U.S.

U.S.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Editor: John, what is the role of the managing partner? Strasburger: My practice area is Complex Commercial Litigation. I spent the early years of my career trying product liability and other tort cases, and gradually did more and more commercial litigation, including securities cases, big...

Energy | Real Estate

Stephen M. Block, James C. Morriss III | Thompson & Knight LLP

Suppose your company wishes to increase energy efficiency and reduce operating costs by retrofitting its existing properties. What if the retrofit costs could be paid without diverting funds from the company’s capital budget, impairing growth capital, reducing cash reserves or drawing on...

Bankruptcy & Restructuring

Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong | United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York

Editor: As you start your tenth year on the bankruptcy bench, what issues and opportunities stand out for the bankruptcy court? Stong: One of the most important issues that we need to address is how to make the best use of the time of all of the parties that appear before us, including the...