By George Angelich and Travis Vandell | June 3, 2022
If BTATCA is passed and the subchapter V bankruptcy debt limit is restored to $7.5 million, it will be considered by many as a transformative step for the future of small business bankruptcies across the country.
By Laura E. Appleby and Paige A. Naig | June 3, 2022
If the parties intend make-whole provisions to apply in a bankruptcy proceeding, they must be drafted clearly and concisely to apply. Defined terms matter.
By Joel H. Levitin and Richard A. Stieglitz Jr. | June 3, 2022
Lenders should have increased opportunities to finance bankruptcy sales in the near term. Lenders should view these opportunities as being at least as advantageous as financing non-bankruptcy acquisitions, in part given that the scope of liabilities that the purchaser will assume should be more circumscribed.
Daily Business Review | Profile
By Michael A. Mora | June 2, 2022
"Many economists believed that the success of the U.S. was that you could try to start a business here and fail and not be executed," U.S. Bankruptcy Court Chief Judge Emeritus A. Jay Cristol said. "A fresh start or a second opportunity are major factors in the success of our economy."
By Michael A. Mora | May 27, 2022
"What scares me is what if the law firm followed all the rules and she got around it?" said Randolph Braccialarghe of Nova Southeastern University College of Law. "That would make us all vulnerable."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By John J. Rapisardi and Jacob T. Beiswenger | May 26, 2022
This two-part article will examine the role of third-party releases in successful Chapter 11 reorganizations. This installment will address the factors considered in each Circuit where such releases have been deemed permissible within the confines of the Bankruptcy Code, evaluate several recent cases highlighting the uncertainty created by the current Circuit split, and consider options for creating a clear, nationwide standard.
Delaware Business Court Insider
By Jacob Polacheck | May 25, 2022
Alston & Bird, Womble and Eversheds Sutherland have all made bankruptcy partner hires in the last two weeks, with practitioners at each firm predicting an uptick in filings this year.
By Jacob Polacheck | May 25, 2022
Alston & Bird, Womble and Eversheds Sutherland have all made bankruptcy partner hires in the last two weeks, with practitioners at each firm predicting an uptick in filings this year.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Tancred Schiavoni | May 25, 2022
Seven groups and one law professor submitted amicus briefs. Five of the amici support Purdue's appeal and three oppose.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | May 24, 2022
A Chapter 7 trustee in Houston filed a complaint on Friday alleging that the parent company of debtor QSI, an oil field services company in Houston, paid for legal services from Baker Botts with money from the debtor when it was struggling financially.
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