Month: February 2019

February 28, 2019

MPS Law Announces Two New Partners

Chicago-area law firm Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle (MPS Law) is pleased to announce two new partners: Steven H. Goodman as capital partner, and J.L. Cherwin Jr. as income partner. The move will further strengthen the firm’s ability to provide high-quality commercial real estate legal services to financial institutions, real estate developers, and the corporate, industrial,…

February 26, 2019

Delaware District Court Overturns Bankruptcy Court Decision Disallowing Unsecured Claim for Post-Petition Contractual Attorneys’ Fees

Author: Tim Brink

It is a quirk of the Bankruptcy Code that while it expressly allows oversecured creditors’ claims for post-petition contractual attorneys’ fees, it is silent as to the treatment of claims for post-petition contractual attorneys’ fees on unsecured claims. In part because the Supreme Court in Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. of America v. Pacific Gas…