Richard Woolley

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• DLA, Gorrissen Federspiel and Elmann guiding Primera Air bankruptcy
• IATA Legal Symposium, Bangkok: An airline bankruptcy “to-do” list
• Airline insolvencies: Interview with IATA’s John Middleton
• Hits of 2017
• Niki creditors back new sales offer after Austrian and German administrators agree to cooperate
• No appeal for failed contempt claim against Grant Thornton partner
• Austrian administrator reopens bidding for Niki
• Austrian court claims jurisdiction as Niki COMI controversy continues
• Indian insolvencies: From blank slate to boomtown
• GRR meets Rome Court of Appeal president Luciano Panzani
• Chapter 15 court puts comity ahead of contract clauses
• Berlin appeals court finds Niki insolvency belongs in Austria
• Berlin court claims jurisdiction over Niki insolvency as COMI dispute goes to appeal
• European court finds EIR rules on COMI apply to liquidated developer’s tort claim against creditors
• Drilling group’s litigation trust files complaint against Noble Corporation in Chapter 11 case
• Canadian environmental company files second Chapter 11 petition amid fraud saga
• BVI company's bid for US vitamin seller approved in Delaware Chapter 11 case
• Singapore court denies fund super priority status in first test of new Companies Act
• US court grants Takata Ch15 recognition amid objections from class action plaintiffs
• French court has jurisdiction to hear competition case arising out of German insolvency, ECJ says
• Oil explorer in receivership in Alberta files for Chapter 15 protection in Utah
• UK court dismisses German businessman’s bankruptcy petition despite English COMI
• Isle of Man judge appoints liquidator to relist collapsed property company ahead of winding-up
• Court of Appeal dismisses remaining strands of Lehman Waterfall II litigation
• INSOL Europe Warsaw: a “new pragmatist” approach to insolvency
• Lawyers brand European Commission proposals on reducing NPLs difficult to implement
• English court allows trustees and liquidators to share information in Shlosberg/Webinvest cases
• Indian Supreme Court defines “dispute” ground for dismissal under new insolvency code
• “Landmark” ruling recognises Hong Kong liquidators appointed over Cayman company
• Former Deloitte Americas head joins Gordon Brothers board
• Caribbean appeals court rejects St Lucian property group's attempt to block receiver
• EU law research group approves framework for business rescue
• Ten Network creditors approve CBS offer after court declines rival bidders' challenge
• IWIRC names new board for 2017-18
• Corrs Chambers advising CBS in Australian network purchase amid rivals' protests
• Guernsey court finds BVI liquidators liable for costs in Tchenguiz documents battle
• Kobre & Kim hires Brown Rudnick partner in New York
• Iceland's Landsbanki exits Chapter 15 after nine years
• Indian Supreme Court makes first ruling on new bankruptcy code
• Boart Longyear schemes get Chapter 15 approval as Australian court denies appeal
• MF Global must arbitrate in Bermuda, New York court says
• Australian court approves mining group's revised schemes after "unusual" mediation
• Abengoa Brazil wins creditor approval for restructuring plan
• Third Cayman Platinum Partners fund files Chapter 15 application in New York
• US appeals court affirms bankruptcy court's ruling on airline layoffs class action
• Community round-up: Trower joins the Insolvency Service
• Cross-border cooperation: an interview with Judge Robert Drain in the US
• Gibraltar court rejects Swiss law firm's fraud claim as abuse of insolvency law
• Manx court permits sale of Lime Petroleum assets to Singapore shareholder
• Yorkshire liquidator applies for Chapter 15 recognition in Florida

• MF Global's Bermudian insurer denied leave to appeal contempt and injunction orders
• Community roundup: Gibson Dunn poaches Ashurst partner in Munich
• Software companies appeal rejection of “unreasonable relief” in Nortel
• Regional state aid can’t be withdrawn post-insolvency, EU court says
• UK court sets date for Greek glass manufacturer’s scheme meeting
• New York court recognises Canadian scheme but rejects applicants’ reasoning
• GRR 30 in the limelight
• Brown Rudnick hires from Sidley in London
• EU court clarifies EIR rules on set aside in Italian v English law conflict case
• Community roundup: Three hires in New York as Maples and Calder promotes in Hong Kong
• GRR Awards – Large, small or regional, and advisory firms that impressed
• GRR Awards 2017 – Most important overall development
• GRR Awards 2017 – most improved jurisdiction
• GRR Awards 2017 - cross-border cooperation in a specific insolvency or restructuring matter
• GRR Awards 2017 – innovation in cross-border insolvency and restructuring
• GRR Awards 2017 – first shortlist revealed
• Supreme Court throws out currency conversion claims in Lehman Waterfall I ruling
• Texas oil company ditches Argentine parent’s Chapter 11 plan for creditor-backed deal
• French bank scolded for “warehousing” UK proceedings to chase Turkish insolvency
• MoFo leads 32-firm amicus brief against bankrupt firm’s clawback claim
• ECJ Advocate General says employee protections apply to pre-pack sales
• Goldman Sachs names new EMEA and Americas heads
• Administrator says Caribbean regulator liable for “fleecing” of failed Anguillan bank in Chapter 11
• UK court confirms European Winding-up Directive blocks commercial claims under Lugano Convention
• German court rewrites rules for tax exemption in restructuring
• UK High Court dismisses $178m claim against Korean shipbuilder
• Bermuda court declines to lift six-year stay in aid of Singapore winding-up
• Court rules on rival winding-up plans for Bermudian oil driller
• French paper company must reimburse British American Tobacco for pollution clear-up under UK Insolvency Act
• Bermudian insurers denied leave to appeal MF Global restraining order
• Australian miner files new Chapter 15 request after creditors reject first scheme
• Singapore court refuses stay for Malaysian scheme, decides payment dispute
• Former PwC partner appointed head of Alvarez Middle East team
• UK Court voids voluntary arrangement after disqualifying Icelandic bank’s approval
• Court of Appeal sides with defunct Irish bank in London market dispute
• GRR “40 Under 40” lawyer joins Avance in Helsinki
• Sidley continues London push with second Linklaters hire
• MF Global’s Bermudian insurers found in contempt by NY Court
• Lazard bolsters New York restructuring team with Toys “R” Us hire
• Singapore court recognises Hong Kong voluntary liquidation citing “internationalist concerns”
• FTI names 14 new senior MDs in restructuring practice
• Singapore court sanctions Cayman-BVI investors’ contingent scheme
• KWM Europe names AlixPartners as proposed administrators as London partner leaves
• NY court throws out Madoff feeder funds claims against HSBC
• SURVEY: Third-party funding in insolvency litigation
• A rising tide
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• Florida court allows Brazilian retailer to go after former owner in Chapter 15 case
• Community round-up: Trump taps bankruptcy bar, IRC appoints from BLP
• Hanjin gets recognition in US and Australia, though Korean proceedings may shift to liquidation
• Ashurst hires new Milan head from Paul Hastings