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Troutman Pepper

What Is the Contemporaneous Exchange Defense to a Preference Action?

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Preferences are a common issue in bankruptcy proceedings. The Bankruptcy Code provides several affirmative defenses to assist creditors in mitigating or eliminating their preference exposure. One such affirmative defense is...more

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Chapter 15 Filing as a Litigation Tactic Not Bad Faith Justifying Automatic Stay Relief

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Debtors in non-U.S. bankruptcy or restructuring proceedings commonly seek to shield their U.S. assets from creditor collection efforts by seeking "recognition" of those proceedings in the United States in a case under chapter...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Non-Bankruptcy Litigation in Bankruptcy Court

It seems to be a common misunderstanding, even among lawyers who are not bankruptcy lawyers, that litigation in federal bankruptcy court consists largely or even exclusively of disputes about the avoidance of transactions as...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Discharge in Bankruptcy - Open Avenues for Consumer Creditors

In a typical consumer bankruptcy, a debtor seeks the benefit of two concepts. First, the debtor seeks the breathing room afforded that debtor by the automatic stay. Second, the debtor seeks to discharge all debt obligations...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Revisiting Bankruptcy Filing Papers

With the expectation that bankruptcy filings will increase over the next few months, this might be a good time to revisit the documents filed with a bankruptcy filing and the information they provide. The focus today is on...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Bankruptcy Law Update: Preferences and Selected Bankruptcy Issues

Preference Claims: Elements: A preference is a transfer of property of a bankruptcy debtor that (1) was to or for the benefit of a creditor; (2) was on account of an antecedent debt; (3) was made while the debtor was...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Paid Rejection: Bankruptcy Court Allows Professional Fees Despite Trustee’s Flawed Strategy

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Can a bankruptcy court deny fees requested by a professional simply because her client chose a poor strategy? The Bankruptcy Court for the District of Idaho recently rejected such a notion, holding that an accounting...more

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Technology Law Newsletter

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As this election year draws to a close, forecasting the future is a topic of discussion, not only in political circles, but in technology circles as well. To chart the best way forward, it is important to understand...more

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