Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

July 08, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Bankruptcy Code encourages service and good suppliers to continue to do business with a company in Chapter 11 by providing that amounts owed for post-petition services and deliveries are eligible to receive administrative claim status if they provide a benefit to the estate, meaning that their claims are paid in full before pre-petition unsecured claims.

By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

8 minute read

June 07, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Section 510 of the Bankruptcy Code recognizes that agreements between creditors of a debtor that one creditor's claim will be subordinated in payment to another creditor's claim will be enforceable in a bankruptcy case.

By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

9 minute read

April 15, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Today we review a dispute where yet another retailer filed Chapter 11 cases and conducted liquidation sales across multiple locations under the supervision of the bankruptcy court, which entered orders authorizing procedures for the sales and rejecting the underlying leases.

By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

9 minute read

March 01, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

How the United States reacted and responded to the pandemic will be the subject of analysis and opinions for generations to come.

By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

8 minute read

January 07, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

The 2020 pandemic and resulting economic upheaval has left many sectors of the economy— and employees and others who depend on them—in distress. Others have navigated the current environment better than expected.

By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

9 minute read

December 04, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

One of the most misunderstood areas of law for nonbankruptcy and bankruptcy attorneys alike is the attorney-client privilege, including the scope of the privilege, who holds it, and when and by whom it can be waived. As is often the case, in bankruptcy additional complexities arise.

By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

8 minute read

October 15, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Where tax liabilities are involved, one can anticipate tension between bankruptcy policy objectives and federal tax policy. So when does a tax liability claim arise in a bankruptcy case?

By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

7 minute read

July 09, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Today we examine another provision of the code—Section 525—the anti-discrimination section, and its implications during COVID-19.

By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

11 minute read

June 03, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

The long term implications of the pandemic caused by COVID-19 and the resulting unprecedented drastic actions by state and municipal governmental entities in issuing "stay at home" and "shelter in place" orders has yet to be determined, but the short term effects are unfolding each day.

By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

7 minute read

April 16, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

As we work remotely and prepare for the anticipated increase in bankruptcy filings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the economy, many practitioners are trying to compare this cycle to cycles past, going back all the way to the savings and loan crisis of the late 1980s.

By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

7 minute read