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Bifferato LLC congratulates J. Zachary Haupt on being Admitted to the Delaware Bar

WILMINGTON, Del. - On December 14, 2009, Associate J. Zach Haupt was admitted to the Delaware bar. He was admitted to practice in the State of Delaware by the Delaware Supreme Court in a ceremony at the Schwartz Center for the Arts in Dover. To be admitted to the Delaware bar, applicants must have graduated from an ABA-approved law school, passed the Delaware bar exam, and completed numerous clerkship requirements. Zach practices in the firm’s Commercial Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation Departments.

Illegally Dumping 100 Million Pounds of Toxic Coal Ash Waste Onto a Pristine Dominican Republic Beach, U.S. Power Corporation Created a Genetic Time Bomb, Mass Tort Complaint Alleges in First-of-its-Kind Lawsuit

WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One of the world's largest power generating companies caused horrendous birth defects, lung injuries, and other acute and chronic medical problems from illegally dumping 100 million pounds of toxic coal ash onto a pristine Caribbean beachfront, according to a groundbreaking mass tort lawsuit filed late November 4th against Arlington, Virginia-based AES Corporation ("AES").

Bifferato LLC congratulates Vincent Bifferato, Sr.

October 21, 2009

"Bifferato LLC congratulates Vincent Bifferato, Sr., as he is inducted as a Fellow into The American College of Civil Trial Mediators (ACCTM). The American College of Civil Trial Mediators is a non-profit organization of professionals distinguished by their experience, skill, ethical standards, and professional commitment to mediation, conflict management, and alternative dispute resolution.

"Bifferato LLC Attorneys Published in The Andrews' Bankruptcy Litigation Reporter."

September 2009

Delaware's Art of Judging

Managing Director Connor Bifferato and Vincent Bifferato, Sr. were recently quoted in the article below called, “Delaware’s Art of Judging.”

The article originally ran in The Harvard Law School Forum and was recently re-published by a news Web site called Watching the Watchers.

Northfield Labs to liquidate

AmLaw Daily
THE WORK
June 8, 2009 5:21 PM
The Bankruptcy Files: The Non-GM Edition
Posted by Brian Baxter

There's more to bankruptcy work than Big Auto, and we've got news on a handful of recent filings here.

Northfield Laboratories

Not winning FDA approval of an experimental blood substitute proved to be a fatal blow for Northfield Labs. When the FDA rejected Northfield's PolyHeme product, it also scuttled the Evanston, Ill.-based company's business plan.

Northfield Labs, represented by Bifferato LLC and Baker & McKenzie LLP to Liquidate.

The Daily Deal
June 2, 2009
Northfield Labs to liquidate
BYLINE: by Carolyn Okomo

Northfield Laboratories Inc. will liquidate its assets in Chapter 11 after failing to win a U.S. Food and Drug Administration's nod to market a red blood cell substitute it's been developing of over 20 years.

Northfield Laboratories Announces Filing of Voluntary Petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Company’s principal bankruptcy attorneys are Baker & McKenzie LLP and Bifferato LLC.

June 01, 2009 05:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time

Northfield Laboratories Announces Filing of Voluntary Petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code

Bifferato, LLC recently served as a sponsor for the following events:

May 6, 2009

The 2009 Haile L. Alford Memorial Conference

The Ronald McDonald House of Delaware’s 20th Annual 5K Run/Walk

April 22, 2009