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UNCITRAL Model Law on cross-border insolvency, with a focus on the USA

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Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, enacted in 2005, was intended to govern all aspects of cross-border bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings. The framers of Chapter 15 were desirous of providing a practical and...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Chapter 15: Court Permits Foreign Debtors to Access and Receive Funds in U.S. Account

A court in New York has allowed offshore debtors to take control of an investment account in the U.S. over the objection of a shareholder. At stake was the court’s discretion to permit chapter 15 debtors to access the funds...more

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Seeing Double? Two Judges, Two Lawsuits, Two Types of Bankruptcy - But a Single Vision for Comity in Cross-Border Insolvencies

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The recent decision in In re National Bank of Anguilla (Private Banking Trust) Ltd.1 may cause readers to do a double-take. First, it is co-authored by two bankruptcy judges: Hon. Stuart M. Bernstein and Hon. Martin Glenn....more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Maine Ups the Ante on Debt Collection Licensing

The State of Maine recently enacted legislation that greatly expands those entities required to obtain a debt collection license. Previously, a debt collector needed to obtain a license if it was attempting to collect a debt...more

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