Sullivan Hill’s Gary Rudolph authored a case update titled, “Sylvester V. Chaffe McCall, L.L.P. (In re Sylvester), 23 F.4th 543 (5th Cir. 2022),” published in the Insolvency Law Committee (ILC) eBulletin by the Business Law Section of the California Lawyers Association (CLA). The article was written by Mr. Rudolph with editorial contributions from D. Edward Hayes of Marshack Hays, LLP.
In the article, Mr. Rudolph analyzes a recent decision of interest, Sylvester v. Chaffe McCall, L.L.P. (In re Sylvester), 23 F.4th 543 (5th Cir. 2022), and discusses how attorneys for trustees can be paid for rendering legal services but not for performing trustee duties – but that line is not always easy to identify.
Read the full article here.
Mr. Rudolph is a member of Sullivan Hill’s Insolvency & Commercial Bankruptcy practice group. He focuses his practice on the areas of business consultation, bankruptcy and other insolvency matters, including representation of corporate and commercial Chapter 11 and 7 debtors, landlords and tenants, creditors in commercial bankruptcy proceedings, Chapter 7 and 11 trustees and other court appointed fiduciaries. Mr. Rudolph is the chair of the of the Bankruptcy Law Section of the San Diego County Bar Association and Secretary of the Business Law Section of the California Lawyers Association (CLA) for 2022-2023. He is also on the board of the California Bankruptcy Forum (CBF) and a co-conference chair for the CBF’s 2023 conference. Additionally he serves on the board of directors for the non-profit agencies Angels Foster Family Network and the California Western School of Law Alumni Association.
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Sullivan Hill has provided efficient and responsive legal representation for more than 50 years. The firm provides full service representation to clients in a variety of industries with an emphasis in insolvency, construction disputes, insurance coverage, real estate, business disputes, civil litigation, and transactional matters. The firm has offices in San Diego and Las Vegas.
