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Bill on Bankruptcy: Sigmund Freud, Marx Brothers, Bernie Madoff [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 3/27/2013

March 27 (Bloomberg Law) -- There was no settlement afoot when U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff put off a hearing on an effort by the trustee for Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC to block a $410 million settlement...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Why is Kodak's Stock Soaring? [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 3/20/2013

March 20 (Bloomberg Law) -- Although Eastman Kodak Co. stock shot up like a rocket in a week's time, investors might not have the same profitable outcome like owners of American Airlines shares, as Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: How Purchasers of AMR Stock Made a Killing [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 3/13/2013

March 13 (Bloomberg Law) -- Someone who bought stock in American Airlines last year already made a killing. Stock that could have been bought in November for less than 40 cents a share is now trading above $4, for...more

Rogers Towers: Use of FDIC Special Powers: Knowledge by the FDIC or its Assignees is Irrelevant

by Scott J. Kennelly | Rogers Towers on 2/5/2013

In previous posts, we introduced the protections afforded the FDIC by the D’Oench Doctrine and 12 U.S.C. § 1823(e), which bar claims and defenses against the FDIC and its assignees by private parties based on improperly...more

Skadden's 2013 Insights

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/18/2013

We are pleased to provide a collection of commentaries on the critical legal issues facing our clients in 2013. There is hope that global economic and market conditions will continue to improve despite ongoing...more

Private Equity Newsletter - Fall/Winter 2012: Recent Developments in Acquisition Finance

by Jeffrey M. Katz, Scott M. Zimmerman | Dechert LLP on 12/20/2012

Certain recent legal developments will likely impact acquisition finance. This article will survey some of the more notable ones. We discussed in the last newsletter the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in...more

Lawyer: M&A Practice Is Booming & Likely to Continue [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 11/26/2012

Nov. 26 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bill Lawlor, an M&A partner at Dechert LLP, tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia that the years-long drought in mergers and acquisitions activity may finally be drawing to a close. His office is seeing...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Vitro, Hostess, Vertis and Musings on the Credit Markets [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 10/17/2012

Oct. 17 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia talks with Bloomberg News bankruptcy columnist and editor-at-large Bill Rochelle about recent developments in bankruptcy law including Vitro, Verizon and Hostess. Bill...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: NewPage, Dewey, Lehman and more! [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 10/11/2012

Oct. 11 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia talks with Bloomberg News bankruptcy columnist and editor-at-large Bill Rochelle about recent developments in bankruptcy law including NewPage, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Lehman,...more

Dodd-Frank Living Wills: What You Need to Know Now

by Sarah Brown on 8/1/2012

Financial institutions should undertake Dodd-Frank living will preparation with care....more

American Airlines Seeks to Rob Retirees of Benefits

by Lawyers.com on 7/19/2012

In the midst of bankruptcy proceedings, American Airlines has asked a judge to allow it to stop paying retiree health insurance and life insurance benefits. - Airline hopes to save over $1.3 billion annually in benefits...more

Dewey Need to Take a Pledge?

by Jerome Kowalski on 4/12/2012

Dewey & LeBoeuf continues to be daily battered in the media. Too many of the slings and arrows now being shot Dewey’s way are self inflicted. Those with the most to lose seem to be trying to get this ship of state back on...more

"Skadden's 2012 Insights"

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/12/2012

Dear Clients and Friends: I am pleased to provide our fourth annual collection of commentaries on the critical legal issues our clients may face in the year ahead. Many of these issues relate to the responses by...more

"Skadden's 2012 Insights, January 2012: Corporate Restructuring"

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/12/2012

We predict that out-of-court, prepackaged and prearranged restructuring strategies will continue to be favored in 2012. Sophisticated stakeholders and financially distressed companies prefer to avoid in-court proceedings and...more

Chinese Investors Save Saab from Bankruptcy

by Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Center, P.A. on 10/31/2011

