Bloomberg Law
December 4, 2018, 10:35 PM UTCUpdated: December 5, 2018, 2:15 PM UTC

Trustee Tries to Ditch Sears’ IP Law Firm Deal (Corrected)

Diane Davis
Diane Davis
Reporter/Editor

The trustee overseeing bankruptcy matters at the Justice Department is opposing the continued employment in the Sears Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of the Chicago-based intellectual property boutique law firm McAndrews, Held & Malloy Ltd.

McAndrews has represented Sears in IP matters since May 2012, according to court documents.

The U.S. trustee asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York Dec. 4 to deny McAndrews’ employment application as intellectual property counsel. The law firm’s employment application doesn’t support the law firm’s request for pre-approval of fees, improperly allows the firm to subcontract work to foreign associates, ...

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