In late May, the Supreme Court of Canada (the SCC) denied an application for leave to appeal a decision of the Court of Appeal of Alberta (the ABCA), which, in turn, had denied leave to appeal of the decision of the Court of...more
TIGER LILY VENTURES LTD. v. BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC. Before Lourie, Bryson, and Prost. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: A trademark associated with a...more
A recent appellate decision from Alberta, Manitok Energy Inc. (Re), marks another chapter in the developing caselaw surrounding environmental obligations in insolvency proceedings. In the decision, the Alberta Court of Appeal...more
On March 30, 2022, the Alberta Court of Appeal issued its much anticipated decision in Manitok Energy Inc (Re), 2022 ABCA 117 [Manitok ABCA] which considered whether, as a result of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in...more
This week, the Ninth Circuit explains the ins-and-outs of property abandonment under the Bankruptcy Code, and explores the government’s privilege to withhold the identity of informants in discovery. IN RE STEVENS - The...more
Chapter 7 trustees play a vital and essential role in the United States bankruptcy system. In every Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing, a Chapter 7 trustee is appointed by the bankruptcy court to oversee the administration of the...more
In the March/April 2013 edition of the Business Restructuring Review, we reported on an opinion by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York concluding that a chapter 15 debtor’s sale of claims against...more
In In re Venoco, LLC, 2017 WL 2374683 (May 31, 2017), the Delaware bankruptcy court denied the request of California governmental agencies to require the Debtor to comply with environmental obligations with regard to an oil...more
Although the news is filled with stories of falling oil and gas prices and suggestions that a third of the exploration and production companies may file for bankruptcy, this most recent downturn may not produce the bankruptcy...more