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Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Bankruptcy Court Holds Arbitration Clause Unenforceable When Underlying Contract Is Rejected Pursuant to Section 365 of the...

In Highland Capital Mgmt. v. Dondero (In re Highland Capital Mgmt.), Case No. 21-03007-sgj (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2021), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas held that a debtor could not be compelled to...more

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Private Equity Update: 1st Circuit Reverses Imposition of Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability

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The Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 ("MPPAA") amended the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") and the Internal Revenue Code to make "trade[s] or business[es]" that are under "common...more

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First Circuit Finds That Funds Were Not Liable for Portfolio Company’s Pension Fund Withdrawal Liability

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On November 22, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that two separate private equity funds managed by the same general partner/management firm were not liable for the pension fund withdrawal...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Creditors of a Limited Partnership or a Limited Liability Company Lack Standing to Sue Derivatively Under Certain State Laws

In Gavin/Solmonese LLC, Liquidation Trustee for the Citadel Creditors’ Grantor Trust, successor to Citadel Watford City Disposal Partners, L.P., et al. v. Citadel Energy Partners, LLC, et al., Ch. 11 Case No. 15-11323; Adv....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Delaware Court Precludes Creditors of Limited Partnership From Pursuing Derivative Claims

In several cases since the seminal 2011 Delaware Supreme Court decision CML V LLC v. Bax, which held that creditors of Delaware LLCs lack standing to pursue derivative claims, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of...more

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Insolvency at Its Limits: What Management and Creditors of Insolvent LLCs and LPs Should Know About Fiduciary Duties Waivers and...

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Delaware law allows members and partners of limited liability companies (LLCs) and limited partnerships (LPs) to waive the fiduciary duties of their management in their LLC or LP agreements. When an LLC or LP is insolvent,...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Breach of Fiduciary Duty (and Related) Claims Are Not Easily Defeated: A Case Study in Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings

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Just what must be alleged for claims for breach of fiduciary duty to proceed past initial pleadings and into meaningful fact development? In a recent decision, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of...more

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Introduction of the Taiwan Limited Partnership Act

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On June 24, 2015, the new Limited Partnership Act was announced by President Ma Ying-jeou and will become effective on a date to be set by the Executive Yuan. The Act allows the establishment of a limited partnership in...more

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Court Rules Houston Astros Cannot Strike Out Fiduciary Duties in Bankruptcy

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Introduction - One of the incentives that Delaware law offers founders of business entities is the ability to tinker with the fiduciary duties that the managers of the business owe. While the duties owed by corporate...more

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