Legal Opinion

In re Olympia Office LLC

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York

Decided January 9, 2017No. Case Nos.: 16-74892 (AST) 16-75515 (AST) 16-75516 (AST) 16-75517 (AST) (Jointly Administered)PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION AND ORDER AUTHORIZING DEBTORS’ RETENTION OF COUNSEL

Alan S. Trust, United States Bankruptcy Judge

Issue presented and summary of ruling

In this contentious series of real estate cases, the secured lender has objected to Debtors’ retention of counsel. While the pleadings concerning retention have meandered into substantive issues affecting the cases overall, the narrow question presented is whether Debtors’ proposed counsel is not disinterested for purposes of the Bankruptcy Code1 because a partner at that law firm is first cousins with the majority owners of the equity in these Debtors.…

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