Legal Opinion
Lazard Freres & Co. v. Northwestern Corp. (In Re Northwestern Corp.)
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided May 22, 2006No. Bankruptcy No. 03-12872-JLP, Civ.A. No. 05-395-JJFPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FARNAN, District Judge.
Pending before the Court is an appeal by Lazard Freres & Co. LLC (“Lazard”) from the May 5, 2005 Order (the “Fee Order”) of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”). (Bankr.Case No. 03-12872) Lazard was retained as a financial advisor by the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Northwestern Corporation (“Northwestern”) in connection with NorthWestern’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. By its appeal, Lazard contends that the Bankruptcy Court erred in sua sponte reducing its Restructuring Fee by 50%. For…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Zolfo, Cooper & Co. v. Sunbeam-Oster Company, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- In Re Cendant Corp. Securities LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
- In Re Northwestern Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · 2005
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- In Re Northwest Airlines Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2008