Meet The Attorneys Guiding IPic Theaters Through Ch. 11
Dine-in movie theater chain iPic filed for Chapter 11 protection Feb. 25 in Southern Florida, electing to proceed under the Subchapter V designation reserved for small-business debtors whose liabilities are under a threshold of about $3 million. The company has enlisted Burr & Forman LLP as bankruptcy counsel.
Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action
A radio station operator filed its second bankruptcy in less than 10 years; a Chicago hotel operator entered Chapter 11 with nearly $150 million in debt; and a chemical technology company sought bankruptcy protection in Texas.
Meet The Committee Counsel In Eddie Bauer Stores' Ch. 11
A committee of trade creditors is asking permission from a New Jersey bankruptcy judge to hire a trio of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP attorneys to represent the unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 case of the retailer of the Eddie Bauer brand.
Meet The Attorneys Guiding IPic Theaters Through Ch. 11
Dine-in movie theater chain iPic filed for Chapter 11 protection Feb. 25 in Southern Florida, electing to proceed under the Subchapter V designation reserved for small-business debtors whose liabilities are under a threshold of about $3 million. The company has enlisted Burr & Forman LLP as bankruptcy counsel.
Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action
A radio station operator filed its second bankruptcy in less than 10 years; a Chicago hotel operator entered Chapter 11 with nearly $150 million in debt; and a chemical technology company sought bankruptcy protection in Texas.
Meet The Committee Counsel In Eddie Bauer Stores' Ch. 11
A committee of trade creditors is asking permission from a New Jersey bankruptcy judge to hire a trio of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP attorneys to represent the unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 case of the retailer of the Eddie Bauer brand.
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