In a 24-page memorandum, the Bankruptcy Court dismissed an involuntary Chapter 7 petition commenced by two creditors of HH Technology Corp (“HHT”), after HHT had made an assignment for the benefit of creditors under Massachusetts law. During its operation, HHT was a specialty engineering company. HHT began experiencing financial...

Murphy & King Shareholder, Dan Rabinovitz will run the National Institute of Trial Advocacy’s Boston Trial Program. The program runs from Monday December 5, 2022 through Friday December  9, 2022 at the Omni Parker House Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts and at the Moakley Courthouse. Approximately 35 lawyers from throughout the country will...

Murphy & King announced today that eleven attorneys from the firm have been named to the 2022 Massachusetts Super Lawyers List and one has been named to the 2022 Massachusetts Rising Stars list. The Super Lawyers list includes attorneys Charles R. Bennett, Jr.,

Murphy & King, Professional Corporation announced today that the firm has received a Tier 1 placement among law firms in Massachusetts for Restructuring and Insolvency in the 2022 IFLR1000 United States firm rankings. In addition, Harold B. Murphy, Shareholder and Founder of...

Recent decisions have cast light on the dispute over the proper treatment of claims of taxing authorities arising in a “straddle” tax year, which begins before the bankruptcy filing date and ends after it.  Because of the ambiguities of the drafting in revised § 507(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy Code, a tax claim arising in a straddle year could...

Murphy & King, P.C. announced today that eleven of the firm’s Shareholders have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 for their exemplary work in their respective practice areas. Harold B. Murphy,

Murphy & King, P.C. announced today that, for the 16th consecutive year, the firm’s Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Practice has been recognized by Chambers and Partners in the Chambers USA 2022 rankings as standout specialists among its peers in the region. Chambers has again ranked Murphy & King in the highest tier among...

Murphy & King, P.C. Shareholder Charles R. Bennett, Jr. will be inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy on April 1, 2022, in Denver, Colorado. Bennett will be in the College’s 33rd class of Fellows from around the U.S and the globe who are being...