We’ve seen a big uptick lately in disputes over cryptocurrency platforms– many of which are legit, and many of which are complete scams. The sudden (though, come on– not realistically unexpected) bankruptcy filing of FTX last week promises to kick the issue into overdrive. To be sure, this is not yet another obligatory Sam Bankman-Fried post. It really was scheduled two weeks ago.
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For most lawyers human beings, it’s been a goofy three months (we’re now well into the Covid-19 pandemic). Amid the quarantine, I’ve been incredibly fortunate to see my firm’s workload go up, but millions of my fellow Americans, including a whole bunch of lawyers, have seen their income and savings vaporize in a matter of hours. Even as I’ve gotten busier, I’ve begun to more diligently follow the advice of one of my favorite law professors, who insisted that a good attorney absolutely must read the news, religiously. I quit being a newshound some time ago, but lately, that has come to seem more irresponsible every day.Continue Reading Preference payments and service abroad
This is a reboot of a post from last year, but it bears repeating: summonses in bankruptcy adversarial proceedings must be modified if they are to be served on a defendant located abroad. Not should. MUST.
The Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure govern how to manage an adversarial proceeding in Bankruptcy Court. Perfectly logical.
It happens all the time. I’ll give a lecture or mention what I do at a bar association event, and the colleague I just met will express appreciation for what I do, tell me it’s a really neat niche, and then try to convince himself that our practice areas don’t overlap. I’m here to tell
