As SCOTUS hears arguments about whether bankruptcy law permits the Sackler family to escape liability in the Purdue Pharma case, Prof. Jonathan Lipson looks to the conservative majority’s textualism: “they do not believe ‘Congress hides elephants in mouseholes.’” Read More

Prof. Jonathan Lipson offers his analysis of oral arguments before SCOTUS in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy. Read More

Prof. Jonathan Lipson is among a group of law professors calling for an independent examiner to review several murky aspects of the FTX bankruptcy. Read More

“If an examiner is not appropriate in this case, then an examiner is not appropriate in any case:” Prof. Jonathan Lipson to the 3rd Circuit on the FTX bankruptcy and the role of transparency in Chapter 11 reorganizations. Read More

Prof. Jonathan Lipson spoke at a hearing before the 3rd Circuit on behalf of amici advocating for an independent examiner in the FTX bankruptcy, citing the company’s “free-fall bankruptcy” amid “allegations of serious misconduct.” Read More

The Archdiocese of Baltimore filed for bankruptcy just days before a Maryland law extending the statute of limitations for child sex abuse went into effect, a move Prof. Jonathan Lipson says could impose federal bankruptcy timelines on survivors’ ability to file claims. Read More

In “Bankruptcy Amnesia,” Prof. Jonathan Lipson pushes back against a narrative he says deflects from the Sackler family’s role in the opioid crisis. Read More

Judge Robert Drain, who presided over the Purdue Pharma litigation, has joined the firm representing Purdue. Prof. Jonathan Lipson says that despite the judge’s good intentions, the optics are troubling. Read More

By declining to appoint an independent examiner in the FTX bankruptcy, Prof. Jonathan Lipson says the court has overlooked an important element of Chapter 11: public transparency and the chance to learn from failure. Read More

Sullivan and Cromwell stands to collect hundreds of millions in fees for its work on the FTX bankruptcy. Prof. Jonathan Lipson says if they do their job well, it’s worth it. Read More