John J Rapisardi

November 04, 2010 | New York Law Journal

In his Bankruptcy Practice column, John J. Rapisardi, a partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, reviews three recent cases that tested the boundaries of permissible bidding procedures and demonstrated that when it comes to approving bidding procedures, courts will generally favor procedural fairness over increased execution certainty with a favored bidder.

By John J. Rapisardi

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March 12, 2008 | New York Law Journal

John J. Rapisardi, a partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft and an adjunct professor of law at Pace University School of Law, writes that a recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois has renewed the debate over what courts should do when a class of creditors fails to register a single vote accepting or rejecting a chapter 11 plan of reorganization.

By John J. Rapisardi

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