Meet The Attys Behind The Pitney Bowes E-Commerce Ch. 11
Ex-Judge Jones Beats Conspiracy Suit, Robertshaw Plan OK'd
Why Pitney Bowes Spun E-Commerce Biz Off Into Ch. 11
Meet The Attys Behind The Pitney Bowes E-Commerce Ch. 11
DRF Logistics, the former e-commerce arm of shipping group Pitney Bowes, has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Texas with plans to close shop after years of heavy losses. To navigate bankruptcy, DRF has tapped a team of New York- and Houston-based lawyers with Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP.
Ex-Judge Jones Beats Conspiracy Suit, Robertshaw Plan OK'd
A Texas federal judge has thrown out a racketeering lawsuit alleging a conspiracy involving Kirkland & Ellis, Jackson Walker, ex-bankruptcy judge David R. Jones and an attorney with whom he had a romantic relationship, but a separate judge decided to sanction Jones for meeting with Jackson Walker for an "off-the-record" interview. This is the week in bankruptcy.
Why Pitney Bowes Spun E-Commerce Biz Off Into Ch. 11
A heated proxy battle, big capital outlays and more than $570 million in losses set the stage for shipping company Pitney Bowes to spin off its e-commerce unit and send it into Chapter 11 in a Texas bankruptcy court.
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