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Commercial Bankruptcy Chapter 11 Commercial Leases

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Tenant’s Rights When Its Commercial Landlord Seeks Chapter 11 Protection

Financial distress persists in the commercial real estate market, raising the prospects that property owners and landlords could seek relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Bankruptcy Code contains numerous...more

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Express Fast Tracks Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing

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​​​​​​​Express, Inc., the fashion mall retailer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the District of Delaware Bankruptcy Court, docket #24-10831 (KBO) on April 22, 2024. This is the second retailer bankruptcy...more

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JOANN’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing: Stitching Together a Reorganization

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​​​​​​​JOANN, Inc., aka Jo-Ann Stores Holdings Inc. aka JOANN aka Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts, the 80-year-old, Ohio-based, arts-and-crafts operator filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the District of Delaware...more

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The Real Estate and Corporate Restructuring Connection, Plus Retail Restructuring Trends

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The transition to online shopping, interest rate increases, labor costs, maturing debt and rising inflation have collectively taken a significant toll on the retail industry, contributing to store closures and a growing...more

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Key Issues When Navigating A Tenant's Bankruptcy

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Recently, two significant distressed companies with thousands of commercial leases, Rite Aid Corp. and WeWork Inc., each filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, seeking in part to rationalize their geographic footprints through...more

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FAQs for Commercial Landlords When a Tenant Files Chapter 11

When a tenant under an unexpired lease of nonresidential real property files a case under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, both tenant and landlord acquire rights and obligations that may contravene the terms of the lease...more

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Rite Aid Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing: Just What the Doctor Ordered

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​​​​​​​Rite Aid Corporation, one of the largest pharmacy chains in America, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the District of New Jersey bankruptcy Court, docket #23-18993 (MBK) on October 15, 2023. According to...more

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Impending Rite Aid Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - 4 Things Trade Creditors and Landlords Should Know

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As reported by both NBC News and The Wall Street Journal, Rite Aid is preparing for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Rite Aid is the third-largest U.S. drugstore chain. If they pull the trigger, it is expected that 400 to 500...more

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The MOAC Decision: Implications for DIP Lenders, Not Just for Asset Purchasers

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The Supreme Court’s April 19, 2023, decision in MOAC Mall Holdings, LLC v. Transform Holdco, LLC, 598 U.S.­­­___, ___S. Ct.___, 2023 WL 2992693 (April 19, 2023) resolved an existing circuit split by holding that section...more

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It’s Déjà Vu All Over - Tuesday Morning Files a Chapter 22 Bankruptcy

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It’s the second Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition (a Chapter 22) in three years for the discount, closeout home retailer, Tuesday Morning Corporation. The retailer filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy...more

Miller Canfield

Sunset of Certain Bankruptcy Code Changes

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As we previously reported, the Bankruptcy Code saw many changes in 2020 and 2021. Some of the changes that were enacted under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ("CAA") will soon end....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Bankruptcy Court Holds Debtor-Assignor Is Not Off the Hook for Pre- and Post-Assignment Damages Under Lease Assigned...

If you really want to be released from your lease obligations and those of your assignee, you need to get a landlord release at the time of assignment. An assignor tenant’s lease obligations survive an otherwise permitted...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Landlords Beware: Bankruptcy Court Litigation Could Come at a Cost

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Those who lease commercial property may find themselves unwilling participants in complex proceedings before the U.S. bankruptcy courts when a tenant files bankruptcy. Meanwhile, the lease becomes an asset among the "property...more

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The Importance Of Lease Drafting: Lease Language Takes Center Stage In “Cinemex”

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When in the throes of protracted lease negotiations, frustrated clients often ask me whether a proposed term is truly necessary to the contemplated transaction. Most clients start these discussions with the goal of achieving...more

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Tenant's Election to Retain Possession of Rejected Lease Premises Preserves Obligations Under Related Agreements

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Section 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code provides special protection for tenants if a trustee or chapter 11 debtor-in-possession ("DIP") rejects an unexpired lease under which the debtor was the lessor by giving the tenant the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Business Bankruptcy Overview: How Subchapter V, the CARES Act and the Consolidated Appropriations Act Have Expanded Relief for...

In February 2020, just prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (Subchapter V) took effect. Subchapter V amends Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code to allow certain individuals and...more

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Congress Enacts Temporary Bankruptcy Relief Related to COVID-19

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Congress passed new, temporary bankruptcy relief measures late last year that impact certain commercial landlords and tenants. Among other things, the new legislation, which was signed into law on Dec. 27, 2020: 1) extends...more

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Rent Abatement, PPP Loans (Maybe), and Other Bankruptcy Relief in the Appropriations Act

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On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 became law. In addition to funding the government and providing coronavirus relief, the Act contains several intriguing amendments to the Bankruptcy Code. The...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Bankruptcy Court Denies Debtors’ Motion to Abate Rent Due To COVID-19 Government Shutdown Orders

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On December 14, 2020, Judge Marvin Isgur of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, issued an important decision in the CEC Entertainment, Inc. (Chuck E. Cheese) bankruptcy case, Case No....more

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Can a Lease Terminated Under State Law be Revived in the Tenant's Bankruptcy?

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In these troubled times when lease and other contract defaults, as well as bankruptcies, abound, it may be useful to reexamine what happens to a lease of commercial real estate when it has been terminated in accordance with...more

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Bankrupt Retailers Seek Extraordinary Relief in Time of COVID

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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced big-name brands to pursue unique strategies to secure fiscal relief. Even prior to the pandemic’s outbreak, certain retailers experienced financial difficulties and filed for Chapter 11...more

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Post-Bankruptcy Issues for Commercial Landlords – Assumption and Rejection of Leases in Chapter 11 Cases

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Consider the following - A Chapter 11 bankruptcy case is filed. The landlord now has a tenant that is in bankruptcy. This is a disaster for the commercial landlord, right? Not necessarily. It actually may be of benefit to...more

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Bankruptcy Risks to Landlord When Tenant Files a Bankruptcy Case

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This practice note discusses the risks to the landlord when a tenant files for bankruptcy and the steps a landlord can take to protect itself following a tenant’s bankruptcy filing. Once a tenant enters a Chapter 11...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Recent Bankruptcy Court Case the First to Provide Pandemic-Related Rent Relief to a Tenant Under a Force Majeure Clause

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The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois – Eastern Division recently held that a lease’s force majeure clause sustained a claim for rent abatement arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both...more

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Bankruptcy Court Says Force Majeure Clause Partially Excuses Rent Payment Due To COVID-19 Executive Order

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Restaurants, retail stores, and other businesses around the country have been uniquely hit by COVID-19 - and by the executive orders shuttering their in-person services that quickly followed in its wake. Recently, the United...more

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