The rise of cryptocurrency has introduced new complexities to both traditional litigation and bankruptcy courts. While these two legal arenas share some overlap, the treatment of cryptocurrency in each context is distinct,...more
Editor’s Note (November 14, 2024):
Since the publication of this article, FTX has intensified its efforts to recover assets through clawback litigation, with filings beginning in early November 2024, two years following...more
What is the status of the Avon bankruptcy?
Avon Products Inc., a U.S.-based holding company that owns the Avon brand outside the United States, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on August 14, 2024. The filing...more
It has been just over a year since the first known COVID-19 cases and related shutdowns occurred in the US. In early 2020, everything from grocery shopping to global politics was deemed “unprecedented” and “unpredictable.”...more
On June 29, 2015, Baha Mar Ltd, the development company behind a $3.5 billion Bahamian resort and its affiliated debtors, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the U.S. District Court of...more
Before the petition date, creditors holding more than 70 percent of the debtors' senior debt agreed to provide $225 million in financing, subject to Court approval. A proposed restructuring support agreement plans to...more
On May 21, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit approved the settlement and dismissal of chapter 11 bankruptcy cases through a structured dismissal in rare instances. See Official Committee of...more
The realities of the bankruptcy venue provisions require potential debtors and their advisers to prudently weigh the legal significance of a bankruptcy filing in various courts.
Originally published in Delaware...more
On March 5, 2015, Chromcraft Revington, Inc.(“Chromcraft”) and Sport-Haley Holdings, Inc. (“Sport-Haley”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code....more