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
7/1/2024
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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
3/21/2023
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Lowenstein Sandler’s previous articles on crypto bankruptcies discussed the role of a creditors’ committee in protecting the rights of customers and confirmation issues arising in crypto cases. This article will delve deeper...more
Lowenstein Sandler’s previous article on crypto bankruptcies discussed some bankruptcy basics and the role of a creditors’ committee in protecting the rights of customers. This article will delve deeper into the...more
Fraudulent transfer litigation is a valuable weapon in the bankruptcy code arsenal that is commonly used to target assets that were transferred or otherwise disposed of prior to the bankruptcy. These assets, if successfully...more
Originally enacted in 1978, and largely unmodified since, Section 1104(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code mandates the appointment of an examiner when a debtor has over $5 million of unsecured debt.
Today, that threshold is...more