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Hillarie James, Esq.

Hillarie James is an associate in the Restructuring Department of Weil’s Houston, Texas office. Her experience includes advising debtors in out-of-court processes and in-court-restructurings across a broad range of industries, including energy, manufacturing, and retail.
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US: Non-consensual third-party releases in Chapter 15 proceedings post-Purdue
US: Non-consensual third-party releases in Chapter 15 proceedings post-Purdue
Practice Notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Hillarie James and Kelly DiBlasi of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, discusses the potential impact of the US Supreme Court’s ruling in Harrington v Purdue Pharma LP on striking down non-consensual third-party releases on recognition and enforcement of such releases in Chapter 15 proceedings. The US court ruled that these types of third-party releases (which effectively seek to discharge claims against a non-debtor without the consent of affected claimants) are not available in Chapter 11 plans under the US Bankruptcy Code. This decision is narrow in scope as it did not express a view on plans that provide for consensual releases of claims against non-debtors and how such consent will be defined in future cases.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 1990

Year Taken Silk

  • 2010

Qualifications

  • Texas State Bar (2018)
  • Southern District of Texas (2020)

Education

  • BS – University of Alabama (2014)
  • JD – Tulane University School of Law (2018)

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