Legal Opinion
Stanziale v. Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. (In re EP Liquidation, LLC)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware
Decided April 9, 2018No. Case No.: 14–10359 (CSS); Adv. Proc. No. : 16–50080 (CSS)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSontchi, J.
INTRODUCTION
Richards Layton & Finger, P.A. ("RLF" or the "Defendant") was pre-petition counsel to the Debtor and eventually prepared the Debtor for its Chapter 7 filing. Thereafter, the Chapter 7 Trustee filed the above captioned adversary action against RLF for all the payments (five in total) made to RLF prior to the Petition Date. The transfers to RLF were for a contemplated Chapter 11 filing, for legal services related to a sale of the Debtor's assets prior the Petition Date pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement ("APA"), and a Chapter 7 Retainer related to the preparation of the Debtor…
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