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Client Alert: Critical Vendor in Texas: It’s a Rodeo

In Chapter 11 cases, one of a vendor’s best shots at getting paid its pre-petition debt is being designated as a “critical vendor”....more

Trouble in Texas: Resignations and Scandal - Eurofenix, Winter 2023/24

The fall of Enron Texas is the second largest US state (after Alaska). It is an economic engine in the US, fuelled primarily by the oil and gas industry. When Houstonbased Enron Corporation filed its Chapter 11 case in the...more

Purdue Pharma Third Party Releases: A Bitter Pill To Swallow - Eurofenix, Autumn 2023

David Conaway reports on a recent Chapter 11 plan of reorganization submitted by Purdue Pharma (Oxycontin) to resolve a mass tort claim. The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is having difficulty swallowing the...more

Chapter 11 Trends: Are First Day Hearings “Game Over” for Chapter 11 Cases?

Material Chapter 11 cases have morphed to the point that the outcome is often predetermined at the “first day” hearing. Unsecured creditors with material credit exposure should engage early to protect their interests and...more

Live and let fly: Turbulence lands SAS in Chapter 11 - Eurofenix, Autumn 2022

On 5 July 2022, SAS AB and 13 affiliates filed for Chapter 11 protection in the Southern District of New York. Owned 44% by the Kingdoms of Denmark and Sweden, SAS encountered financial turbulence resulting from increased...more

Client Alert: Sales Incentives and Rebates: When Customers Extend Terms, Default or File Chapter 11 in the Perfect Storm

The world economy is experiencing the perfect storm of inflation, interest rate increases, supply chain disruption, and a potential global recession. These conditions exert pressure on trading partners who may have nowhere to...more

Corporate bankruptcy reformation in the US - Eurofenix, Summer 2022

As a result of recent high profile Chapter 11 cases, such as Purdue Pharma and Johnson & Johnson, there has been great Congressional and media attention to controversial Chapter 11 practices. These include debtors’ forum- and...more

Client Alert: Breaking News - Shumaker Win: 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Issues a Significant Ruling in Favor of Chapter 11...

WE WON. WE MADE NEW LAW - In the Chapter 11 case of Beaulieu Group, LLC (carpet industry in Dalton, Georgia) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia, we defended Auriga Polymers Inc. (a...more

Client Alert: Corporate Bankruptcy Reformation: Proposed Legislation to Address Controversial Practices in Chapter 11

As a result of recent high profile Chapter 11 cases, such as Purdue Pharma and Johnson & Johnson, there has been great Congressional and media attention to controversial Chapter 11 practices. These include debtors’ forum and...more

Over the hills and far away - Eurofenix, Winter 2021/22

David Conaway, Partner and Finance, Banking, Creditors’ Rights and Insolvency Regional Service Line Leader, reports on the world-wide reach of the US Chapter 11 'Automatic Stay." Originally published in Eurofenix, Winter...more

Business Bankruptcy: Executive Summary - Need to Know Bankruptcy Concepts - ICTF Magazine, December 2021

In this first part of his article, David sets the parameters for understanding U.S. bankruptcy concepts… According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, total commercial Chapter 11 filings in July 2021 decreased 62...more

Chapter 11 under fire: U.S. Congress seeks to end forum shopping

Since its beginning in 1978, Chapter 11 has been the primary tool for financially distressed U.S. and foreign companies to efficiently restructure their balance sheets and business operations. Successful Chapter 11 cases...more

Business Bankruptcy: Executive Summary - Need to Know Bankruptcy Concepts

According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, total commercial Chapter 11 filings in July 2021 decreased 62 percent from the previous year. Commercial Chapter 11 filings totaled 244 in July 2021, down from the July 2020...more

Client Alert: Chapter 11 Filings Surge: Winning Solutions for Suppliers in a Zero-Sum Game

According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, 3,600 companies filed Chapter 11 in the first half of 2020. Chapter 11 filings for 2020 are on pace to eclipse any year since 2012. During the same period, businesses worldwide...more

COVID-19 “Suspends” US Chapter 11 Proceedings

COVID-19 has, and for the foreseeable future will, have an unprecedented adverse impact on the global economy and all companies’ business operations. Governments and banking systems throughout the world have initiated...more

Sales incentives and setoff: Using rebates to recover receivables

In assisting companies doing business with their customers and the supply chain, we have noted that companies increasingly propose to their customers incentives to purchase goods, often in the form of rebates and discounts....more

Bankruptcy Preference Alert: Score Two Touchdowns for Chapter 11 Preference Defendants

The “Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019” (SBRA) signed into law on August 23, 2019 contains two amendments to Chapter 11 preference laws, which are NOT limited to small business reorganizations.  ...more

Client Alert: Madoff: Insolvency Laws Without Borders

On February 25, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit) ruled that the trustee in the Chapter 11 case for Madoff Investment Securities, LLC could use the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to recover payments made between foreign...more

Client Alert: Consignment Agreements: Delaware Bankruptcy Court Denies Consignment Seller’s Secured Position Due To Insufficient...

An April 12, 2019 Delaware Bankruptcy Court decision in the Sports Authority Chapter 11 case (In re TSAWD Holdings, Inc.) is an important reminder for sellers of goods on properly obtaining security in the goods they sell, to...more

Cross-Border Insolvency: English High Court ruling impacts Delaware Chapter 11 case

David Conaway reports on a ruling by the English High Court in late 2018 that impacted the US Chapter 11 proceedings in Delaware. Originally published in Eurofenix, Spring 2019. ...more

A Rose by Another Name has its Thorns

David Conaway advises not to get stuck in Chapter 11 when a sales contract is deemed to be an executory contract. Originally published in Eurofenix, Autumn 2018. ...more

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

A Rose by Another Name has its Thorns*: Don't Get Stuck in Chapter 11 When a Sales Contract is deemed an Executory Contract

Companies sell goods or provide services to customers usually on two bases: (1) purchase orders and invoices with references to terms and conditions, or (2) a written sales or supply agreement....more

Client Alert: Dumbing Down Intellectual Property: Chapter 11 Impact on IP License Agreements

Innovation and creativity are essential for competitive advantage and success in a global economy. The attendant intellectual property assets are the product of substantial capital investment, and companies should carefully...more

“Takata: The Unfortunate Recall” featured in the ACC Charlotte Chapter’s December Newsletter

David Conaway’s article, “Takata: The Unfortunate Recall”, was featured in the Association of Corporate Counsel Charlotte Chapter’s December 7, 2017 Newsletter. In the article, David discusses Takata’s airbag recall and the...more

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