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Here’s the latest risk management guidance, published in June 2024, from B&N’s Attorneys Risk Management practice group. BN – Tip of the Month – Be Cautious When Using Listservs – June 2024

Here’s the latest risk management guidance, published in May 2024, from B&N’s Attorneys Risk Management practice group. BN – Tip of the Month – Be Wary Scams and Frauds-Continue to Dupe Lawyers Out of Client Money – May 2024

Here’s the latest risk management guidance, published in April 2024, from B&N’s Attorneys Risk Management practice group. BN – Tip of the Month – Prospective Client Conflicts Can Cost You Business Avoid Conflicts – April 2024

Paul Hammer, Shareholder and leader of Barron & Newburger’s Houston Office, was recently quoted in an article published by Law360 entitled “How to Nail Those First-Day Bankruptcy Motions”. Mr. Hammer was interviewed along with several prominent practitioners from elite national firms including Kirkland & Ellis and Pryor Cashman. The article in its entirety may be…

Barron & Newburger’s Arthur Sanders was elected by acclamation to represent the Attorney Division of ACA International on the 2024-2025 Council of Delegates. Mr. Sanders will represent Attorney Division members at the Annual Meeting of the Council of Delegates, to be held July 21, 2024, where delegates will elect the incoming directors to the ACA…

Here’s the latest risk management guidance, published in March 2024, from B&N’s Attorneys Risk Management practice group. BN- Tip of the Month – Lawyers Fraud Avoidance Duties Clarified – March 2024    

Stephen W. Sather spoke to the Western District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench-Bar Conference on a panel on Third Party Releases and Related Provisions on April 11, 2024. The panel relied on a law review article authored by Mr. Sather titled “The Controversial Role of Third-Party Releases in Bankruptcy,” 30 Am. Bankr. Inst. Law Rev. 71…

Stephen W. Sather obtained an order from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas which vacated a judgment entered by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court against a State Court Receiver. The District Court found that the Bankruptcy Court lacked jurisdiction under the Barton Doctrine and ordered the underlying case dismissed.  The case is Berleth…

Barron and Newburger is pleased to announce that the firm has been selected as counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors of Expansion Industries, LLC. Barron and Newburger Selected as Counsel to Unsecured Creditors Committee of Expansion Industries