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Epstein Becker & Green

A Day for Specialists - SCOTUS Today

Another Three-for Thursday at the Supreme Court, with none of the decisions a landmark but each of utmost relevance to legal specialists and technicians in the fields of bankruptcy, estate taxation, and Indian affairs....more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

How to Mitigate Post-Closing Risks to Facilitate Asset Distribution and Entity Dissolution

After a transaction closes, sellers often wonder: when can all proceeds be distributed and the selling entity be dissolved? This question can be complicated, particularly where there are surviving representations, warranties,...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

Do You Need an Asset Protection Strategy?

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Do you need an asset protection strategy in San Diego, California? What is an “Asset Protection Strategy” and who should make sure to have an asset protection strategy in place?...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Breaking News - Shumaker Win: 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Issues a Significant Ruling in Favor of Chapter 11...

WE WON. WE MADE NEW LAW - In the Chapter 11 case of Beaulieu Group, LLC (carpet industry in Dalton, Georgia) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia, we defended Auriga Polymers Inc. (a...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Canada's Top Court Decides Against Equitable Rescission in Collins Family Trust

“Equity has no place here,” held the Supreme Court of Canada in its 8-1 decision in Canada (Attorney General) v Collins Family Trust (Collins), 2022 SCC 26, on June 17. Reversing the decisions of the British Columbia courts...more

BCLP

Whoomp! (Where’d It Go?): Disappearing Assets in Bankruptcy

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In a recent post, I discussed three situations in which a debtor in bankruptcy might find itself dispossessed of assets that appeared to be property of the bankruptcy estate. This article expands on that general idea and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Pre-Packs: Can You See Us For What We Are Now?

Pre-packaged sales are often used as a rapid and discreet method to rescue a company, providing business continuity and preserving value. After years of heavy criticism due to the lack of transparency associated with such...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Can Receivers Reject Leases For The Benefit of Creditors?

Q: I am a receiver in two different cases, both of which have problems. I was appointed in a partnership dispute case, where the only asset is a marijuana dispensary....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

Williams Mullen

Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Identifying IP Opportunities in Today’s Economy

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COVID-19 has taken a significant toll on a variety of businesses, and despite their best efforts, some may end up in bankruptcy. For those businesses, selling IP assets may enable them to find liquidity to satisfy creditors...more

BCLP

Can an insolvent company enforce an adjudicator’s decision? Yes - in exceptional circumstances

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Are the regimes of construction adjudication and insolvency incompatible? Recent Court of Appeal authority suggested that they are, but in Meadowside Building Developments Ltd (In Liquidation) v 12-18 Hill Street Management...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

In Chapter 7, Lowballing Your Assets Can Cost You Your Bankruptcy Discharge

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit—which covers North Carolina—recently decided a case that will have bankruptcy debtors thinking twice about how they complete their bankruptcy Petition and Schedules....more

Jones Day

Third Circuit Rules That Transfer by Nondebtor Is Not Avoidable as Fraudulent Transfer Under Delaware UFTA

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In Crystallex International Corp. v. Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., 879 F.3d 79 (3d Cir. 2018), a divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that transfers by nondebtor subsidiary corporations to their ultimate...more

Mintz - Bankruptcy & Restructuring Viewpoints

Split Third Circuit Holds Transfer By Non-Debtor Cannot Be Fraudulent Transfer

Refusing to rely on “equitable principles” when interpreting the Delaware Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (DUFTA), the Third Circuit (2-1 decision) in Crystallex Int’l Corp. v. Petroleos De Venezuela, S.A, et als. held that a...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Third Circuit Holds Transfer from Non-Debtor Precludes Liability Under Delaware Fraudulent Transfer Law

In Crystallex Int'l Corp. v. Petróleos de Venez., S.A., Nos. 16-4012, 17-1439, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 95 (3d Cir. Jan. 3, 2018), the U.S. Court of Appeals held there could be no fraudulent transfer liability under the Delaware...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

"Preferences - Mining the Ordinary Course of Business Defense"

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important preference decision on August 10, 2015. What You Need to Know - Payments to creditors arising from a recent, single business transaction can be protected by...more

Troutman Pepper

Sale Proceeds: Better Get the Carve-Out Right the First Time

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In re Stacy’s, Inc., 508 B.R. 370 (Bankr. D. S.C. 2014) – A debtor sold substantially all of its assets after negotiating with its primary secured creditor for carve-outs from the sale proceeds for administrative...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

Security Interests in Intellectual Property and Related Issues in Bankruptcy

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Intellectual property (“IP”) can act as collateral to be pledged to secure an extension of credit. For example, a company that borrows money from a bank can pledge its patents as collateral for the loan. The bank (referred...more

Winstead PC

Financing with IP Collateral

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In a recent guest post on the Patently-O blog by Dennis Crouch, William Mann, an assistant professor of finance at the Anderson School of Management, UCLA, notes the explosion in USPTO filings that record a creditor’s...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Third Circuit Concludes Personal Injury Causes of Action Against a Successor to Debtor’s Business are Generalized Claims

In a novel decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held, in its ruling In re Emoral, Inc., 740 F.3d 875 (3d Cir. 2014), that personal injury claims of individuals allegedly harmed by a bankrupt...more

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