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Dechert LLP

Claims Based on Avoidable Transfer Cannot be “Washed Clean” in the Secondary Market

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Disagreeing with the much-critiqued SDNY opinion in Enron, the SDNY bankruptcy court disallowed claims brought by secondary transferees because the original claimants allegedly received millions of dollars in fraudulent...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

The Uniform Voidable Transactions Act in a Nutshell

The UVTA reflects an update to creditors’ rights law, and serves as a reminder that as transactions become more sophisticated, creditors, too, must be vigilant in protecting their rights. As transactions continue to expand...more

Burr & Forman

Termination of a Commercial Lease May be an “Avoidable Transfer” in Bankruptcy, holds Seventh Circuit

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In March 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that a landlord may be liable to a debtor’s bankruptcy estate for the value of a lease the debtor terminated early, holding the termination may be an...more

Allen Matkins

Uniform Voidable Transactions Act Becomes Law (Almost)

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(1985)On June 2, 1897, the New York Journal famously quoted Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) as saying “The report of my death was an exaggeration”.   This widely quoted (and misquoted) denial was a riposte to a story that...more

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