Advisers who represent what remains of Gawker Media Group in bankruptcy are exploring whether they can bring a viable lawsuit against Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley billionaire who helped finance Hulk Hogan’s successful legal battle against the publisher.

Gawker on Tuesday asked a bankruptcy judge for permission to subpoena Mr. Thiel to obtain information upon which it may build a possible legal case against him. Gawker is also seeking information from Charles Harder, the lawyer who represented Hulk Hogan, as well as others who sued the now-defunct publisher.

Pursuit of this information by Gawker is one of the last open threads in its nearly year-old bankruptcy and represents an attempt by its advisers to gain insight into the relationship between Messrs. Thiel and Harder. Gawker has blamed its bankruptcy on Mr. Thiel’s financing of lawsuits that yielded the $140 million judgment awarded to Hulk Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, after Gawker published his sex tape.

Counsel for Messrs. Harder and Thiel say the litigation against Gawker was justified and that no basis exists for new litigation.

Gregg Galardi, a Ropes & Gray LLP bankruptcy lawyer representing Gawker said the company is interested in what motivated Mr. Thiel’s decision to finance litigation against the company.