2/23/2009
Willkie Represents Journal Register in Bankruptcy
Newspaper publisher Journal Register Company files for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan.
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July 23, 2007
Willkie Advises Pardus Capital in the $2.55 Billion Investment Commitment For Delphi Corp.
Auto parts manufacturer Delphi Corp. accepts new proposal for an Equity Purchase and Commitment Agreement.
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June 20, 2007
Willkie Featured in 2007 Edition of Chambers USA - Guide to Leading Lawyers
The firm as a whole and many of its attorneys individually are recognized for outstanding work in the areas of Antitrust; Asset Management Regulation; Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Corporate/M&A; Environmental; Insurance (Transactional and Regulatory, Dispute Resolution); Intellectual Property; Litigation (General Commercial, Securities, White Collar Crime & Government Investigations); Private Equity (Buyouts); Real Estate; Tax; Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite (Regulatory); and Technology & IT Outsourcing.
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January 4, 2007
Adelphia Bankruptcy Plan Approved
Bankruptcy court approves Willkie client Adelphia Communications Corp.’s plan to pay creditors, ending one of the largest bankruptcy cases in U.S. history.
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April 14, 2006
District Court Affirms Favorable Ruling for Willkie Client Adelphia Communications
In a ruling reported on the front page of the April 11 New York Law Journal, “Decisions of Interest,” the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York affirmed a Bankruptcy Court ruling in the high-profile Adelphia bankruptcy case, which involved a series of motions brought by a disgruntled creditor faction, the Arahova Committee.
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March 26, 2006
Firm Scores Another Victory For Adelphia
Court issues momentous ruling in Adelphia bankruptcy case, which is highly complimentary of Willkie’s three-and-a-half-year representation of the company.
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May 31, 2005
Willkie Featured in 2005 Edition of Chambers USA - Guide to Leading Lawyers
Firm recognized for its outstanding work in the areas of Antitrust; Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Corporate/M&A; Environmental; Intellectual Property; International Trade; Litigation: General Commercial; Litigation: Securities; Private Equity; Real Estate; Tax; Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite: Regulatory; and Technology & IT Outsourcing.
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April 21, 2005
Willkie Advises on Bankruptcy Aspects of Adelphia’s $17.6 Billion Buyout
Adelphia Communications Corporation reaches agreements for Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corporation to acquire substantially all of its U.S. assets for $12.7 billion in cash and 16 percent of the common stock of Time Warner Cable Inc., a total deal value of about $17.6 billion.
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April 12, 2005
Willkie Represents Telmex in $1.1 Billion Sale to Verizon
Telefonos de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and certain related entities agree to sell their entire equity interest in MCI, Inc. to Verizon Communications Inc. for over $1.1 billion.
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September 13, 2004
Willkie Featured in Chambers Guides to Leading Lawyers - 2004
Firm recognized for excellence in the 2004 editions of Chambers Global - The World’s Leading Lawyers and Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for its work worldwide in Corporate/M&A; Private Equity (Buyouts & Venture Capital); Capital Markets; Competition/Antitrust; Communications; Real Estate; Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite (Regulatory); Insolvency/Corporate Recovery; Litigation (General Commercial); Tax; Environmental; and IT/IT Outsourcing.
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June 2, 2004
Myron Trepper Honored by UJA Bankruptcy and Reorganization Group
Partner Myron Trepper honored by the UJA-Federation of New York’s Lawyers Division for his prominence and achievement in the bankruptcy bar and contributions to Jewish and community causes.
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May 5, 2004
Willkie Wins Bankruptcy Firm of the Year at Chambers Global Awards
Willkie named 2004 “Bankruptcy Firm of the Year (USA)” by Chambers and Partners, the leading publisher of guides to the legal profession.
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April 30, 2004
Willkie Featured in 2004 Chambers USA Guide to Leading Lawyers
Firm prominently featured in the 2004 edition of Chambers USA - America’s Leading Business Lawyers.
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October 28, 2003
Willkie Client Maxxim to be Sold for $101 Million
Madeline Industries Inc. and private equity fund Round Table Healthcare Partners tender a winning bid of $101 million for Willkie client bankrupt Maxxim Medical Group.
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March 26, 2003
WF&G Underwrites inMotion Anniversary Event
Firm proudly participates as one of three underwriters for inMotion's 10th Anniversary Photography Auction and Benefit at Sotheby’s. Funds raised will go toward underwriting inMotion’s mission of providing legal guidance and services to women denied their legal rights by poverty and circumstance.
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March 5, 2003
Firm Overcomes Objection for Adelphia Corp.
After a 4-day trial and weeks of discovery and depositions, the firm’s bankruptcy and litigation team representing Adelphia Communications Corp. overcame the objection of the Adelphia Equity Committee to the appointment of a new chairman and a new president/COO.
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February 12, 2003
Firm Retained to Represent Maxxim Medical Inc. in Bankruptcy
Maxxim Medical Inc., a portfolio holding of San Francisco buyout firm Fox Paine & Co. LLC, announces on February that it has filed for Chapter 11 in Wilmington, DE.
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