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June 13, 2025
We are proud to announce that McElroy Deutsch Partner Kathleen N. Fennelly, was selected by the New Jersey State Bar Association's Board of Trustees as a recipient of the 2024–2025 Professional Lawyer of the Year Award.This marks the second time Ms. Fennelly has received this prestigious honor - she was previously recognized in 2020 by the Morris County Bar Association.The award was presented at the annual luncheon hosted by the NJSBA’s Commission on Professionalism in the Law.
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June 5, 2025
McElroy Deutsch is pleased to announce its 2025 accolades from Chambers USA in the areas of Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Labor & Employment, and Litigation: General Commercial. This marks the Firm's 21st consecutive year of inclusion in this esteemed guide. Chambers USA also recognized 9 McElroy Deutsch attorneys in this year’s rankings.The Firm’s ranked attorneys include:Jeffrey Bernstein - Bankruptcy/Restructuring (New Jersey)Gary D. Bressler - Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds)John T. Coyne - Insurance (New Jersey)Thomas R.
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June 3, 2025
McElroy Deutsch is proud to announce that Gary D. Bressler has been selected to the 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list, marking his twentieth consecutive year receiving this recognition. The top 5% of the lawyers in Pennsylvania are selected by Super Lawyers.Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
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December 26, 2024
UPDATE: While FinCEN is still to publish rules expressly changing its earlier guidance, in a Press Release issued March 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced that it will not enforce any penalties or fines against U.S.
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July 31, 2023
On Friday, July 7, 2023, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued an important decision construing the application of the statute of limitations in wrongful death cases. The decision likely will have the greatest impact in product liability litigation, such as tobacco and asbestos cases, whe
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June 9, 2023
In 2019, the United States Supreme Court concluded that the “wholly groundless” exception employed by the Fifth Circuit and some other Courts of Appeals was inconsistent with the text of the Federal Arbitration Act and with Supreme Court precedent.1 The “wholly groundless” exception allowed the cour
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June 16, 2023
On April 19, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision, holding that section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code is not jurisdictional in terms of appellate review of an asset sale order, but, rather, that section 363(m) only contains limitations on the relief that may be afforded
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March 14, 2023
On February 22, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision holding that debtors whose debts were incurred through fraud may not have such debts discharged, even if the debtor did not participate in, or even have knowledge of, the fraud. In Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, 598 U.S.
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January 6, 2022
The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) codifies federal policy favoring the enforceability of contractual arbitration clauses. Due to the FAA, courts will thus generally require parties to arbitrate a dispute if their contract so dictates.
This is no less true in bankruptcy court, at least in connecti