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Ninth Circuit Widens Circuit Split Over Application of State or Federal Bankruptcy Law To Determine Whether Claims of...

by Alyson Allen, Mark Bane, Stephen Moeller-Sally, James Wilton | Ropes & Gray LLP on 5/3/2013

In an important decision for private equity sponsors and other insiders who advance loans to their businesses, on April 30, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in In re Fitness Holdings International confirmed that...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Who's to Blame for the Hostess Liquidation? [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 11/21/2012

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- What did the Hostess Brands Inc. labor unions and management know about the company's imminent failure and when did they know it? That's the first topic for discussion on this week's Bloomberg...more

Federal-Mogul Court Confirms That Bankruptcy Law Trumps Anti-Assignment Provisions in Insurance Policies

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 7/19/2012

On May 1, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in In re Federal–Mogul Global, Inc. confirmed that anti-assignment provisions in a debtor’s insurance liability policies are preempted by the Bankruptcy...more

Supreme Court Upholds the Right to “Credit bid” in RadLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC, et al. v. Amalgamated Bank

by Mintz Levin - Bankruptcy, Restructuring &... on 6/26/2012

The secured lender industry experienced a collective sigh of relief on May 29 after the Supreme Court ruled in RadLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC, et al. v. Amalgamated Bank that credit bidding remains a viable option to protect...more

Time for a sharp Grexit?

by Chris Robinson on 5/26/2012

Business implications of Greece leaving the Euro - would you get paid,and in what currency? What should you do if selling to Greece or if you have assets there? An English lawyer's perspective....more

Supreme Court Addresses Circuit Split Over Cramdown Plans Precluding Credit Bidding

by Duane Morris LLP on 5/23/2012

In a docket crowded with blockbuster cases this term, the Supreme Court's decision concerning the circuit split over cramdown plans precluding credit bidding by secured lenders may not stoke as much passion or fury as the...more

The Connecticut Bankruptcy Beat - March 2012

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 3/19/2012

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Pullman & Comley’s Connecticut Bankruptcy Beat. This newsletter will be circulated on a bi-monthly basis and will cover current bankruptcy law developments of interest in Connecticut, the...more

Not all Bankruptcy “Core” Proceedings are Created Equal: A Limitation on State Law Lender Liability Claims in Bankruptcy Court...

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 9/16/2011

The scenario has become all too familiar in recent years: a borrower defaults on a loan and, when the lender pursues the loan collateral through foreclosure or other proceedings, the borrower files for bankruptcy protection....more

Seventh Circuit Disagrees with Third on Selling Collateral Without Credit Bidding in a Cramdown: Rule of Philly Papers Rejected

by Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 8/15/2011

The Bankruptcy Code provides that a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization may be confirmed over the opposition of a class of secured creditors whose secured claims are not being paid in full only if it provides one of the...more

Partial “Dirt-for-Debt” Plans in Chapter 11: the “Indubitable Equivalence” Debate

by Poyner Spruill LLP on 8/8/2011

One consequence of the depressed real estate market has been numerous Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases wherein the debtor seeks confirmation of a “dirt-for-debt” plan. In such a plan, instead of paying the secured creditor the...more

July 2011: Bankruptcy Litigation Update

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 7/23/2011

Supreme Court Limits Bankruptcy Court Authority to Render Final Orders on State Law Counterclaims: The Supreme Court recently issued a decision resolving “two issues: (1) whether the Bankruptcy Court had the statutory...more

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Ninth Circuit Widens Circuit Split Over Application of State or Federal Bankruptcy Law To Determine Whether Claims of...

Bill on Bankruptcy: Who's to Blame for the Hostess Liquidation? [Video]

Federal-Mogul Court Confirms That Bankruptcy Law Trumps Anti-Assignment Provisions in Insurance Policies

Supreme Court Upholds the Right to “Credit bid” in RadLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC, et al. v. Amalgamated Bank

Time for a sharp Grexit?

Supreme Court Addresses Circuit Split Over Cramdown Plans Precluding Credit Bidding

The Connecticut Bankruptcy Beat - March 2012

Not all Bankruptcy “Core” Proceedings are Created Equal: A Limitation on State Law Lender Liability Claims in Bankruptcy Court...

Seventh Circuit Disagrees with Third on Selling Collateral Without Credit Bidding in a Cramdown: Rule of Philly Papers Rejected

Partial “Dirt-for-Debt” Plans in Chapter 11: the “Indubitable Equivalence” Debate

July 2011: Bankruptcy Litigation Update

Bill on Bankruptcy: Who's to Blame for the Hostess Liquidation? [Video]

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