In 2008, SemCrude, L.P. and related entities (collectively, SemCrude or the Debtors) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In connection with the SemCrude bankruptcy, a dispute...more
8/25/2015
/ Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Commodities ,
Derivatives ,
Energy Sector ,
Fraud ,
ISDA Master Agreement ,
Jurisdiction ,
Oil & Gas ,
Ordinary Course of Business Defense ,
Summary Judgment ,
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
On June 19, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) published a long-awaited standard amendment to Section 2(a)(iii) of the ISDA Master Agreement (the Master Agreement). Section 2(a)(iii) of the Master...more
Pursuant to Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Customer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has adopted a number of final regulations that require swap dealers (SDs)...more