Entries tagged "Harvey Miller"

Deal Economy 2010: Weil's Miller on resolution authority

Harvey Miller of Weil Gotshal says resolution authority wouldn't have helped in the unwinding of Lehman Brothers.

Deal Economy 2010: Harvey Miller on Lehman, GM

Instead of allowing Lehman Brothers to collapse, the government could have stood by the beleaguered bank and helped it unwind slowly, bankruptcy lawyer Harvey Miller of Weil Gotshal said.

Bankruptcy lawyer fees and Harvey Miller

Although Weil, Gotshal partner Harvey Miller is often referred to as the dean of the bankruptcy bar, he is not the highest paid bankruptcy attorney, an honor reserved for Simpson Thatcher attorneys.

Why Circuit City closed

Bankruptcy attorneys blame an arcane section of the bankruptcy code for Circuit City's liquidation, and the possible liquidation of bankrupt Ritz Camera.

GM's all-star bankruptcy advisers

With Senate Republicans beating back the bill to bail out the auto industry, bankruptcy is becoming an even likelier possibility for General Motors Corp., leading it reportedly to tap the biggest names in bankruptcy including Harvey Miller (pictured) of New York law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Calling the advisers all stars isn't a stretch because in fact many of them have won plaudits from the Turnaround Management Association, which has in fact inducted some into a hall of fame. ...

TMA dispatch: Buckfire, others get Carved up

There's no better time for some laughs than when the economy is tanking, and comedian Dana Carvey had distressed-company lawyers and bankers laughing in the aisles last night at the end of Hall of Fame inductions at the Turnaround Management Association annual convention in New Orleans. ...

Miller and Weil Gotshal ride high

At least some people are cashing in on the collapse of the banking system. The doyen of bankruptcy attorneys, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP's Harvey Miller, is among the law firm's partners making $950 per hour for their labors as debtor counsel for Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the nation's fourth-largest investment bank at the time of its spectacular flameout. ...

The nitty-gritty of the Lehman Chapter 11

By the time Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s lawyers made a quick dash to U.S. Bankruptcy Court Monday morning, the resulting Chapter 11 was no surprise. The bankruptcy filing represents the best option available for an orderly liquidation of assets. It puts a stay on a flurry of lawsuits that creditors would almost certainly have filed against America's fourth-largest investment bank Monday and in the days to come. It prevents creditors from forcing a liquidation and from its holdings overseas from being seized....

More retail bankruptcies on the way, Miller says

Could the Chapter 11 filings of Linens 'N Things Inc., Sharper Image Corp. and Steve & Barry's LLC be just the beginning? The New York Post posed the question to Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP bankruptcy attorney Harvey Miller, and his answer was more retail bankruptcies are on the way. ...

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