Since its enactment, aviation related companies have received well over $50 billion in grants and loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) that was passed in March 2020. But how do...more
In a much-anticipated decision issued on October 26, the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas awarded make-whole premiums and post-petition interest (i.e., interest accruing after the bankruptcy filing) to...more
Foreign Investment Reviews of Distressed Assets -
As discussed in detail in our previous Client Alert, on February 13, 2020, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) issued two Final Rules...more
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On May 20, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court held that rejection of a trademark license does not automatically terminate the licensee’s right to use the trademark, settling a decades-old question at the intersection of...more
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On January 17, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit delivered a much-awaited opinion with respect to whether Ultra Petroleum Corporation (“UPC”) was required to pay its noteholders contractual make-whole...more
Bankruptcy Court Determines Standard for Enforcing Non-Consensual Third-Party Releases in a Chapter 15 Case Differs From Applicable Standard in Chapter 11 Cases -
On April 9, 2018, in In re Avanti Communcs. Group Plc,...more
Affirming the Bankruptcy Code’s aversion to upsetting court-approved sales on appeal, on January 12, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that a bankruptcy court’s “good-faith” finding protected a...more
On October 20, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit delivered a victory for secured lenders by remanding the District Court’s order confirming the Debtors’ proposed plan to determine whether an efficient...more
On January 27, 2017, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that the subordinated creditor was entitled to payment of post-petition interest prior to repayment of the senior lender’s...more