State of Distressed: Judge Kaplan on Bankruptcy Mediation, Venue
“I’ve been shocked by the attention the issue as far as my mediating cases that are before me has gotten because in my view it’s just a label,” US Bankruptcy...
By Mariam Traore · Bloomberg
“I’ve been shocked by the attention the issue as far as my mediating cases that are before me has gotten because in my view it’s just a label,” US Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan said, addressing the scrutiny surrounding his role as a mediator in cases pending before him. Bankruptcy judges “have always brought parties into chambers in an effort to settle matters when it’s consensual.” In a conversation with Bloomberg Intelligence’s Negisa Balluku at the Beard Group’s Distressed Investing Media N