Legal Opinion
In re Persaud
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 5, 2012No. 10-44815-ESSPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION ON TRUSTEE’S APPLICATION TO EMPLOY TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP AS COUNSEL
ELIZABETH S. STONG, Bankruptcy Judge.
Before the Court is the Application of John S. Pereira, the Chapter 7 trustee for *29the estate of Christine Persaud, to retain Troutman Sanders LLP (“Troutman”) as his general and bankruptcy counsel.
One creditor, Abraham Klein, objects in part. Mr. Klein argues principally that as to certain claims, Troutman suffers from a disabling conflict of interest and is not “disinterested” as required by the Bankruptcy Code. He asserts that Troutman represented him and an entity that…
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