Two recent decisions in the Madoff bankruptcy cases illustrate that the legacy of Bernie Madoff will long survive the man himself.
Bernie Madoff died on April 14, 2021, while incarcerated in the Federal Medical Center in...more
11/9/2023
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Bankruptcy Code ,
Bernie Madoff ,
Capital Markets ,
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Commercial Bankruptcy ,
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Sovereign Immunity ,
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Much has been written about how to calculate the appropriate interest rate for the deferred cash payments a debtor may propose to pay to a rejecting secured creditor under a “cramdown” Chapter 11 plan to meet the “fair and...more
This alert highlights a recent decision by Judge Michael E. Wiles in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”), which held that lease rejection damages should be calculated using the “time approach”...more