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What to do When Your Franchisee Files for Bankruptcy

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With the economic downturn caused by COVID-19, many expected a tidal wave of commercial bankruptcy filings. After an initial spike of retail bankruptcy cases at the outset of the pandemic, the onslaught of bankruptcy has not...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

District Court Bars Assignment by Sears, Provision in Lease Cannot Supersede §365(b)(3)(A)

In an opinion dated Feb. 27, 2020, Judge Colleen McMahon of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York reversed the decision of the bankruptcy court that had granted Sears the right to assign its...more

King & Spalding

Energy Newsletter - July 2019

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Choose Your Own Adventure: Farmouts of International Oil & Gas Interests and the AIPN 2019 Model Form - When I teach about the Association of International Petroleum Negotiator’s (AIPN) Model International Farmout...more

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Weinstein Bankruptcy Decisions Find Talent Agreement Non-Executory, but Post-Closing Obligations Must be Honored

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The Weinstein Company Holdings bankruptcy decisions clarify a buyer’s ongoing obligations under contracts purchased in bankruptcy, subject to resolution of appeals. Executive Summary - In the In re The Weinstein...more

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Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Properly Perfected Assignment of Rents Not Property of Bankruptcy Estate

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In a significant ruling impacting commercial real estate lenders in Michigan, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an absolute assignment of rents that had been fully perfected (by demanding payment from tenants to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

What General Counsel Should Know When a Company's Tenant Files for Bankruptcy

Your tenant files for bankruptcy-what’s your move? Debtors who are lessees under real property leases have certain rights regarding their lease under § 365 of the Bankruptcy Code. Essentially, the debtor has two options: 1)...more

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Considerations and Consequences of a Bankruptcy Filing in the Oil and Gas Industry

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A Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of an oil and gas company will likely have broad implications for a wide range of parties. Certain pervasive agreements in today’s oil and gas industry generate substantial, high-dollar...more

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Is Your ORRI What You Think It Is?

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Bankruptcy Court reinforces importance of parties’ intent in determining the nature of overriding royalty interests under state law. On April 2, 2015, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

U.S. District Court Reaffirms Distressed Debt Funds Not Eligible Assignees under Loan Agreement

A recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington found that certain distressed debt funds were not “financial institutions” under the definition of “Eligible Assignee” in the applicable loan...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Clouds on the Horizon for Claim Purchasers in the Third Circuit

In a decision of significance to the distressed claims trading community, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in In re KB Toys Inc. recently held that any risk or “cloud” of disallowance under the Bankruptcy Code...more

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Transformation of Tort Claim into Different Type of Collateral Did Not Give Secured Creditor a Lien

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An October 2011 decision from the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York highlights the importance of correctly taking all of the steps necessary to obtain a security interest in commercial tort...more

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