Experts Discuss Supreme Court’s Decision in Margolin v. National Association of Immigration Judges - Ep. 304

Experts Discuss Supreme Court’s Decision in Margolin v. National Association of Immigration Judges - Ep. 304

ABI Editor-at-Large Bill Rochelle discusses the Supreme Court's May 26 opinion in Margolin v. National Association of Immigration Judges with Prof. Bruce Markell of the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. The Court held that the Fourth Circuit had violated the “party presentation principle” by reversing and remanding “based on an issue the parties had not raised.”  Rochelle talks with Markell about how the Margolin decision may create tension with the Court's previous ruling in Espinosa and how it may impact bankruptcy practice.

Experts Discuss Supreme Court’s Decision in Keathley v. Buddy Ayres Construction - Ep. 303

ABI Editor-at-Large Bill Rochelle discusses the Supreme Court's June 11 opinion in Keathley v. Buddy Ayres Construction with Prof. Robert Lawless of the University of Illinois College of Law. In determining whether an omission of a claim in the bankruptcy context was inadvertent or mistaken for purposes of the judicial estoppel doctrine, the Supreme Court held unanimously that courts should look to the totality of the circumstances surrounding the omission. Rochelle talks with Lawless, who joined an amicus brief on the case, about the background of the case, the decision and how courts are likely to proceed moving forward.

Latest Episode of "Women in Restructuring" Podcast Features Mariaelena Gayo-Guitian - Ep. 302

Host Sarah Foss of Debtwire talks with Mariaelena Gayo-Guitian, a partner with Venable LLP in Miami, about her career path to bankruptcy law, her work on franchisee cases and what makes a good mentor in the industry.

Exploring Stapled-Exchange Transactions - Ep. 301

A new tool is emerging at the intersection of capital markets and cross-border restructuring: the “stapled exchange” structure. In this episode of "Unordinary Course," Lee Pacchia of ICR sits down with Gary Holtzer of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP — one of the structure’s original architects — to discuss how it was designed and executed in the Fossil Group restructuring.

Conversation with Hon. Shelley Chapman (ret.) - Ep. 300

Women in Restructuring episode 14. Host Sarah Foss of Debtwire speaks with Hon. Shelley Chapman (ret.), senior counsel in Restructuring and chair of Alternative Dispute Resolution at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (New York), about her distinguished career on and off the bench. Judge Chapman shares insights from her path to the bankruptcy profession, and what drew her back to private practice at Willkie to act as a court‑appointed mediator in complex chapter 11 cases.