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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

What’s in a Name? Court Holds That Despite Its Title, a Security Agreement Also Subordinated Junior Creditor’s Rights to Payment

On October 29, 2021, Judge Laura Taylor Swain, the presiding judge in the Puerto Rico bankruptcy case, ruled that approximately $2 billion in intragovernmental loan claims were subordinated to bonds issued by the Puerto Rico...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Commonwealth Finds Common Ground: Deal with Bondholders May Be a Turning Point as Puerto Rico Seeks to Emerge in Early 2020

The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico (Oversight Board) announced Sunday that it had reached an agreement with bondholders regarding the terms of a plan of adjustment that would resolve $35 billion...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Bondholders announce framework for Commonwealth-COFINA Settlement; Oversight Board and Government say the deal is “Not...

On May 14, a large coalition of stakeholders in the COFINA-Commonwealth litigation, announced a proposed settlement outline to resolve the long-running dispute over who owns the sales and use taxes pledged by COFINA to secure...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Recovering Administrative Claims in Chapter 9 Bankruptcy and Title III of PROMESA

Municipal bankruptcies under Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 901-946 (Chapter 9), are rare. These cases are often filed to adjust bonded indebtedness and pension obligations. Congressional authorization for...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Is Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Back On Your Radar?

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Renewable energy deal discussions centered on projects in Puerto Rico have been difficult – particularly for project owners – over the past few years. The foundations of most of the projects on the island were power purchase...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The Impact of PROMESA on Creditors

On June 30, 2016, the United States Senate passed the “Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act” (“PROMESA”) and it was quickly signed into law by President Obama. PROMESA enables the Commonwealth of...more

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