AGG Talks: Development | Episode 3: Navigating Tenant Bankruptcy: Key Strategies for Commercial Landlords in Retail Real Estate
Bankruptcy 101 for Consumer Creditors: Automatic Stays, Discharge Injunctions, and Common Pitfalls — The Consumer Finance Podcast
How to Protect Your Business from a Counterparty's Financial Crisis – Speaking of Litigation
TMA Chicago/Midwest Podcast | Chapter President Sandy Prabhakar on Referral Networks, Market Uncertainty and "Pipeline to Prosperity"
TMA Chicago/Midwest Podcast | Sandeep Gupta on Middle Market Restructurings and Investigations
Unlocking Value in Distressed Companies: Debt-for-Equity and Loan-to-Own Strategies — PE Pathways Podcast
Leveraging Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors in Distressed Deals — PE Pathways Podcast
Podcast - Assessing the State of Healthcare Restructurings
Women Trailblazers in Canadian Restructuring Law
Food and Beverage Industry Updates 2026 — PE Pathways Podcast
TMA Chicago/Midwest Podcast Hosted by Paul Musser: Chapter President Sandy Prabhakar on Referral Networks, Market Uncertainty and “Pipeline to Prosperity”
AI Today in 5: February 18, 2026, The AI for Rural Healthcare Edition
Refonte de la conformité des prêts hypothécaires : Le projet de loi 29 de la Colombie-Britannique et l’évolution du régime de LRPC du Canada
Selling a Distressed Asset — PE Pathways Podcast
Hot Topics in International Trade - Potential IEEPA Refunds Navigation, Part 2, with Adrienne Braumiller, Braumiller Law Group
Sanchez Energy: Fifth Circuit Affirms Single Satisfaction Rule
State of Play in Navigating Distressed Middle Market M&A — PE Pathways Podcast
Ensuring Stability: The GENIUS Act's Impact on Stablecoin Insolvency — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Podcast - Betty… ¿y si nos vamos a la reorganización?
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After a period of relative slowdown, global M&A activity is showing signs of recovery. Financing markets have become more constructive, interest rates expectations have stabilised and both private equity sponsors and...more
I’ll admit up front to my luddite tendencies. Technology and I are not the best of friends. I sort of understand the argument about Crypto at a very superficial level. Okay, I get the argument that Crypto is like gold;...more
Our Financial Restructuring & Reorganization Group examines a recent UK High Court decision clarifying the standing requirements for creditors seeking administration orders, including holders of convertible loan notes whose...more
On May 27, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held in Reinhardt v. Prince that a transfer of title by tax foreclosure may be avoided as preferential under the Bankruptcy Code. Summary of the Sixth...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Shaikh v. Fox News - frivolous claims lacking subject matter jurisdiction - USA v. Niksich - foreign bank accounts, Eighth Amendment challenge - Lil Joe Records v. Won -...more
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Blockbuster Video was the dominant competitor in the home video rental market, with a valuation at nearly $3 billion. Unfortunately, the company made a mistake in its market research: it...more
Here is the situation I see again and again. A business owner took out an SBA COVID EIDL loan to survive the pandemic. The loan was large enough to require a personal guarantee....more
The Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors (ABC) Act seeks to modernize and standardize a debtor-initiated, state-law liquidation mechanism commonly known as a general assignment for the benefit of creditors (ABC). In an...more
A bankruptcy court approved a hotel debtor’s plan to sell new equity through an auction and to continue operating the hotel under the debtor’s Marriott International, Inc. franchise agreement over lenders’ objections. In re...more
Why North Texas Is Now a Top Destination for Large-Scale Restructurings -Everything's bigger in Texas, including the state's bankruptcy docket. Over the past twelve months, more mega-bankruptcies were filed in Dallas and Fort...more
A Delaware LLC can be used as a bankruptcy-remote entity or single-purpose entity, but the structure needs a way to continue if its sole member ceases to be a member. A springing member provision in the operating agreement is...more
Legal framework Section 235 of the Companies Act 1981 and Section 37 of the Bankruptcy Act 1989. Section 150 of the BVI's Insolvency Act 2003 (the "Insolvency Act") governs insolvency set-off, applicable to mutual dealings...more
Cross-border restructuring and insolvency proceedings can be complex and challenging for international companies. This plain-language guide compares Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and Canada’s Companies’ Creditors...more
When a commercial tenant files for bankruptcy, landlords face immediate challenges and must navigate complex federal bankruptcy laws. Understanding the key implications can help protect your interests and maximize recovery....more
Ropes & Gray hosted the 2026 Credit Funds Forum on May 20 in New York, bringing together over 160 credit professionals to discuss current trends and the outlook for the credit market. The forum featured panels on a variety of...more
According to statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts for the twelve-month period ending Dec. 31, 2025, bankruptcy filings by businesses rose 7.1 percent and non-business filings increased by 11.2...more
I frequently write about court decisions involving revenue-based financing ("RBF" also commonly referred to as "sales-based finance" or "merchant cash advance") because these decisions are the primary basis on which we...more
AGG’s Restructuring Roundup newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to commercial litigation and bankruptcy. The newsletter is a curation of published articles and news, and contains...more
This is the fourth article in a continuing series on how to structurally optimize businesses the right way (and cautionary tales about the wrong ways), whether and when to use divisive mergers (and what not to do once you...more
A professional seeking to represent a debtor under Bankruptcy Code section 327(a) must not hold an interest adverse to the bankruptcy estate and must be disinterested. A debtor’s insiders often cannot satisfy these tests....more
The ARC Burger story is a franchisor’s worst-case scenario. ARC Burger LLC, once one of Hardee’s largest franchisees with 77 locations across nine states, filed for Chapter 7 liquidation on April 20, 2026, in the Northern...more
What happens when a business owner believes he’s been misled about the value of his company, only to have his claims dismissed not on their merits, but because of a procedural misstep years earlier? A recent decision from the...more
The United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the District Court) recently affirmed an order of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court granting recognition and enforcement of a Mexican restructuring plan that...more