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Purdue Pharma: Supreme Court Prohibits Non-Consensual Third-Party Releases; Ruling Will Reshape Bankruptcy Practice

In a landmark 5-4 decision in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma that will significantly reshape corporate bankruptcy practice, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a circuit split regarding the authority of a bankruptcy court to approve...more

SVB Financial Group Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Early Friday morning, March 17, 2023, SVB Financial, the former holding company of SVB, filed a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, citing the...more

The Critical Nature of Bankruptcy Dates and Deadlines [Video]

Philip J. Gross from Lowenstein’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring Department discusses two recent bankruptcy decisions that underscore the critical nature of bankruptcy dates and deadlines, and the dire consequences to creditors...more

Bankruptcy Venue Reform Bill Needs Amending

The issue of venue reform has been debated for many years and is again being revisited in light of the expected surge in bankruptcy cases in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and certain recent large Chapter 11 filings,...more

Avoiding Independent Director Challenges In Ch. 11 Litigation

Recently, a materially revised Chapter 11 restructuring plan of reorganization was negotiated, in part, by a purportedly independent special committee of the board of Purdue Pharma LP. Originally published in Law360 July...more

Some Going Concerns: A Primer On Intellectual Property Issues In Bankruptcy For Licensors And Licensees

Much has been written on the myriad of legal issues emanating from the global COVID-19 pandemic: the constitutionality of the lockdowns, liability for stores that open, the process of obtaining PPP loans, and the...more

Seeking Lender Relief During Uncertainty And Distress

Periods of uncertainty and distress create many questions that businesses must answer. Will they have the human resources and materials with which to produce goods and perform services for your customers? Will their customers...more

Is The Board To Blame?

A bankruptcy trust for creditors (including former workers and trade vendors) who lost significant sums of money in the Toys “R” Us Inc. (TRU) bankruptcy sued former Chief Executive Officer David Brandon, several other...more

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