v. Caulkett. Post-Caulkett, we here at the Weil Bankruptcy Blog queried whether the Dewsnup rule that liens could ride through a...

Bankruptcy & Restructuring

Edward H. Tillinghast, III, Blanka K. Wolfe | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The ability of a debtor in bankruptcy to retain valuable contracts while shedding burdensome ones is one of the greatest tools provided by the Bankruptcy Code. This power is critical to a debtor's chances of reorganizing successfully and extracting value from its assets, and is generally very...

Bankruptcy & Restructuring

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Former Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner Harvey R. Miller died April 27 after a courageous battle with ALS. He was 82 years old. Mr. Miller joined Weil in 1969 as the firm’s 14th partner. He was a leading force in the evolution of Weil into one of the world’s preeminent...