The “Catch-22” of Preference Law
Kasey Ingram and Rocco Debitetto on Bankruptcy and Compliance
Ingram and Debitetto on Bankruptcy and Compliance Programs
M&A Strategies for the Acquisition of Insolvent/Financially Distressed Targets
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Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the company behind Bang Energy drinks, along with certain affiliated entities including Quash Seltzer, LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on October 10, 2022 in the Southern District...more
Junior and Senior Lenders work hard to negotiate Intercreditor Agreements. What difference does it make? Isn’t it enough to simply agree that the Junior Lender is in a junior position? This article follows a borrower,...more
There’s no guarantee that any company won’t end up in Chapter 11 or won’t acquire another company going through it. What does that mean for the compliance program? As Kasey Ingram, General Counsel & Chief Compliance...more
There’s no guarantee that any company won’t end up in Chapter 11 or won’t acquire another company going through it. When either happens, there are serious implications for the compliance team. As Kasey Ingram, General...more
In This Issue: Tenant's Election to Retain Possession of Rejected Lease Premises Preserves Obligations Under Related Agreements - Section 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code provides special protection for tenants if a...more
After more than six years of development, the legislative process concerning new Dutch restructuring legislation (Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord, or “WHOA”) that introduces a Dutch debtor-in-possession proceeding (a...more
The ability of a bankruptcy trustee or chapter 11 debtor-in-possession ("DIP") to obtain credit or financing during the course of a bankruptcy case is often crucial to the debtor's prospects for either maintaining operations...more
WLG's International Corporate Transactions and Restructuring & Insolvency Resolutions groups review and consider some of the strategic opportunities and pitfalls associated with acquiring a financially distressed target....more
When a debtor files bankruptcy under Chapter 11, the bankruptcy court does not automatically appoint a trustee. Unlike Chapter 7, where the court appoints a trustee to investigate the debtor's assets, liquidate assets, and...more
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
The ability of a bankruptcy trustee or a chapter 11 debtor-in-possession ("DIP") to use "cash collateral" during the course of a bankruptcy case may be vital to the debtor's prospects for a successful reorganization. However,...more
A company commences a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, obtains “debtor in possession” financing and then asks its vendors for more unsecured credit because (according to the debtor) the debtor just got lots of new financing and...more
The “Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019” (SBRA) signed into law on August 23, 2019 contains two amendments to Chapter 11 preference laws, which are NOT limited to small business reorganizations. ...more
On August 23, 2019, President Trump signed into law the “Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019.” The primary effect of the “SBRA” is the creation of a subchapter to Chapter 11 for small business debtors, i.e. those with...more
Congress approved, and earlier this month the President signed, the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 which streamlines existing rules governing the efforts of small businesses to restructure successfully under...more
For nearly 25 years, courts in the Ninth Circuit have consistently refused to sanction nonconsensual third-party releases as part of chapter 11 plans. A ruling recently handed down by the U.S. District Court for the District...more
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently took up the controversial issue of whether a liquidating trustee’s lawsuit, alleging breach of fiduciary duty against a corporate debtor’s officers, falls within the...more