Recent Changes to BVI Company Law: What You Need to Know
Williams Mullen's Comeback Plan: Part II - How Banks Think About Loan Defaults: Lessons for Borrowers in Troubled Times
Bankruptcy Basics and Recent Developments
Business Succession Planning: Strategies for the Transition
Bill on Bankruptcy: Big Time Lawyers Pricing Themselves Out
Bill on Bankruptcy: Supreme Court Cases Will Have Wide Impact
Bill on Bankruptcy: Easterbrook Turns the Tide on Student Loans
Bill on Bankruptcy: How Purchasers of AMR Stock Made a Killing
The Bankruptcy Code bars certain individuals or entities from filing for bankruptcy protection, generally because they do not reside or have a place of business or property in the United States, fail to satisfy certain debt...more
WeWork urges landlords to negotiate in bankruptcy| Reuters - On Wednesday, WeWork, the bankrupt shared office space provider, asked for its landlords to make compromises on their leases through its first appearance in the...more
In light of the banking failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic (as well as Credit Suisse), this summer, the Federal Reserve and the FDIC proposed guidance and rules for larger banks to (i) develop...more
Below is our initial take on recent bankruptcy-related developments: Bed Bath & Beyond has been warning of a potential bankruptcy since early January. It finally filed for bankruptcy protection and has asked the courts for...more
The Situation: Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act created an insolvency framework for the orderly liquidation of large financial companies, including SEC-registered broker-dealers, if certain financial distress and systemic risk...more
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized amendments to its proxy solicitation rules that will modify the practices of proxy advisory firms, providing them with greater transparency and...more
On June 8, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve the Financial CHOICE Act (FCA) primarily along party lines, 233-186. The FCA was introduced by Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas, and co-sponsored by 40 of his...more
The presidential election has opened the possibility of significant changes to the Dodd-Frank Act regime that has been implemented over the last six years. It remains to be seen what plans the incoming administration will...more
Troubled financial institutions, some with substantial broker dealer operations, played a prominent role in the 2008 financial crisis. In an effort to protect the financial system from serious threats posed by significant...more
Regulatory Developments - CFPB Announces No-Action Policy for Innovative Consumer Products - On Feb. 18, the CFPB issued a final policy statement that permits some companies with innovative consumer products to seek...more