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Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Business Bankruptcy Alternatives

In the middle market, businesses are feeling the financial crunch. Pandemic-era governmental incentives are ending, interest rates are on the rise, and consumer demand for some products is waning. These factors have led to...more

King & Spalding

The Seventh Circuit Upholds District Court’s Decision That Safe Harbor Provision of Section 546(e) Applies to Privately Held...

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A recent ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit provides additional comfort for lenders receiving full repayment in connection with leveraged acquisitions. The U.S. Bankruptcy Code gives...more

Jenner & Block

Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law, July 2023

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1. AUTOMATIC STAY - 1.1 Covered Activities - 1.1.a Bankruptcy court properly enjoins actions against nondebtor entity after divisional merger. The debtor was the product of a divisional merger under Texas law, which...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Crypto implosion? EV C7, the Perelman Polka, bankruptcy bellwethers?

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Below is our initial take on recent bankruptcy-related developments: Celsius Networks, a crypto lending platform that has marketed itself as an alternative to the traditional banking model, does not offer its users any...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Lender Liability Is Not Dead: A Recent Case Presents a Warning for Lenders (and a Roadmap for Borrowers)

A recent decision from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas illustrates that aggressive lender action can lead to “lender liability” in a loan workout. Bailey Tool & Mfg. Co., et al. v. Republic Bus....more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Business Bankruptcy: Executive Summary - Need to Know Bankruptcy Concepts

According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, total commercial Chapter 11 filings in July 2021 decreased 62 percent from the previous year. Commercial Chapter 11 filings totaled 244 in July 2021, down from the July 2020...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Having Trouble with CARES Act Forbearances in Ch. 13 Bankruptcy? You’re Not Alone!

Consumers that have pending Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases undoubtedly suffered from financial hardship prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. For many of those consumers, the pandemic may have exacerbated that hardship...more

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The ABI Commission on Business Bankruptcy Reform: The Sale of All or Substantially All of the Debtor's Assets and Proposed...

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This is the fifth in a series of Alerts regarding the proposals made by the American Bankruptcy Institute Commission to Reform Chapter 11 Business Bankruptcies. This alert covers the Commission’s recommendations regarding the...more

Troutman Pepper

UCC Collateral Description: More May Not Be Better

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Ring v. First Niagara Bank, N.A. (In re Sterling United, Inc.), 519 B.R. 586 (Bankr. W.D.N.Y. 2014) – A chapter 7 trustee sought to recover as preferences payments made by the debtor to a lender and proceeds of...more

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