A life sciences investment fund is asking a Delaware bankruptcy judge to eject its former counsel from any involvement in its bankruptcy case. A restaurant chain is seeking a Texas bankruptcy judge's blessing to proceed toward a sale. And a New York real estate company is trying to fend off a dismissal bid from a member of its controlling family.
A team of six attorneys from Sidley Austin LLP is steering the Chapter 11 case of cancer drug developer Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. as the company looks to merge with biotechnology firm Ayrmid and trim debt through a prepackaged bankruptcy plan.
Life science investment group Apple Tree has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to disqualify Quinn Emanuel from representing its portfolio companies after a Cayman Islands court installed new managers of the fund. A Texas bankruptcy judge rejected a bid from a creditor of a creditor to challenge a settlement in healthcare company Global Wound Care's Chapter 11 case. And Dish's wireless division wants a longer exclusive window to propose a reorganization plan.