Findings from Gibbins’ Annual Healthcare Bankruptcy Report
Spotlight on Financial Services- Consumer bankruptcy
Commercial Recovery
SDNY Chooses “Time Approach” to Calculating Lease Termination Damages Collectible Against a Bankrupt Estate
Cannabis and Bankruptcy Laws
The New Value Defense
The “Catch-22” of Preference Law
Consensual Third-Party Releases
Breaking Down the Latest Decision in the Purdue Pharma Case
AGG Talks: U.S. Bankruptcy Basics for Foreign Investors
Repossessions and Bankruptcy Post-COVID, Post-Fulton [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 26]
The Evolution of Cross-Border Restructuring Processes
Blakes Continuity Podcast: What to Expect When Insolvency Crosses the Border
ADR's Big Moment
Bankruptcy Basics and Recent Developments
Podcast - Credit Funds: Make-Wholes and Cramdowns: Understanding the Recent Second Circuit Momentive Decision
A year-end recap of some of the most widely read bankruptcy-related updates, analysis, and guidance published on JD Supra throughout 2024....more
The lifeblood of any debtor operating in Chapter 11 is access to cash to maintain ongoing operations. This is particularly important in cases involving assisted living and skilled nursing facilities given the health, safety,...more
Hertz: Third Circuit Weighs In On Make-Whole Premiums And The “Solvent-debtor Exception” In Chapter 11 Cases - A handful of recent high-profile court rulings have considered whether a chapter 11 debtor is obligated to pay...more
On November 27, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit revived some of a bankruptcy litigation trustee’s fraudulent transfer claims stemming from the leveraged buyout of apparel retailer Nine West. The lawsuit...more
This author previously wrote an article published in Bloomberg Law regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to take up an appeal of a decision on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in United States v. Miller. In Miller, the...more
Blink Holdings, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the District of Delaware in mid-August 2024. The debtors, indirect...more
Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code's "safe harbor" provision (which shields transactions from avoidance claims in bankruptcy of certain securities, commodity, or forward-contract payments) has long been a magnet for...more
In Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp., 137 S. Ct. 973 (2017), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Bankruptcy Code does not allow bankruptcy courts to approve distributions to creditors in a "structured dismissal" of a chapter...more
The ability of a creditor to offset any liability it may have to a debtor against the amount of the debtor's obligation to the creditor is an important right. The Bankruptcy Code expressly preserves that right, provided it...more
A handful of recent high-profile court rulings have considered whether a chapter 11 debtor is obligated to pay postpetition, pre-effective date interest ("pendency interest") to unsecured creditors to render their claims...more
A recent decision from the Southern District of New York provides insight for creditors seeking to enforce judgments against debtors who subsequently file for bankruptcy. In Honeedew Investing LLC v. Abadi, No. 24 Civ. 6434...more
AGG’s Restructuring Roundup newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to commercial litigation and bankruptcy. The newsletter is a curation of published articles and news, and contains...more
Consistent with precedent in its sister circuits, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in CLO Holdco, Ltd. v. Kirschner (In the Matter of Highland Cap. Mgmt. LP), 102 F.4th 286 (5th Cir. 2024), held that to amend a...more
In situations where a bankruptcy court avoids a fraudulent transfer or similar transaction, subsequent transferees who received proceeds of the avoided transaction from the initial transferee can avoid liability in certain...more
The California decision reinforces a strict approach to assumption of franchise agreements, underscoring potential roadblocks for franchisee reorganizations. Even where a debtor is not assigning a franchise agreement,...more
In a recent pair of decisions, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel held that even fully secured creditors with nonrecourse claims and unsecured creditors who are paid off after the involuntary petition may qualify as...more
Subchapter V is a subchapter of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and is intended to be a streamlined, cost-effective path to reorganization for small businesses. However, Subchapter V cases lack some creditor protections...more
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
The US Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued a memorandum opinion on November 15, 2024, holding that a real property lease for a skilled nursing, long-term care, and rehabilitation facility should...more
The Bankruptcy Code provides immediate and automatic protection to a debtor upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition, staying legal claims and debt collection efforts against a debtor—subject to certain exceptions. See 11...more
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has issued a general order amending its Local Bankruptcy Rules. The amendments introduce a broad set of changes that will impact all types of bankruptcy...more
Introduction - On October 25, 2024, Judge John P. Mastando III of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York issued a ruling in Eletson Holdings Inc., Case No. 23-10322, pursuant to which he (a) denied...more
Bankruptcy debtors have special rights in contracts or leases where both parties have outstanding obligations, known in legal terms as “executory contracts” or “unexpired leases”. If you are doing business with a company that...more
A bankruptcy court in California denied Pinnacle Foods of California, LLC’s motion to assume six separate franchise agreements with franchisor Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. In re Pinnacle Foods of California LLC, 2024 WL...more
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