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Krys v. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, & Garrison LLP (In re China Medical Technologies, Inc.)

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided September 30, 2015No. Bankruptcy No. 12-BR-13736 (REG); Civil No. 15-CV-0167 (RA)PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION & ORDER

RONNIE ABRAMS, District Judge.

Appellant Kenneth M. Krys appeals from an order of the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”) sustaining the claims of attorney-client privilege and work product protection asserted by Appellees Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (“Paul Weiss”) and AlixPartners, LLP. For the reasons that follow, the order of the Bankruptcy Court is reversed.

BACKGROUND1

China Medical Technologies, Inc. (CMED) is a holding company organized *646under the laws of the Cayman Islands. In June 2012, the indenture trustee on…

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