In 2022, Congress passed the Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act (the “Act”), raising the debt limits for bankruptcy cases under the Small Business Reorganization Act (“SBRA,” a.k.a. “Subchapter V”)...more
As we previously reported, the Bankruptcy Code saw many changes in 2020 and 2021. Some of the changes that were enacted under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ("CAA") will soon end....more
Congress has made some small but important changes to the Bankruptcy Code through its enactment of the Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act (the "Act") on June 21, 2022. The most important of these...more
Bankruptcy law has seen many changes in 2020 and 2021. Some of these were enacted in response to COVID, but many other changes were included in the Bankruptcy Code before the pandemic. This article highlights some of these...more
4/5/2021
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
CARES Act ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Landlords ,
Lenders ,
Relief Measures ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA) ,
Suppliers
The recently enacted Small Business Reorganization Act ("SBRA") is available to help "small business debtors" with debts of no more than $2,725,625 (temporarily increased to $7,500,000 for one year by the CARES Act). Although...more
The “Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act” (CARES Act) includes bankruptcy-specific provisions that provide enhanced relief for individuals and businesses that have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus...more
The coronavirus pandemic and the resulting abrupt halt to everyday life is causing severe economic damage to small businesses. Small business owners will need to consider all options to survive this downturn, including loan...more
The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 ("SBRA"), the Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need ("HAVEN") Act, and the Family Farmer Relief Act were enacted into law on August 23, 2019. This alert summarizes these...more
1/17/2020
/ Amended Legislation ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Preferences ,
Chapter 11 ,
Chapter 12 ,
Chapter 13 ,
Chapter 7 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Creditors ,
Farms ,
Means Test ,
Small Business ,
Veterans