New guidelines effective in November may make it harder for lawyers to get paid for work representing debtors' or creditors' committees in large Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. New guidelines effective ...

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently blessed a consumer bankruptcy lawyer's unusual way of securing his fees, but frowned on another of his methods. The circuit ruled that Texas attorney ...

An expert Q&A on the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on the practice of bankruptcy law, including how AI affects the reasonableness of professional fees under section 330 of the Bankruptcy ...

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Nov 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice's bankruptcy watchdog is seeking to force a law firm to give back millions of dollars in fees it earned in cases presided over by a top Texas ...