El regreso de los mecanismos de emergencia para empresas en insolvencia
Coan vs Killilea, the Dunne Cross-Border Insolvency Case Explained
Findings from Gibbins’ Annual Healthcare Bankruptcy Report
La caída de las normas especiales de insolvencia
Hipótesis de Negocio en Marcha
Law Firm ILN-telligence Podcast | Episode 80: Peter Fousert, PlasBossinade | The Netherlands
What to Do if Your Suppliers Are in Distress - Options Beyond Contract Termination or Default
Commercial Recovery
The Obligations and Responsibilities of Creditors’ Committees in Crypto Bankruptcies
Cannabis and Bankruptcy Laws
Whose Crypto Is It Anyway? Bankruptcy and Crypto - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Part 2: Additional Implications for Cryptocurrency Companies in Bankruptcy
What Happens When a Cryptocurrency Platform Goes Bankrupt?
Legally Qualified: A Look at Recent Trends that May Affect Bankruptcies and Restructuring in the Year Ahead
The Critical Nature of Bankruptcy Dates and Deadlines
2022 Bankruptcy & Restructuring Outlook
Consensual Third-Party Releases
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
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In 2019, Congress enacted the Small Business Reorganization Act, which created subchapter V within chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Congress’ intent was to create a more cost-efficient and streamlined restructuring process...more
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On Wednesday, November 3, the House Judiciary Committee approved legislation on a party-line vote that could drastically reshape chapter 11 restructurings, particularly in cases involving significant tort liability. The bill,...more
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A secured creditor's right to "credit bid" the amount of its allowed claim in a bankruptcy sale of its collateral is an important creditor protection codified in section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code. Even so, a ruling...more
According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, total commercial Chapter 11 filings in July 2021 decreased 62 percent from the previous year. Commercial Chapter 11 filings totaled 244 in July 2021, down from the July 2020...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, provides widespread economic relief for individuals and businesses adversely affected by the coronavirus outbreak and includes several key...more
For many years, people associated with the bankruptcy system in the United States recognized the process didn’t work well for small business owners. Corporate reorganizations through the Chapter 11 process were cumbersome and...more
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On August 23, 2019, the President signed the “Small Business Reorganization Act,” which changed the Bankruptcy Code and goes into effect on February 19, 2020....more
As we prepare for the next restructuring cycle, the US private credit industry is becoming more intrigued with ultra-fast bankruptcy cases. These chapter 11 cases grab headlines and last less than a day. Specifically,...more
On August 23, 2019, President Trump signed H.R. 3311 into law. The goal of the Small Business Reorganization Act is to facilitate reorganization among small businesses. But in addition to helping small businesses, the SBRA...more
Chapter 11 Plan Distributions Are Not Collateral Covered by Intercreditor Agreement's Waterfall Provision - In In re Energy Future Holdings Corp., 2019 WL 2535700 (3d Cir. June 19, 2019), a panel of the U.S. Court of...more
On August 23, 2019, President Trump signed into law four pieces of bankruptcy legislation designed to help financially distressed small businesses, disabled veterans, National Guard and reservists, and family farmers. Those...more
Running a family-owned farm is not easy work under the best of economic circumstances, and it can be nearly impossible when times are tough. More than 30 years ago, during the mid-1980s, John Cougar Mellencamp’s mournful song...more
On Friday, August 23, President Trump signed into law the “Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019.” The SBRA will take effect in February 2020 and, at long last, may provide some (although probably minimal) relief to...more
On August 23, President Trump signed into law two new pieces of legislation—the Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019 and the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019—that will likely lead to an increase in bankruptcy filings...more
On Friday, August 23, President Trump signed four bankruptcy bills into law: H.R. 3311, the “Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019”, which adds a new Subchapter V to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in order to...more
This is the sixth in a series of alerts regarding the proposals made by the American Bankruptcy Institute Commission to Reform Chapter 11 Business Bankruptcies (the “Commission”). This alert covers the Commission’s...more
This is the fifth in a series of Alerts regarding the proposals made by the American Bankruptcy Institute Commission to Reform Chapter 11 Business Bankruptcies. This alert covers the Commission’s recommendations regarding the...more
This is the second in a series of Alerts regarding the proposals made by the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Select Commission to Reform Chapter 11 Business Bankruptcies. It covers the Commission’s recommendations about the...more
Will Congress Finally Act? This is the third in a series of Alerts regarding the proposals made by the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Commission to Reform Chapter 11 Business Bankruptcies. It covers the Commission’s...more
Earlier this year, Orrick’s Restructuring team began a three-part look at the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Chapter 11 Reform Report. In part one we looked at issues related to confirmation, valuation, financing and asset...more
Congress rarely accomplishes anything these days, but the need to reform Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code seems to have “crossed over the aisle.” When the Bankruptcy Code was enacted in 1978, America boasted the world’s...more