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Delaware Revamps Tools Available to Restructure or Wind Up Distressed Businesses with Passage of Delaware’s Version of Uniform...

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On June 10, 2026, Governor Matt Meyer signed Senate Bill No. 267 (the “New ABC Act”) into law, making Delaware one of the first States to enact the recently promulgated Uniform Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors Act (the...more

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Oil & Gas Newsletter: Producer's Edge, Vol. 8, Issue 2

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The newest issue of Producer’s Edge is now available, featuring practical analysis of key legal developments impacting the oil and gas industry. This edition includes a look at retained-acreage disputes in horizontal drilling...more

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A New Restructuring Playbook: Why Private Credit Lenders Should Watch England

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Private credit lenders can no longer assume a U.S distressed borrower with U.S.-governed debt will restructure through Chapter 11. Recent restructurings demonstrate that borrowers can use English restructuring tools to...more

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Eleventh Circuit Holds Copyright Termination Interests Are Property of the Bankruptcy Estate

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On June 2, 2026, the Eleventh Circuit issued its decision in Lil’ Joe Records, Inc. v. Ross, resolving a question of first impression at the intersection of copyright law and bankruptcy law....more

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Recognition of liabilities in insolvency proceedings: legal certainty regarding claims not filed with the insolvency schedule

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In its judgment of April 21, 2026 — IX R 34/24, the German Federal Fiscal Court (Bundesfinanzhof, BFH) ruled that a creditor's decision not to file its claim with the insolvency schedule (Insolvenztabelle) triggers neither a...more

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Delaware Enacts Uniform Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors Law

On June 10, 2026, Delaware joined four other states and enacted a version of the Uniform Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors Act (the Act). The Act constitutes a significant change to Delaware’s prior statute, first...more

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Arbitration in the Fifth – May 2026

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In May 2026, the Supreme Court’s Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties confirmed the jurisdiction of a district court to hear applications to confirm or vacate awards in cases previously stayed by the district court pending...more

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SuperReturn International 2026: Private Credit in Focus

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The Ropes & Gray team attended the SuperReturn International conference in Berlin last week. The week started with a focus on private credit, with a few key themes emerging across the panel discussions....more

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AI Update: Smart Glasses, Dumb Moves - Witness Caught Receiving Real-Time Coaching in the Courtroom

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In a case that reads more like a courtroom comedy than a High Court ruling, a London judge recently found that a witness was being coached on his answers in real time through a pair of smart glasses connected to his mobile...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Duel of the Forums – Court Declines Receivership Application in Favour of Existing Arbitration Process

In Alberta Finance & Mortgage Corporation v. Westana Asset Management Corp., the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta (Court) denied applications (Receivership Applications) by Alberta Finance & Mortgage Corporation (AFMC) for...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Delaware Becomes Sixth State To Adopt the Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Act: What It Means for Distressed Businesses

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The Uniform Law Commission (ULC) approved the Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Act (Uniform ABC Act) on October 20, 2025. Christopher A. Ward, Office Managing Partner, Wilmington, and a Partner of Lowenstein...more

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Summary Judgment in Receivables Perfection Dispute (Evolution Credit Opportunity Master Fund II-B, LP, et al. v. First Brands...

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On May 29, 2026, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Court”) issued a summary judgment order in an adversary proceeding between plaintiff Evolution Credit Opportunity Master Fund II-B...more

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Supreme Court Narrows – and Questions – Judicial Estoppel in Bankruptcy Nondisclosure Cases

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In Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction, Inc., the Supreme Court unanimously vacated a Fifth Circuit decision that barred a debtor’s personal-injury claim based on his failure to disclose it in a pending Chapter 13 case. The...more

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Intellectual Property in Bankruptcy: An Overview

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When a company files for bankruptcy, Section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code creates a bankruptcy “estate” comprised of virtually all its interests in property.   The estate includes the debtor’s interests in tangible assets, like...more

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Business Restructuring Review Vol. 25 No. 3 May-June 2026

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In In re Siu-Fung Ceramics Holdings Limited, No. 24-33299, 2026 WL 382424 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. Feb. 10, 2026), the court denied petitions for chapter 15 recognition of Hong Kong bankruptcy and liquidation proceedings commenced...more

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The Supreme Court Update - June 11, 2026

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On June 11, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions: Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction, Inc., Case No. 25-6: This case addresses when a debtor’s failure to disclose a legal claim in...more

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Release of Insured in Bankruptcy Bars Coverage for Later Judgment

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In a declaratory judgment action, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia held that an insurer had no obligation to indemnify an insured for a post-bankruptcy state court judgment where the claimants had...more

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Sneak Peak and Got My Number

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GoldenPeaks Poland files for bankruptcy in US amid Brookfield bid | Renewables Now - After Brookfield Corp announced it would be taking control of GoldenPeaks Poland Holding Ltd., the company has filed for Chapter 11...more

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

Saving Your Lease, Saving Your Restaurant

For most New York restaurants, the lease is the business. You can change the menu, rebrand, or swap out equipment—but if you lose the right space, at the wrong time, the restaurant may not survive....more

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Texas Bankruptcy Court Adopts Barnet Rule Requiring Foreign Debtor to Have U.S. Assets to Be Eligible for Chapter 15 Relief

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As chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code enters its third decade of enactment, the volume of chapter 15 cases has increased significantly, and chapter 15 jurisprudence has rapidly matured. Even so, certain important issues are...more

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Southern District of Texas Clarifies Post-Purdue Course for Consensual Third-Party Releases and Gatekeeping Provisions

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A variety of chapter 11 plan provisions limiting claims against nondebtors have long been used to promote confirmation efforts. Such provisions include terms releasing nondebtors from liability for pre-bankruptcy conduct and...more

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Keep Your Recission Rights Close: The Intersection Between Bankruptcy Law and Copyright Law

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The Eleventh Circuit’s recent decision in Lil’Joe Records, Inc. v. Ross et al., Case No. 24-13978 (11th Cir. June 2, 2026), reminds bankruptcy attorneys of the importance of scheduling and dealing with all of a debtor’s...more

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Restructuring a Lab: What to Test For

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This article provides a practitioner-driven framework for diagnosing and restructuring financially distressed clinical laboratories operating in an increasingly hostile reimbursement and regulatory environment. Originally...more

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Delaware Bankruptcy Court: Initial Transferee Need Not Be Defendant in Fraudulent Transfer Avoidance and Recovery Litigation

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The Bankruptcy Code gives a bankruptcy trustee the power to avoid asset transfers that are either made with the intent to defraud creditors or that are "constructively" fraudulent because an insolvent debtor did not receive...more

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New York Bankruptcy Court Weighs In on Adequate Assurance of Future Performance under Assigned Leases and Chapter 11 Plan...

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It is generally well understood that in order to assume and assign an executory contract or unexpired lease, a bankruptcy trustee must cure most defaults under the agreement and provide "adequate assurance" of the assignee's...more

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