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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Two Steps Too Far: New Limitations on the Use of the Texas Two- Step to Resolve Mass Tort Liability in Bankruptcy

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This paper explores the mechanisms by which companies have utilized corporate restructuring through divisive mergers in conjunction with the available protections and tools of the United States Bankruptcy Code to resolve mass...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Tenth Circuit Holds that Sovereign Immunity Does Not Limit Section 544 Claim

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Section 544(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code enables a trustee to step into the shoes of a creditor and avoid a transfer “of an interest of the debtor in property” that an unsecured creditor could avoid under applicable state...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

2020 Recap: Corporate Restructuring Review

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Amidst a global pandemic, there were plenty of interesting bankruptcy and restructuring events and changes that occurred in 2020. We saw new Bankruptcy Code amendments go into effect (through the Small Business Reorganization...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Third Circuit Provides Road Map for Structured Dismissals"

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In the past decade, Chapter 11 practice has witnessed the rise of a new phenomenon: structured dismissals.1 Broadly speaking, the term structured dismissal is an umbrella term for a dismissal order that includes additional...more

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