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Lots of Questions, Highly Effective, and Judicial Scrutiny

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Big Lots bankruptcy reports send shares tumbling to record lows for Columbus retailer | The Columbus Dispatch - Home goods retail chain Big Lots Inc. is considering filing for bankruptcy after years of decreased sales. The...more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Ohio: An Introduction to Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Chambers)

In 2023, despite aggressive predictions of a near-term recession, the economy remained relatively steady. This resulted in an uneven year for restructuring. Substantial money has been raised in the private credit markets and...more

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Put Me in Coach, Token Settlement, Insurance Policy, and Parting Seas

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Bus Carrier Coach USA Goes Bankrupt After Ridership Drops | Bloomberg - Bus carrier and owner of the Megabus brand and commuter bus lines connecting New York and New Jersey, Coach USA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in...more

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The Death of the Acreage Dedication?

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Acreage dedications in midstream oil and gas contracts have been subject to considerable scrutiny and legal debate in recent years. This article provides an overview of the current state of acreage dedications, examining key...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Restructuring Roundup - March 2024

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

Mayer Brown

Challenging Times Ahead For Brazilian Companies And Investors

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Brazil has been the single largest recipient of foreign direct investment in Latin America for some time due to its size (7th largest economy and 2nd biggest population in the western hemisphere), its wealth of natural...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Despite Discretionary Standard, Courts Still Must Show Their Work

Although in the Ninth Circuit the decision to revisit an order under FRCP 60 is “highly discretionary,” judges still must explicitly grapple with the relevant factors. That was the clear message sent by Judge Haywood Gilliam...more

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Not So Silver Lining, Weird Science, F is for Fraud, and Alex Jones Under the Microscope

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Below is our initial take on recent bankruptcy-related developments: Silvergate reported a $1 billion loss for the fourth quarter and said it is unable to meet an extended March 16 deadline for submitting its annual...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Restructuring Roundup - February 2023

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

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Crypto Company FTX Files Massive Bankruptcy in Delaware

Another domino has fallen.  Earlier this year, we wrote about the challenges facing the crypto industry that resulted in the bankruptcy filings of Three Arrows Capital, Celsius Network, and Voyager Digital. We noted that...more

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A Few Early Takeaways on Startup Investing in the Wake of FTX

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The bankruptcy of FTX, the large, privately held cryptocurrency exchange that had raised hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital funding, has been a top story in the financial press the past week. Although...more

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What Happens When a Cryptocurrency Platform Goes Bankrupt?

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The recent Chapter 11 filings of cryptocurrency platforms Voyager Digital and Celsius Network have abruptly introduced many investors and founders in this burgeoning industry to the bankruptcy process for the first time....more

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Hahnemann University Hospital: Healthcare Bankruptcy Highlights the Tension When Private Equity Collides with the Public Interest

A “little bit of a crisis” was averted last week in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, a Philadelphia-area hospital with ties to Hahnemann University Hospital, which is also a Chapter...more

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U.S. Court Enjoins Asian Investor from Invoking Shareholder Purchase Rights in an Asian Joint Venture

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A U.S. Bankruptcy Court (the “Bankruptcy Court”) recently enjoined a Hong Kong-based investor from exercising its shareholder purchase rights in an Asian joint venture....more

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Security Interest v. License Agreement: Low Tech Precautions for the High Tech Investment

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In this exciting age of startups, the market is brimming with opportunities for individuals and entities alike to invest in emerging companies. Today’s rapid rate of technology development justifies investors’ eagerness to...more

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Spotlight on Brazil: Recuperação Judicial vs. Chapter 11

The bankruptcy proceedings of Brazilian oil companies OGX and OSX have all the makings of a financial soap opera: one high-profile billionaire filing for bankruptcy on behalf of two related enterprises with a combined...more

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An Appeal of a Bankruptcy Sale Order May Be Moot Regardless of Whether the Seller Actually Had the Authority to Sell the Assets

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A pair of recent decisions by the Ninth Circuit in In re Mortgages Ltd. underscore the power of the equitable mootness doctrine and the importance of obtaining stays of bankruptcy court orders to avoid having appeals of the...more

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