If a foreign debtor is eligible to file for bankruptcy protection in the U.S., the debtor's foreign representative (e.g., a liquidator or administrator) may, under certain circumstances, have the power to avoid and recover...more
Among the required elements of a claim to avoid a preferential transfer under section 547(b) of the Bankruptcy Code is that, if the creditor-transferee were permitted to retain a pre-bankruptcy payment, it would end up being...more
5/31/2017
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Chapter 11 ,
Chapter 7 ,
Creditors ,
Debtors ,
Executory Contracts ,
Managed Custody Accounts (MCAs) ,
Preferences ,
Preferential Transfers ,
Section 365 ,
Trustees
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on March 22, 2017, in Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp., that without the consent of affected creditors, bankruptcy courts may not approve "structured dismissals" providing for distributions that...more
3/27/2017
/ Absolute Priority Rule ,
Appeals ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Consent ,
Czyzewski v Jevic Holding Corp ,
Priority Debt ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Structured Dismissals ,
WARN Act