As previously discussed and anticipated in prior blog posts, the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Siegel v. Fitzgerald, 596 U.S. 464, 142 S.Ct. 1770, 213 L.Ed.2d 39 (2022), which struck down as unconstitutional the...more
6/27/2024
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As discussed in our earlier blog post, In re The Hacienda Company, LLC – a Flicker of Hope for Distressed Cannabis Companies: Bankruptcy May be Available to Liquidate Assets of Non-Operating Cannabis Companies | In Solvency...more
9/27/2023
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The Bankruptcy Code contemplates the valuation of a secured creditor’s collateral for a variety of purposes at different stages of a bankruptcy case. While title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) does not...more
The Bankruptcy Code provides that subordination agreements are enforceable in bankruptcy to the same extent that such agreements are enforceable under non-bankruptcy law. 11 U.S.C. § 510(a). However, Section 1129(b)(1) of...more