White & Case Lawyer Conflict Screen Cleared by Appeals Court

White & Case LLP properly screened a newly hired attorney from a conflict that would have otherwise spread to the entire firm and disqualified it from participating in a bankruptcy case, the Third Circuit ruled on Friday.

Jessica Lauria, formerly called Jessica Boelter, worked at Sidley Austin LLP, which represented YPF SA in a case brought by Maxus Liquidating Trust in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Maxus Energy Corp. She was later hired by White & Case, which represented the trust and is where her husband also works.

White & Case timely screened Lauria from involvement in the ...