Sentence examples for bankruptcy practice from inspiring English sources

Dewey's bankruptcy practice has thrived under his leadership, and continues to handle significant assignments.

"When I came to Weil, no other major firm had a bankruptcy practice," he said.

"He is a very fast decision maker," said Harvey R. Miller, who heads Weil, Gotshal's bankruptcy practice.

Mr. Garcia joins a firm that is perhaps best known for its bankruptcy practice, having represented, for example, Enron and WorldCom in their Chapter 11 cases last decade.

That was largely because of the firm's pre-eminent bankruptcy practice, which advised both General Motors and Lehman on their Chapter 11 filings.

His father is a senior partner in Garfunkel, Wild, a law firm in Great Neck, and is the chairman of the firm's corporate reorganization and bankruptcy practice groups.

But law firms rushing to expand their bankruptcy practices face certain risks.

Firms with big bankruptcy practices, like Weil, Gotshal & Manges of New York -- which is representing Enron, among others -- are very busy.

Firms seeking to bulk up their bankruptcy practices are simply following the money, which, in bankruptcy, means the prospect of ever- increasing fees.

They contend that high fees are needed to attract top talent to bankruptcy practices, which have helped keep the American economy sturdy.

But at a contentious meeting at the Justice Department last week, law firms with big bankruptcy practices made clear that they were not about to accept the new guidelines willingly.