July 19, 2024
A Willkie pro bono team has been recognized by The AmLaw Litigation Daily with a “Shout Out” for its success in securing the dismissal of Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case.
On Friday, July 12, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane dismissed Giuliani’s bankruptcy protection case, clearing the way for Willkie clients Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman to start collecting the money that is owed to them. Last December, in a landmark defamation suit, Willkie secured $148.1 million in damages for Shaye and Ruby for the harm Rudy Giuliani caused by spreading lies that they had intentionally undermined the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
Partner and Chair of the Business Reorganization & Restructuring Department Rachel Strickland, counsel Aaron Nathan and associate James Burbage played a key role in securing the bankruptcy case dismissal. The Willkie team also includes partners Michael Gottlieb, Meryl Governski and Kristin Bender, associates M. Annie Houghton-Larsen, J. Tyler Knoblett, Maggie MacCurdy, Perri Haser, Jessie Graber and Marine Loison. Co-counsel includes Von DuBose of DuBose Miller and John Langford of Protect Democracy.
Learn more about the case here.
Watch Rachel Strickland discussing the bankruptcy case dismissal on CNN here.
On Friday, July 12, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane dismissed Giuliani’s bankruptcy protection case, clearing the way for Willkie clients Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman to start collecting the money that is owed to them. Last December, in a landmark defamation suit, Willkie secured $148.1 million in damages for Shaye and Ruby for the harm Rudy Giuliani caused by spreading lies that they had intentionally undermined the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
Partner and Chair of the Business Reorganization & Restructuring Department Rachel Strickland, counsel Aaron Nathan and associate James Burbage played a key role in securing the bankruptcy case dismissal. The Willkie team also includes partners Michael Gottlieb, Meryl Governski and Kristin Bender, associates M. Annie Houghton-Larsen, J. Tyler Knoblett, Maggie MacCurdy, Perri Haser, Jessie Graber and Marine Loison. Co-counsel includes Von DuBose of DuBose Miller and John Langford of Protect Democracy.
Learn more about the case here.
Watch Rachel Strickland discussing the bankruptcy case dismissal on CNN here.
