Robert Keach, cochair of the business reorganization and insolvency practice at Portland, Maine–based Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, was appointed as fee examiner in AMR’s bankruptcy case last June. Court records show the firm has been paid $756,000 by AMR through December 31.
If the merger is completed, the combined entity will employ 100,000 people and run 6,700 daily flights on 900 aircraft around the world. In 2010, five large firms grabbed lead roles advising on the combination between United Airlines and Continental Airlines, according to our previous reports.
