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Fifth Circuit Crafts New Test For Foreign Debtor Relief

by Audrey Aden Doline, John Rapisardi, Casey Servais | Cadwalader - Financial Restructuring on 1/16/2013

Originally published in the New York Law Journal on January 3, 2012. On Nov. 28, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in In re Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. issued a groundbreaking decision under Chapter 15 of...more

Fifth Circuit Crafts New Test For Foreign Debtor Relief

by Audrey Aden Doline, John Rapisardi, Casey Servais | Cadwalader - Financial Restructuring on 1/15/2013

Originally published in the New York Law Journal on January 3, 2012. On Nov. 28, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in In re Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. issued a groundbreaking decision under Chapter 15 of...more

Fifth Circuit Refuses to Enforce Mexican Reorganization Plan's Proposed Release of Non-Debtor Bond Guarantors

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/26/2012

The Fifth Circuit recently upheld a Texas Bankruptcy Court’s refusal to enforce non-debtor third party releases in the Mexican reorganization proceeding (known as a concurso mercantil) of Mexican glass manufacturer Vitro SAB...more

2012 Year In Review – Part 1

by Peter M. Friedman, Douglas Mintz, Joseph Zujkowski | Cadwalader - Financial Restructuring on 12/24/2012

In This Issue: - March 9, 2012: Publication of Dynegy Examiner’s Report - March 29, 2012: SDNY Rules That 363 Sales May Not Be Free and Clear of Future Claims - May 15, 2102: Eleventh Circuit Rules in...more

Best Buy Bankruptcy Ahead?

by James W. Burke, Jonathan P. Guy | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/24/2012

In November 2008, Circuit City filed for bankruptcy protection. Circuit City had the same business model as Best Buy: selling electronic equipment in large retail stores. Other retailers with that business model are...more

Bankruptcy Abroad: US Creditors’ Rights Remain Relevant in Chapter 15

by Eric R. Blythe, Kevin J. Walsh | Mintz Levin - Bankruptcy, Restructuring &... on 12/21/2012

With an increasing number of businesses operating without regard to borders in today’s global economy, the importance of understanding Chapter 15 — the Bankruptcy Code provisions instructing the cooperation between the United...more

Rogers Towers: The Extraordinary Remedy of Discharging Third Party Liability in Bankruptcy Proceedings

by Scott St. Amand | Rogers Towers on 12/21/2012

Recently the Fifth Circuit handed down a thorough opinion regarding Chapter 15 cross-border insolvency and its effects on domestic and foreign creditors. Beyond the Chapter 15 context, however, the court of appeals in In re...more

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Fifth Circuit Crafts New Test For Foreign Debtor Relief

Fifth Circuit Crafts New Test For Foreign Debtor Relief

Fifth Circuit Refuses to Enforce Mexican Reorganization Plan's Proposed Release of Non-Debtor Bond Guarantors

2012 Year In Review – Part 1

Best Buy Bankruptcy Ahead?

Bankruptcy Abroad: US Creditors’ Rights Remain Relevant in Chapter 15

Rogers Towers: The Extraordinary Remedy of Discharging Third Party Liability in Bankruptcy Proceedings

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