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Mayer Brown

To Be Or Not To Be (Solvent) - A Comparative Analysis Of Singapore, UK, US, And Australia On Recognising Foreign Proceedings...

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The recent case of Ascentra Holdings, Inc v. SPGK Pte Ltd [2023] SGCA 32 (Ascentra) has drawn a line in the sand in the Singapore court's interpretation of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency (UNCITRAL Model...more

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A Brief Defense of COMI

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For a foreign proceeding to be recognized under the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency (“Model Law”) and its offspring, chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code, the foreign proceeding must be either a foreign main...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

International Companies Turn To US Restructurings for COVID-19 Relief

Many foreign companies experiencing financial distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic have utilized the American bankruptcy system to restructure. In 2020, major airlines in Chile, Colombia and Mexico availed themselves of...more

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Hong Kong and mainland China agree new co-operation mechanism for cross-border insolvency

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Hong Kong and the Mainland have agreed a new co-operation mechanism for cross-border insolvency. Under the agreement, liquidators from Hong Kong may apply to Mainland courts for recognition of insolvency proceedings in Hong...more

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Another first – Hong Kong court grants provisional liquidators permission to seek Mainland recognition

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In another groundbreaking decision, the Hong Kong court in Re Ando Credit Ltd [2020] HKCFI 2775, has appointed provisional liquidators over a Hong Kong-incorporated investment manager for the express purpose of allowing the...more

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A welcome red packet – Hong Kong court recognises mainland Chinese administrators for first time

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Just in time for Chinese New Year, a Hong Kong court has taken a major step forward in the developing law on cross-border insolvency by recognising a mainland Chinese liquidation for the first time. ...more

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Why Chinese Companies File Chapter 15 Cases in US Bankruptcy Courts

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Reward Science and Technology Industry Group Co., Ltd. (Reward) joins a growing list of Chinese companies which have chosen to file a case in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in connection with their restructuring efforts under the...more

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Cross-Border Restructuring Case Study: syncreon

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The Situation: Jones Day recently represented a group of secured term loan and revolver lenders in the global restructuring of syncreon Group B.V. ("syncreon")—a leading provider of logistics services with over 14,000...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

A Bankruptcy Code Chapter 15 Primer: Decision in New York Addresses Key Issues of Jurisdiction, Recognition, Public Policy, and...

Judge Martin Glenn last week issued a decision in two related chapter 15 cases, In re Foreign Econ. Indus. Bank Ltd. “Vneshprombank” Ltd., No. 16-13534, and In re Larisa Markus, No. 19-10096, 2019 Bankr. LEXIS 3203 (Bankr....more

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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Adopts Interim Modalities for Court Communication in Cross-Border Bankruptcies

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After discussions among judges from several jurisdictions, including Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Canada, the Cayman Islands, England and Wales, Singapore, and the United States, at the initial...more

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Second Circuit Rules that Bankruptcy Code’s Fraudulent Transfer Recovery Provisions Can Reach Foreign Transferees

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The ability of a bankruptcy trustee to avoid fraudulent or preferential transfers is a fundamental part of U.S. bankruptcy law. However, when an otherwise avoidable transfer by a U.S. entity takes place outside the U.S. to a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Second Circuit Allows Avoidance Actions Against Foreign Transferees in Madoff Proceeding

On February 25, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the bankruptcy court’s dismissal of avoidance actions brought by Irving Picard, the trustee (Trustee) for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff...more

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English Court of Appeal Upholds "The Gibbs Rule"

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The Situation: In Bakhshiyeva v Sberbank of Russia, a debtor sought to restructure English law-governed debts pursuant to an Azerbaijani restructuring proceeding. In order to prevent certain dissenting creditors from...more

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New UNCITRAL Model Law on the Recognition and Enforcement of Insolvency-Related Judgments

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On September 18, 2018, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ("UNCITRAL") published its final version of the new Model Law on the Recognition and Enforcement of Insolvency-Related Judgments (the "IRJ Model...more

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Bankruptcy Court Enforces Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases in Chapter 15 Case

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In In re Avanti Commc'ns Grp. PLC, 582 B.R. 603 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2018), Judge Martin Glenn of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York entered an order under chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code enforcing...more

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Singapore, Delaware, and New York Courts Adopt Cross-Border Insolvency Cooperation Guidelines

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The Action: Courts in Singapore and the states of New York and Delaware have formally implemented Guidelines for Communication and Cooperation between Courts in Cross-border Insolvency Matters....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Second Circuit Denies Petition for En Banc Review of Fairfield Decision

On January 13, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied a petition for en banc review of the Second Circuit’s September 2014 panel decision holding that bankruptcy courts are required to review the...more

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Rehearing Petition Dramatizes Second Circuit's Comity Rejection

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Recognition of a foreign main proceeding under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code has “effects” under Section 1520 that are automatic and powerful, including application of the automatic stay of Section 362 and the...more

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