17 Montgomery McCracken Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019
August 15, 2018
Montgomery McCracken is pleased to announce that 17 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized in the 2019 edition of…
21 Montgomery McCracken Attorneys Selected to the 2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers List
May 18, 2018
Montgomery McCracken is pleased to announce that 21 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected to the 2018 Pennsylvania Super…
Four Montgomery McCracken Attorneys Ranked in Chambers USA 2018
May 9, 2018
Montgomery McCracken is pleased to announce that four attorneys have been recognized in their respective areas of practice by Chambers…
18 Montgomery McCracken Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018
August 15, 2017
Montgomery McCracken is pleased to announce that 18 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized in the 2018 edition of…
Montgomery McCracken Receives “International Restructuring Deal of the Year” at the 9th Annual International M&A Advisor Awards
June 14, 2017
NEW YORK – Montgomery McCracken is pleased to announce the firm has received “International Restructuring Deal of the Year” award…
Four Montgomery McCracken Attorneys Ranked in Chambers USA 2017
May 26, 2017
Montgomery McCracken is pleased to announce that four attorneys have been recognized in their respective areas of practice by Chambers…
21 Montgomery McCracken Attorneys Selected to the 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers List
May 12, 2017
Montgomery McCracken is pleased to announce that 21 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected to the 2017 Pennsylvania Super…
Montgomery McCracken Selected as Finalist for Three Awards for the 9th Annual International M&A Advisor Awards
May 8, 2017
PHILADELPHIA – Montgomery McCracken has been selected as a finalist for the “Energy Deal of the Year ($250MM – $1B)”…
Montgomery McCracken to Receive Two Awards at The M&A Advisor’s 11th Annual Turnaround Awards
January 30, 2017
January 30, 2017 – Montgomery McCracken is pleased to announce the firm will receive the “Restructuring Deal of the Year…
Montgomery McCracken Receives “Restructuring Deal of the Year (Over $100MM)” Award by The M&A Advisor
November 10, 2016
NEW YORK, NY (November 10, 2016)– Montgomery McCracken has received the “Restructuring Deal of the Year (Over $100MM)” award by…
Montgomery McCracken Selected as Finalist for Two Awards for the 15th Annual M&A Advisor Awards
September 1, 2016
PHILADELPHIA – Montgomery McCracken has been selected as a finalist for the “Energy Deal of the Year” award and “Restructuring…
12 Montgomery McCracken Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America © 2017
August 15, 2016
Montgomery McCracken is pleased to announce that 12 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized in the 2017 edition of…
Montgomery McCracken Attorneys Ranked in Chambers USA
June 2, 2016
Four Montgomery McCracken attorneys have been recognized in their fields by Chambers and Partners in the Chambers USA guide. The…
Montgomery McCracken Successfully Obtains Confirmation of O.W. Bunker Debtors’ Liquidation Plans
December 18, 2015
A team of Montgomery McCracken bankruptcy and maritime attorneys led by Natalie D. Ramsey, Richard G. Placey, Davis Lee Wright,…
12 Montgomery McCracken Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016
August 18, 2015
Montgomery McCracken is pleased to announce that 12 of the firm’s attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America©…
Delaware General Corporation Law Amended to Provide (1) New Procedure for Curing Defective Corporate Acts and (2) Related Proceedings in Court of Chancery
March 24, 2014
Effective April 1, 2014, newly-enacted Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) Sections 204 and 205 will provide a statutory process by…
Third Circuit: Bankruptcy Court Has Jurisdiction to Interpret Its Own Orders
August 7, 2013
On July 30, 2013, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Bankruptcy Court can interpret its own orders….
Delaware Court of Chancery Upholds Facial Validity of Board-Adopted Delaware Forum Selection Clauses Contained in Bylaws
July 11, 2013
The Delaware Court of Chancery recently upheld the validity of bylaw amendments adopted without shareholder approval requiring that suits pertaining…
Solyndra Trustee Says Lien Fight Should Stay In Delaware
June 24, 2013
The trustee overseeing the estate of failed solar-power company Solyndra LLC on Wednesday urged a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject…
Third Circuit Update: Subchapter S Corporation Tax Status Not Estate Property
June 4, 2013
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals, in a case of first impression at the Circuit Court level, has determined that…
Supreme Court Alert: “Defalcation” Defined to Determine Discharge of Debt
May 21, 2013
For years, the term “defalcation” as used in the Bankruptcy Code has been largely undefined, leaving courts to fashion their…
Recent Decisions in Bankruptcy Court
March 18, 2013
Third Circuit Finds Covenant Not to Sue in Patent Settlement is a License that Cannot be Rejected under Bankruptcy…
Summer Never Sleeps for Bankruptcy Opinions in the Third Circuit
September 28, 2012
Plan Confirmation In In re American Capital Equipment, LLC, 688 F.2d 145 (3d Cir. 2012), the Third Circuit ruled that…
Third Circuit Upholds Bankruptcy Court’s Use of Real Estate Appraisal of Fair Market Value Under §506(a) And Clarifies Burden of Proof in Such Cases
July 25, 2012
In In re Heritage Highgate, Inc., 679 F.3d 132 (3d Cir. 2012), the Third Circuit held that the bankruptcy court…
Supreme Court Alert: High Court Upholds Right to Credit Bid
May 30, 2012
As noted in our last bulletin, the issue of whether a secured creditor’s right to credit bid in a non-consensual or “cramdown”…
Alert from Montgomery McCracken’s Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring Practice
May 16, 2012
Bankruptcy Perjury Not Cause for Deportation On April 16, 2012, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a Jamaican immigrant’s…
Recent Third Circuit Decision Opens Door to Administrative Expense Priority for Pension Withdrawal Liability
December 1, 2011
In In re Marcal Paper Mills, Inc., 650 F.3d 311 (3d Cir. 2011), the Third Circuit Court of Appeals determined…
Third Circuit Overrules Frenville
October 20, 2010
In overruling the often criticized case of Matter of M. Frenville Co., Inc., 744 F.2d 332 (3d Cir. 1984), the…
Immediate Change in Investor Requirements
June 17, 2010
On July 20, 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”). One provision…
Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Rules That Payment Does Not Prevent Use of New Value Defense in Favorable Opinion for Vendors
May 1, 2010
Many businesses will at some point find themselves a defendant in a preference action commenced by or on behalf of…
Significant Developments in Corporate Litigation Law: Bulletin No. 2008-01 February 2008
February 19, 2008
Delaware Supreme Court Declines to Extend Standing to Bring Derivative Claims to Non-Shareholder Directors The Supreme Court of the State…