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Gray Reed

Fraud in the Oil Patch the Modern Way

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Once upon a time a good way to commit oil patch theft was to back a truck up to the tank battery in the middle of the night, fill ‘er up, and drive off into the darkness. In re: Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations LLC shows...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Citing Knowledge of Irregularities in Purported Ponzi Scheme, Bankruptcy Court Deems Pre-Bankruptcy Transfers Fraudulent

Publicly, Diamond Finance Co. (“Diamond”) provided car loans to individuals with less-than-stellar credit. While Diamond did have “some actual business,” its purpose “quickly became a front to lure unsuspecting investors.”...more

Jenner & Block

April 2023 - Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law

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AUTOMATIC STAY - 1.1 Covered Activities 1.1.a Court denies injunction against actions involving debtors’ affiliates. Shortly after filing their chapter 11 cases, the debtors in possession sought, in the alternative,...more

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Compilation of Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law - January 2023

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1. AUTOMATIC STAY - 1.1 Covered Activities - 1.1.a Court declines to enjoin third party claims against the debtor’s jointly liable parent corporation. The debtor manufactured earplugs for many years. A major...more

Freeman Law

Fraudulent Transfers | Insolvency

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So this is the fourth in my expected five-part series on fraudulent transfers. In previous blogs, I laid out the basic statutory framework regarding fraudulent transfers, as well as a described generally the difference...more

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Fraudulent Transfers | Badges of Fraud

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After a break for the holidays, this is the third of an expected five-part series on fraudulent transfers. In my first blog, I laid out the basic statutory framework, as well as a described generally the difference between...more

Lerch, Early & Brewer

Revocation of Revocable Trust was Fraudulent Transfer

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In JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Winget, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit addressed whether Larry Winget (Winget) could revoke the Larry J. Winget Living Trust (Trust) to make the assets unreachable to...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

Chasing the Crypto: Why a Ruling in the Madoff Case May Significantly Expand the Universe of FTX Clawback Defendants

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While there are still many unknowns in FTX’s bankruptcy including what, exactly, happened to billions of dollars of customer deposits on the former crypto trading platform, one thing is almost certain: there will be an...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Getting Paid in Bankruptcy – Part IV, Employees

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In this series, we look at how various payment rights are treated in bankruptcy. A summary like this could not possibly address every right that might arise in any given bankruptcy case. We have omitted several of the...more

Opportune LLP

Fairness & Solvency Opinions Shouldn't Be Overlooked Amid Restructuring Wave

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James Hanson, Managing Director with Opportune Partners LLC, discusses why fairness and solvency opinions are necessary in oil and gas transactions, especially as bankruptcies and restructuring events mount in today's...more

Holland & Hart LLP

Is Now a Good Time to Acquire a Business? Opportunities and Risks for Buyers in the Era of COVID-19

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The long seller’s market may be over, which is welcome news for many companies that are eager and able to acquire or expand a business. Many businesses and business owners have struggled mightily under the COVID-19...more

Dechert LLP

UK Supreme Court gives boost to creditors: bar on recovery of “reflective loss” relaxed in Sevilleja v Marex Financial Ltd

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The rule against reflective loss bars claims against wrongdoers by shareholders of a company (for instance for the diminution in the value of their shareholding) where the shareholder’s loss is merely reflective of the loss...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Second Circuit Confirms Madoff Trustee’s Ability to Recover Foreign Transfers

The Bottom Line - In vacating judgments from both the District Court and the Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York, the Second Circuit held, in In re Picard, 917 F.3d 85 (2d Cir. 2019), that the trustee...more

A&O Shearman

The Reach of Avoidance – Second Circuit Court of Appeals Holds in Madoff that Bankruptcy Code Can Be Used to Recover Subsequent...

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On February 25, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision holding that a trustee is not barred by either the presumption against extraterritoriality or by international comity...more

Hogan Lovells

New U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Madoff liquidation extends the long arm of fraudulent transfer law

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In a unanimous 25 February panel decision, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that the trustee liquidating Bernard L. Madoff's investment firm can claw back billions in Ponzi scheme proceeds from investors who received...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: The Long Arm of the Law: Avoidance Actions Without Borders

A June 2018 Bankruptcy Court decision in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) held that foreign companies with no presence in the U.S. were subject to default judgments....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Chris Lazarini Further Examines Case Involving Advisor’s Effort to Avoid Paying a Promissory Note

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini examined further developments in a case involving a former UBS investment advisor’s attempt to prevent the company from collecting on promissory notes the advisor owed to UBS upon...more

Dechert LLP

Restructuring and Insolvency Bulletin: Issue 4 - May 2018: If You Don’t Succeed in Anguilla, Should You Try Again in the US?

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Two United States Bankruptcy Judges for the Southern District of New York recently issued a joint opinion addressing common issues raised by motions to dismiss in two separate adversary proceedings – one pending before Judge...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

Alabama Adopts the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act

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In the 2018 session, the Alabama Legislature adopted its version of the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act (the “VTA”) promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (the “Commission”). Alabama...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Beware of Prior Act Exclusions and Retroactive Dates When Procuring or Renewing Coverage

An 11th Circuit decision issued earlier this year serves as a reminder of the importance of carefully evaluating time-based exclusions and retroactive dates when procuring or renewing coverage. Liability policies such as...more

Jones Day

Foreign Representative Had "Independent" Standing to Prosecute State Law Avoidance Claims in Chapter 15

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If a foreign debtor is eligible to file for bankruptcy protection in the U.S., the debtor's foreign representative (e.g., a liquidator or administrator) may, under certain circumstances, have the power to avoid and recover...more

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Utah Enacts Uniform Voidable Transactions Act

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On March 21, 2017, Utah joined about a dozen other states in enacting the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act (the Act). This statute, which is found at §25-6-101 et seq., amends Utah’s Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (§25-6-1...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

New Year, New Fraudulent Transfer Law

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It’s a new year, and we have a new law affecting debtors and creditors in California. Effective January 1, 2016, California’s Uniform Voidable Transactions Act (UVTA) has replaced California’s Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

California’s New Voidable Transactions Act

California’s recently enacted Uniform Voidable Transactions Act (UVTA), makes it easier for creditors to recover assets that are transferred to third parties when a debtor is insolvent, even when there is no improper intent...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

2012 Year In Review – Part 1

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

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