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Second Circuit Rules that Syndicated Loans Are Not “Securities” Under State and Federal Law

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On August 24, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Kirschner unanimously  held that notes evidencing syndicated loans do not plausibly qualify as “securities” covered by state and federal securities laws...more

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California Senator Introduces Bill to Make Commercial Brokers Fiduciaries of Borrowers

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Last month, California Senator Steve Glazer introduced a bill that could fundamentally change commercial finance brokering in the state. Senate bill 869 would expand the licensing requirement for brokers of commercial loans...more

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Current Bank Capital and Enforcement Action Considerations

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Because of the devastating effect that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the entire U.S. economy, the federal Bank Regulators have warned of the possibility that small, medium and large banks may soon be forced to recognize...more

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Finding the Unicorn in Lender Liability Litigation

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Investors frequently talk in terms of trying to find the next unicorn, that small start-up company that is going to turn into a billion dollar valuation. Lawyers are like that as well, always looking for that new decision...more

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Legal and Financial Risk - July 2017

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Secured creditors are not left out in the cold - In the recent case of Kevin Taylor v Van Dutch Marine Holding Ltd and others, the High Court decided that the exercise of existing rights by a secured creditor should not be...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Commercial Division Flags Novel Issue of Reasonable Reliance In LLC Member Battle

In PMC Aviation 2012-1 LLC et al. v. Jet Midwest Group, LLC et al., No. 654047/2015, BL221447 (Sup. Ct. Jun. 21, 2017), Commercial Division Justice Shirley Kornreich denied a motion to dismiss a fraudulent inducement claim by...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Debt Dialogue: April 2017 - Creditor Barred from Bringing a Derivative Action Against an Insolvent Delaware Limited Liability...

In a recent ruling, Trusa v. Nepo (Del. Ch. April 13, 2017), consistent with prior case law, Vice Chancellor Montgomery-Reeves of the Delaware Chancery Court held that a creditor cannot bring a derivative action against a...more

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Illinois Bankruptcy Court Nullifies Lender's Right To Block Debtor's Bankruptcy Filing

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Often, as part of a forbearance agreement, a lender will obtain a provision requiring its consent to any subsequently filed bankruptcy; the theory being that if the business debtor subsequently defaults under its restructured...more

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