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US Chapter 15: Recognition of Indonesian Reorganization Plan

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In recent years, Indonesian companies have shown both a greater willingness to use foreign restructuring processes, as well as a greater need to do so given the increasingly sophisticated financing structures and investor...more

Perkins Coie

Voyager Creditors—Deadline Set for Filing Bankruptcy Proofs of Claim

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Customers and creditors of Voyager Digital Holdings face a deadline to file official “proofs of claim” setting forth the amounts they assert that Voyager owes them. The deadline is 5:00 p.m. ET on October 3, 2022...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Israel (Updated)

While there are a few different forms of “corporate” entities in Israel, this guide will focus on companies and partnerships as these are the entities that the non-Israeli businessman is most likely to set up or invest in if...more

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The Hong Kong approach where debtors lodge a petition for their own bankruptcy - how to prevent abuse of process

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If a person presents a petition for their own bankruptcy (“self-petition”), are there any safeguards to ensure that the self-petition is genuine, as opposed to a cynical device by the person to buy themselves time to pay, or...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Israel (Updated)

While there are a few different forms of “corporate” entities in Israel, this guide will focus on companies and partnerships as these are the entities that the non-Israeli businessman is most likely to set up or invest in if...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Advancing Agriculture: Security Interests and Article 9 Challenges (Part 2)

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In the second installment of this two-part series, Husch Blackwell's Elizabeth Benefield & Stephanie Kaiser will discuss security interests in agricultural lending and some of the issues a creditor may face in these areas....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Revisiting Bankruptcy Filing Papers

With the expectation that bankruptcy filings will increase over the next few months, this might be a good time to revisit the documents filed with a bankruptcy filing and the information they provide. The focus today is on...more

Mintz - Bankruptcy & Restructuring Viewpoints

Are Bankruptcy Blocking Provisions in Corporate Governance Documents Enforceable?

It has long been the law that creditors are rarely entitled to contractually prohibit a debtor from filing for bankruptcy, whether such restriction is contained in the debt instruments or in the corporate governance...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Bankruptcy Jurisdiction: The Time-of-Filing Rule Applies to “Related-To” Jurisdiction

Consider these facts. A debtor in bankruptcy sued two parties for breach of contract. The debtor assigned its rights and interests in the cause of action to another entity. The defendants moved to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

SDNY Bankruptcy Court Reaffirms the Low Bar of the Property Requirement for Filing a Chapter 15 Case

Last year, we discussed a decision by Judge Sean Lane of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York concerning section 109(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. In a recent cross-border case, In re PT...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Israel

The influence of British rule immediately prior to the establishment of the State of Israel has left a lasting mark on Israeli corporate law. Even though Israel is commercially much closer to the U.S., the links to the...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Bankruptcy Remoteness Going to a Court of Appeals (Progress Report No. 3)

Our February 22 post reported that the Franchise Services of North America, Inc. decision of Bankruptcy Judge Edward Ellington of the Southern District of Mississippi dismissing a Chapter 11 petition because a shareholder had...more

Dechert LLP

US Bankruptcy Filing Limitations - How Far Can You Go?

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In order to file for bankruptcy, a corporate entity must be legally authorized to do so. Whether the bankruptcy petition has been duly authorized is governed by state law and often depends on the entity’s governance...more

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The Alchemist’s Guide to Post-Judgment Collections

In the hectic world of North Carolina civil litigation, the focused practitioner understandably may lose sight of the forest for the individual trees. Analyzing thousands of pages of poorly-copied document production for that...more

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Burr Alert: New Regulations Repeal Automatic Requirements for Form 1099-C Under No Payment For 36 Months Rule

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Last month, the IRS issued final regulations repealing its rule requiring that a Form 1099-C be filed whenever a financial institution (or certain other limited taxpayers) fails to receive payment on a debt for 36 consecutive...more

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Brief Summary of Key UCC Article 9 Amendments Effective July 1, 2013

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Typically, from deal to deal, I don’t (and can’t imagine many of my colleagues do) get too worked up about Article 9 of the UCC…I know what it says, I know what to do, especially when it comes to creating and perfecting...more

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