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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

8th Annual European Fund Finance Symposium: The Latest From London May 2024 - Equity Commitment Letters – A Refresher

We have recently seen a notable uptick in the usage of equity commitment letters (ECLs) in fund finance transactions and have been spending an increasing amount of time discussing their merits with our clients’ credit teams....more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Uncertainty in Oregon for Crypto Assets Under Commercial Law

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While some states have moved to adopt model Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions to provide a clear legal framework for commercial and secured transactions involving crypto assets, Oregon has yet to take action. This is a...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Secured Lender Duffs Golf Course Valuation Hearing

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In Chapter 11, value is king.  Secured creditors have rights in proportion to the value of their collateral.  When a secured creditor and the debtor can't agree on value, appraisals and appraiser testimony become...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The Not-So-Automatic Stay for Foreign Assets and Creditors

When a debtor files for bankruptcy, it’s axiomatic that all creditors, wherever located, must immediately cease their efforts to collect on debts owed to them by that debtor, right? Not necessarily so, says the United States...more

Troutman Pepper

Bankruptcy Case Is Reminder on Collateral Ownership Issue

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On April 28, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma in Kirtley v. Mabrey Bank (In re: Rudick) held that an entity other than the debtor may grant a lien on the debtor’s property, affirming the legal...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Rhode Island Modernizes its Receivership Law By Enacting the Commercial Receivership Act

On June 20, 2022, Rhode Island Governor Daniel J. McKee signed into law the Rhode Island Commercial Receivership Act (“CRA”), which updates and modernizes Rhode Island receivership practice. Pub. L. 2002, ch. 107 and 108. The...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Can I Hold a Debtor’s Bank Account Hostage?

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For creditors dealing with debtors in the shadow of bankruptcy, a common scenario repeats itself.  The creditor repossesses collateral, attaches an account, or sets off a bank account, and then the debtor files a...more

Jones Day

An Equitable Tightrope: Blackjewel's Balancing Act on After-Acquired Property in Bankruptcy

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It is well recognized that, in keeping with the "fresh start" or "rehabilitative" policy, the Bankruptcy Code invalidates after-acquired property clauses in prepetition security agreements, but also includes an exception to...more

Miller & Martin PLLC

Loss Mitigation Strategies for Commercial Creditors

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It seems that every few years, we experience an unprecedented event that significantly affects the world. From a once-in-a-generation recession to a once-in-a-century pandemic, trade creditors and inventory lenders constantly...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

That’s Bogus! Protecting Your Business Against Fraudulent UCC Financing Statements

In Rhode Island, a “bogus” lien on your business’s assets is always just a few clicks away. Indeed, without consent, warning, or any factual basis, any individual with internet access can allege a secured interest in any...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Hidden Liens in Custom Crush Relationships: How to Avoid Being Caught Between Creditors

Custom crush is an effective method for vintners to start and grow their label and brand without requiring the capital intensive investment of a dedicated winery. When evaluating potential custom-crush facilities and...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Advancing Agriculture: Security Interests and Article 9 Challenges (Part 1)

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Welcome to Episode 2 of Advancing Agriculture with your hosts from Husch Blackwell, Stephanie E. Kaiser and Elizabeth Benefield, where they discuss practical tips and advice on various topics related to ag lending. In this...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Servicing Customers Affected by Natural Disasters: Tips for Unsecured and Personal Property Secured Creditors to Prepare for the...

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Over the past six months or so, creditors, servicers, and debt collectors alike have been forced to revisit disaster management policies in light of the unique and far-reaching impact of COVID-19: it is at once a nationwide...more

Locke Lord LLP

In Desperate Times . . . . Travelport Puts $1.15 Billion in Collateral Value beyond the Reach of its Creditors

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As we have discussed in previous QuickStudies, certain borrowers in industries experiencing particularly adverse economic conditions have taken advantage of flexible terms in their credit agreements to transfer valuable...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Bankruptcy Court Grants Relief from Stay When Debtors Fail to Redeem Pledged Collateral in Title Pawn Transactions

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Secured creditors must be ever mindful of their rights in consumer bankruptcy cases. Details that might seem technical or insignificant can mean the difference between a creditor's obligation being secured and being...more

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Deepening Circuit Split, Third Circuit Holds that Items Seized Pre-Petition Did Not Violate Automatic Stay

The Third Circuit has recently held in In re Denby-Peterson, 941 F.3d 115 (3rd Cir. 2019) that creditors who refuse to relinquish an item that was seized pre-petition are not subject to sanctions because their refusal does...more

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Bankruptcy trustee appeals Seventh Circuit’s ruling on sufficiency of UCC collateral description to US Supreme Court

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Last October we highlighted an important ruling issued in September 2019 by the Seventh Circuit in the bankruptcy proceeding of In re I80 Equipment, LLC. The Circuit Court in that case reversed a decision from the lower...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Seventh Circuit Reaffirms Notice Principle of UCC Financing Statements

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Last year, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of Illinois determined in In re I80 Equipment, LLC that a financing statement which referenced a description of the collateral, but did not contain or attach the...more

King & Spalding

Third Circuit Rules Intercreditor Agreement Doesn't Apply to Plan Distributions

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On June 19, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (the “Court”) issued a decision concerning the distribution of collateral under an intercreditor agreement—finding that adequate protection payments and plan...more

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First Circuit Rules That “Incorporation by Reference” of Collateral Description in UCC Financing Statements May Not Perfect Lien

Tolstoy warned that “if you look for perfection, you’ll never be content”, but Tolstoy wasn’t a bankruptcy lawyer. In the world of secured lending, perfection is paramount. A secured lender that has not properly perfected its...more

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Can I Recover Attorneys' Fees in Bankruptcy?

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit — which covers federal courts in North Carolina — recently handed a big victory to lenders whose borrowers file for bankruptcy protection. In SummitBridge National...more

Troutman Pepper

Ambiguous UCC Collateral Descriptions: A Snare for Private Equity Companies

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On May 8, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri in In re 8760 Service Group held that a creditor had a first-priority interest in certain collateral of a debtor, before a subsequent creditor, despite...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Litigation Funders’ Collateral Did Not Include Malpractice Claims

When the fallout from failed intellectual-property litigation collides with bankruptcy, the complexities may be dizzying enough, but when the emerging practices and imperatives of litigation financing are imposed on those...more

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Ninth Circuit Reverses Course on Measure of Collateral Value in Cramdown Confirmation of Chapter 11 Plan

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In First Southern Nat’l Bank v. Sunnyslope Hous. LP (In re Sunnyslope Hous. LP), 2017 BL 216965 (9th Cir. June 23, 2017), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held en banc that, in determining whether a chapter 11...more

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The Devil's Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terms: Use of Cash Collateral

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The "Devil's Dictionary" is a quick-reference guide for commercial lenders and other restructuring professionals. In this series, we highlight many of the buzz words found in the Dictionary and used in today's bankruptcy...more

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