At the 11th hour, Chinese investors Pang Da and Youngman have agreed to buy over 100% of Swedish auto maker, Saab thus saving the debt-ridden company from bankruptcy. The purchase price – €100 million or $142 million. Victor...more

Ten Things Asset-Based Lenders Should Know About Machinery & Equipment Auction Sales

by Kim Engebretson on 9/30/2011

Asset-based lenders, equity investors, turnaround managers, bankruptcy trustees and other professionals look to liquidation companies like LiquiTec for maximum recovery in asset disposition. The key factors to a successful...more

Points & Authorities - Summer 2011

by Buchalter Nemer on 9/15/2011

In This Issue: 1. Anna Nicole Smith Strips Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction 1. The Advent of ".anything": Journey into the Unknown 2. New Faces 2. Points from the President 3. Successful Strategies for...more

China’s NDRC Adopts New Measures to Further Regulate Equity Investment Enterprises in Pilot Regions

by Morgan Lewis on 6/7/2011

On January 31, 2011, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued a “Notice on Further Regulating the Development and Record-Filing Administration of Equity Investment Enterprises in Pilot Regions” (the...more

Judge Urges Hotel to file for Bankruptcy

by Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Center, P.A. on 3/1/2011

Last week US Supreme Court judge Richard C. Kloch Sr. urged the owners of Barton Hill Hotel to file for bankruptcy. However, the hotel’s attorneys say that they are fighting to prevent that by getting a major hotelier to buy...more

AmericanWest Bancorporation: How a Section 363 Sale in Bankruptcy Provides a Viable Recapitalization Option for Troubled Banks

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/2/2011

In the current economic environment, many banks have lost significant capital and are under immense pressure, regulatory and otherwise, to recapitalize. Failure to recapitalize within time frames set by bank regulators can...more

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Bill on Bankruptcy: Sigmund Freud, Marx Brothers, Bernie Madoff [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Why is Kodak's Stock Soaring? [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: How Purchasers of AMR Stock Made a Killing [Video]

Rogers Towers: Use of FDIC Special Powers: Knowledge by the FDIC or its Assignees is Irrelevant

Skadden's 2013 Insights

Private Equity Newsletter - Fall/Winter 2012: Recent Developments in Acquisition Finance

Lawyer: M&A Practice Is Booming & Likely to Continue [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Vitro, Hostess, Vertis and Musings on the Credit Markets [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: NewPage, Dewey, Lehman and more! [Video]

Dodd-Frank Living Wills: What You Need to Know Now

American Airlines Seeks to Rob Retirees of Benefits

Dewey Need to Take a Pledge?

"Skadden's 2012 Insights"

"Skadden's 2012 Insights, January 2012: Corporate Restructuring"

Chinese Investors Save Saab from Bankruptcy

Ten Things Asset-Based Lenders Should Know About Machinery & Equipment Auction Sales

Points & Authorities - Summer 2011

China’s NDRC Adopts New Measures to Further Regulate Equity Investment Enterprises in Pilot Regions

Judge Urges Hotel to file for Bankruptcy

AmericanWest Bancorporation: How a Section 363 Sale in Bankruptcy Provides a Viable Recapitalization Option for Troubled Banks

Bankruptcy + Restructuring Year-End Review 2010

German Banking Restructuring Law - Newspaper Article

Presentation on the new German banking restructuring act

Can Second Lien Lenders Be Heard In Connection With A 363 Sale? The Answer In Boston Generating Is A Resounding Yes.

Warring Factions in Tribune Bankruptcy Plan

Bill on Bankruptcy: Sigmund Freud, Marx Brothers, Bernie Madoff [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Why is Kodak's Stock Soaring? [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: How Purchasers of AMR Stock Made a Killing [Video]

Lawyer: M&A Practice Is Booming & Likely to Continue [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Vitro, Hostess, Vertis and Musings on the Credit Markets [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: NewPage, Dewey, Lehman and more! [Video]

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