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Creating a nonvoidable domestic asset protection trust (DAPT) that has multijurisdictional contacts: The state and federal...

Creating a domestic asset protection trust (DAPT) that both has multijurisdictional contacts and is nonvoidable in whole or in part is easier said than done. There are the state conflict-of-laws issues, a few of which I...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Risk of Personal Liability Despite Incorporation

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One of the fundamental principles of corporate law is that the owners, directors and officers of a corporate entity generally are not personally responsible for the entity’s debts. Without this insulation from personal...more

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Assets May Be Sold in Bankruptcy Free and Clear of Successor Liability

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The ability of a bankruptcy trustee or chapter 11 debtor-in-possession ("DIP") to sell assets of the bankruptcy estate "free and clear" of "any interest" in the property asserted by a non-debtor is an important tool designed...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

Alston & Bird

LSTA Revises Secondary Trading Documents: Notable Changes to Disgorgement Rights, Tax Gross-Up Obligations, and Voting Rights

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Our Distressed Debt & Claims Trading Team provides a summary of the changes the Loan Syndications and Trading Association made to their standard document in the wake of recent bankruptcies and circuit court decisions....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Exporting ERISA After Walter Canada

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Latham & Watkins partners Bradd Williamson and Mitchell Seider discuss the recent Canadian court decision that dismisses ERISA controlled group claims and its potential impact on lenders and other creditors in restructuring...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Creditors Can Reach Benefits under "Top Hat" Plan, United States District Court of Maryland Rules

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Executive Summary: ERISA “top hat” plan’s anti-alienation provision does not trump state garnishment laws. A familiar feature of ERISA is its protection of a participant’s retirement savings from creditors; ERISA...more

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