Findings from Gibbins’ Annual Healthcare Bankruptcy Report
Podcast Episode 186: Restructure This!
Rising Chapter 11 Bankruptcies in Healthcare
The Obligations and Responsibilities of Creditors’ Committees in Crypto Bankruptcies
Recent Tenth Circuit Decision in John Q Hammons Fall Following SCOTUS’ Decision in Siegel v. Fitzgerald Could Result in Significant Refunds for Certain Chapter 11 Debtors
Part 2: Additional Implications for Cryptocurrency Companies in Bankruptcy
What Happens When a Cryptocurrency Platform Goes Bankrupt?
The Constitutionality of Increased Trustee Fees In Bankruptcy
Common Benefits Issues in Bankruptcy
Kasey Ingram and Rocco Debitetto on Bankruptcy and Compliance
Breaking Down the Latest Decision in the Purdue Pharma Case
The Legal Landscape of Make Whole Payments
Ingram and Debitetto on Bankruptcy and Compliance Programs
Nota Bene Podcast Episode 132: 2021 Business Bankruptcy Trends with Ori Katz
Straddle-Year Tax Debts in Bankruptcy: Does the King Get Paid First? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 14]
Blakes Continuity Podcast: What to Expect When Insolvency Crosses the Border
Meritas Capability Webinar - Restructuring Insolvent Airlines in the Americas: A Look at LATAM and Developments with AeroMexico and Avianca
Bill on Bankruptcy: Big Time Lawyers Pricing Themselves Out
Bill on Bankruptcy: Delaware Garners Almost All Big Chapter 11s
Bill on Bankruptcy: Madoff Victims Rooting for Stanford Victory
Financial distress persists in the commercial real estate market, raising the prospects that property owners and landlords could seek relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Bankruptcy Code contains numerous...more
Express, Inc., the fashion mall retailer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the District of Delaware Bankruptcy Court, docket #24-10831 (KBO) on April 22, 2024. This is the second retailer bankruptcy...more
The transition to online shopping, interest rate increases, labor costs, maturing debt and rising inflation have collectively taken a significant toll on the retail industry, contributing to store closures and a growing...more
Recently, two significant distressed companies with thousands of commercial leases, Rite Aid Corp. and WeWork Inc., each filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, seeking in part to rationalize their geographic footprints through...more
When a tenant under an unexpired lease of nonresidential real property files a case under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, both tenant and landlord acquire rights and obligations that may contravene the terms of the lease...more
Those who lease commercial property may find themselves unwilling participants in complex proceedings before the U.S. bankruptcy courts when a tenant files bankruptcy. Meanwhile, the lease becomes an asset among the "property...more
Section 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code provides special protection for tenants if a trustee or chapter 11 debtor-in-possession ("DIP") rejects an unexpired lease under which the debtor was the lessor by giving the tenant the...more
Congress passed new, temporary bankruptcy relief measures late last year that impact certain commercial landlords and tenants. Among other things, the new legislation, which was signed into law on Dec. 27, 2020: 1) extends...more
On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 became law. In addition to funding the government and providing coronavirus relief, the Act contains several intriguing amendments to the Bankruptcy Code. The...more
The coronavirus pandemic has been particularly cruel to brick-and-mortar retail establishments. As rising infection rates force municipalities to roll back reopening plans, retail and hospitality businesses that rely on...more
Consider the following - A Chapter 11 bankruptcy case is filed. The landlord now has a tenant that is in bankruptcy. This is a disaster for the commercial landlord, right? Not necessarily. It actually may be of benefit to...more
With their doors closed by mandatory government shutdown orders in effect until most states started gradually reopening in May and June, many businesses have found it difficult or impossible to satisfy their lease obligations...more
This practice note discusses the risks to the landlord when a tenant files for bankruptcy and the steps a landlord can take to protect itself following a tenant’s bankruptcy filing. Once a tenant enters a Chapter 11...more
Earlier this month, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois held that a force majeure clause in a lease partially excused a restaurant from paying rent after the restaurant closed as a result...more
Previously we reported on debtors’ appeals to bankruptcy courts’ general equitable powers for assistance in weathering the COVID-19-induced economic storm. ...more
Even in the halcyon days pre-coronavirus, a typical small business could not operate for more than two weeks without incoming revenue. In a matter of months, social distancing and mass unemployment having dramatically reduced...more
In an opinion dated Feb. 27, 2020, Judge Colleen McMahon of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York reversed the decision of the bankruptcy court that had granted Sears the right to assign its...more
Though states continue to legalize the use and sale of marijuana for medicinal and recreational uses, under federal law, marijuana remains an illegal “Schedule 1” drug pursuant to the Controlled Substances Act. ...more
A Texas bankruptcy judge has determined that a landlord will not be entitled to an administrative claim for post-petition rent as it failed to file and prosecute a timely motion for allowance of the administrative rent claim...more
So, your distressed tenant filed for bankruptcy? Commercial landlords in this situation often are “surprised” to learn that their tightly wound lease agreements can be unraveled at the proverbial snap of a finger. The...more
Suppose you own farmland or retail commercial space and you lease your property. What happens to your lease if the lessee files bankruptcy? And what must be done if your lessee wants to continue to honor your lease...more
Recently, in IDEA Boardwalk, LLC v. Revel Entertainment Group, LLC; Polo North Country Club, Inc. (In re Revel AC Inc.), No. 17-3607 (3d Cir. Nov. 30, 2018), the Third Circuit held that Section 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code...more
Farrell Fritz Attorney Patrick Collins was quoted in this Long Island Business News Article. The parade of retailers filing for bankruptcy marches on as consumer shopping habits continue to evolve and e-commerce keeps...more
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The ability of a trustee or chapter 11 debtor-in-possession ("DIP") to sell bankruptcy estate assets "free and clear" of competing interests in the property has long been recognized as one of the most important advantages of...more