Barbara Goodstein

August 02, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The proposed changes to the UCC effected by the 2022 amendments are numerous, affecting every article in the statute. Among those changes are amendments to the definition of "money" and how a security interest in that type of asset can be perfected. In her Secured Transactions column, Barbara Goodstein discusses the treatment of money under the 2022 UCC amendments and how it's affecting the progress of adoption of the amendments throughout the states, and the "loosely titled hip-pocket amendment" that will try to resolve the issue impeding adoption.

By Barbara Goodstein

8 minute read

August 04, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In their Secured Transactions column, Alan M. Christenfeld, senior counsel at Clifford Chance US, and Barbara Goodstein, a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf, analyze a financing tool secured principally by undrawn commitments that has gained popularity as a means for funds to ensure liquidity for their portfolio investments and working capital needs while limiting the number of times they have to call capital.

By Alan M. Christenfeld and Barbara Goodstein

16 minute read

February 03, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In their Secured Transactions column, Alan M. Christenfeld, senior counsel at Clifford Chance US, and Barbara M. Goodstein, a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf, write that in two recent cases first lienholders were unable to rely upon their respective intercreditor agreements to remain in complete control over, respectively, the disposition of their collateral and the distribution of collateral proceeds.

By Alan M. Christenfeld and Barbara Goodstein

15 minute read

December 02, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Alan M. Christenfeld, senior counsel at Clifford Chance US, and Barbara Goodstein, a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf, discuss two recent cases involving equitable subordination in bankruptcy that should inform the conduct of lenders when dealing with financially deteriorating borrowers, especially in such matters as credit facility amendments, forbearance agreements and providing additional financing.

By Alan M. Christenfeld and Barbara Goodstein

13 minute read

April 01, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Alan M. Christenfeld, senior counsel at Clifford Chance US, and Barbara Goodstein, a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf, write: "Laws intended to address problems in one, often obscure, area occasionally have unintended adverse consequences in an entirely unrelated field. That is what has happened as a result of the adoption of several recent amendments to New York General Obligations Law ��1501, et seq., which codifies New York's power of attorney statute."

By Alan M. Christenfeld and Barbara Goodstein

16 minute read