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Bankruptcy Proceedings in the United States (Updated)

Bankruptcy Proceedings in the United States - General Overview of the Primary Protection Granted to a Debtor Under the United States Bankruptcy Code - The United States Bankruptcy Code, through its various chapters,...more

International Lawyers Network

Bankruptcy Proceedings in the United States (Updated)

General Overview of the Primary Protection Granted to a Debtor Under the United States Bankruptcy Code - The United States Bankruptcy Code, through its various chapters, governs bankruptcy and reorganization for...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Opinion Suggests Competition is King and a Debtor's Customers May Be Targeted Without Violating the Automatic Stay

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Summary - The Southern District of New York on October 6, 2022, reversed an award of over $19 million in favor of debtor Windstream Holdings against Charter Communications, Windstream’s competitor in the telecommunications...more

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Violations of the Bankruptcy Discharge Injunction

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The recent case of In re Micah Cade McKinney, Case No. 21-50046-rlj-11 (Bankr. N.D. Tex., April 28, 2022) provides insight as to violations of the bankruptcy discharge injunction....more

Jenner & Block

Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law, April 2022

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2. AVOIDING POWERS - 2.1 Fraudulent Transfers - 2.1.a Imposition and payment of a tax penalty is not a fraudulent transfer. While insolvent, the debtor incurred and paid tax penalties before bankruptcy. A transfer of...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Bank On It: Finance News You Can Count On - March 2022

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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

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

When Bankruptcy Law and Environmental Law Collide: Maryland District Court Holds That Confirmed Chapter 11 Plan Discharged Cleanup...

Filing a case under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code can be a powerful tool for a business facing crushing liabilities. Not only does the filing of a Chapter 11 invoke an automatic stay of all lawsuits pending...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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Hotel Bankruptcies: 8 Key Issues for Hospitality Advisors

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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many hospitality professionals and their clients to confront bankruptcy, insolvency, and loan workout issues for the first time since the Great Recession. Chapter 11 presents a host of unique...more

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Another Bankruptcy Court Joins the Majority Camp on Post-Plan Confirmation Setoff

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In In re Rogers Morris, 2020 WL 1321894 (Bankr. N.D. Miss. Mar. 16, 2020), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Mississippi contributed to an existing split among the courts by joining the majority view in...more

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The Enforceability of Ipso Facto Provisions in a Dismissed Chapter 11 Case

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Section 365 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code does not address the legal status of an executory contract that is not assumed or rejected in a chapter 11 proceeding. In such cases where a chapter 11 plan is confirmed, courts adopt...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Berau May Expand US Restructuring Options for Foreign Issuers"

A recent decision in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York clarifies that restructuring options under Chapter 11 or Chapter 15 are available to foreign issuers of U.S. debt, even if those issuers...more

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