Commercial Law & Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Bankruptcy

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

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

Prohibition of Indebtedness in Joint Stock Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships

by Burak Kepkep on 10/18/2012

This article briefly discusses the prohibition of indebtedness of shareholders, partners, Board Members, Managers and their relatives in Joint Stock Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships, under the Turkish Commercial...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

Loose Lips Sink Hostile Bids: Delaware Chancery Court Enforces Non-Disclosure Agreement with Injunctive Relief

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 6/11/2012

In an eloquent account of consensual merger negotiations between Martin Marietta and Vulcan Materials, the two largest players in the domestic aggregates business, Chancellor Leo Strine of the Court of Chancery of Delaware...more

VeraSun: Claims Under “Change in Control” Agreements Subject to Cap Governing “Employment Contracts”

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 4/13/2012

In a recent decision in the VeraSun bankruptcy cases, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware held that “change in control” agreements between former executives and the debtors are “employment contracts” under...more

A Moment of Privacy -- October 2011

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 10/30/2011

Q: Could my privacy policy hinder the liquidation of my company's assets? A: Possibly, yes. Since defunct online toy store Toysmart's privacy policy precluded its liquidation sale of its customer list a decade ago, most...more

Inside M&A - July/August 2011

by McDermott Will & Emery on 9/1/2011

In This Issue: The Top 5 Traps in Energy M&A Transactions The Top 5 Traps in Distressed M&A Transactions The Top 5 Traps in Energy M&A Transactions by Blake H. Winburne and Matthew R. Archer Energy M&A...more

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

by Ancela Nastasi on 11/30/2010

Years ago, second lien lenders adhered to the truism about children – they were seen but not heard. As our children have grown more vocal in recent years, so too have second lien lenders. A spate of recent bankruptcy cases...more

Third Circuit Holds Section 1129(b)(2)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code Does Not Provide Secured Lenders With a Legal Entitlement to...

by Cole Schotz on 3/25/2010

Does a secured creditor have an absolute right to acquire its collateral, which is sold pursuant to a plan of reorganization, by credit bidding its debt? The Third Circuit Court of Appeals, in a strict constructionist...more

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

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

Prohibition of Indebtedness in Joint Stock Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships

American Airlines Seeks to Rob Retirees of Benefits

Loose Lips Sink Hostile Bids: Delaware Chancery Court Enforces Non-Disclosure Agreement with Injunctive Relief

VeraSun: Claims Under “Change in Control” Agreements Subject to Cap Governing “Employment Contracts”

A Moment of Privacy -- October 2011

Inside M&A - July/August 2011

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

Third Circuit Holds Section 1129(b)(2)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code Does Not Provide Secured Lenders With a Legal Entitlement to...

Are we there, yet? Is Cincinnati Business on the Road to Recovery?

What Lawyers Need to Know About the Codification of Accounting Standards by Michael A. Gillen and Steven M. Packer

Insolvenzrecht - Neues Gesetz bezüglich der Fortführung von Unternehmen in Zahlungsschwierigkeiten.pdf

Bankruptcy Mergers and Acquisitions in the U.S.

How Investment Banks Can Enhance the Likelihood Their Fees Will be Paid in Full For Turnaround/Restructuring Services

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