Alison D Bauer

Alison D Bauer

May 13, 2021 | Law.com

PPP Loans and Small Business Debtors In Bankruptcy

At present, there remains no avenue for Chapter 11 debtors to receive PPP Loans during the course of the bankruptcy case. The limitation on PPP availability notwithstanding, other legislative changes have greatly enhanced the eligibility for and efficacy of bankruptcy relief for many small businesses.

By Alison D. Bauer

10 minute read

March 07, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Second Circuit Rejects 'Gifting' in DBSD Ruling

Alison D. Bauer and William F. Gray Jr. of Torys' New York office discuss the Chapter 11 plan context by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit pertaining to gift-giving, and how the court analyzed the ulterior motives that warrant designating, or disqualifying, plan votes because of a lack of "good faith."

By Alison D. Bauer and William F. Gray Jr.

13 minute read

February 28, 2007 | National Law Journal

Buying Distressed Assets Under �363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code

Buying assets through a Chapter 11 process has advantages, but it's also fraught with pitfalls for the unwary. In this article Torys partners Alison Bauer and William Gray Jr. highlight some of those plusses and minuses and look at recent trends. They focus on sales under �363, which allows a buyer to obtain court approval of a purchase cheaper and faster -- and with the advantages and protections of a court order largely intact -- than through a reorganization plan or from a post-confirmation trustee.

By Alison D. Bauer and William F. Gray Jr.

11 minute read