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It Just Got More Difficult to Qualify For Subchapter V Bankruptcy

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Subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, which took effect four years ago, creates a more streamlined and less expensive Chapter 11 reorganization path for small business debtors....more

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Too Much of a Good Thing: Congress Allows Increased Subchapter 5 Eligibility Level to Expire

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Over the past few years, one of the universally celebrated success stories in the bankruptcy and restructuring world has been Subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code. Created by the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (the...more

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Subchapter V Debt Limit Set to Expire in June 2024: What This Means for Small Businesses

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The Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA), enacted in 2020, codified Subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Subchapter V was enacted to provide a more efficient and affordable process for small businesses...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Congress Considers Another Extension to the Subchapter V $7.5 Million Debt Limit

On February 19, 2020, Congress enacted the Small Business Reorganization Act (“SBRA”) to, among other things, streamline the chapter 11 bankruptcy process for a small business by creating subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code....more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

ABI’s Subchapter V Task Force Releases Final Report on Subchapter V Recommendations

Congress enacted the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (“SBRA”) on August 23, 2019, to facilitate the reorganization of smaller business debtors in the United States. The SBRA, codified as Subchapter V of Chapter 11...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Popularity of Subchapter V Bankruptcy Filings

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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How to Get Your Own "Free" Private Investigator in Bankruptcy

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Subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, which turned three earlier this year, created a more streamlined and less expensive Chapter 11 reorganization path for small business debtors. It also created a new position...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

A Possible, But Narrow, Path for Cannabis in Bankruptcy Court

A recent U.S. bankruptcy court opinion out of the Central District of California may have cracked the door open for companies formerly tied to the cannabis industry to pursue legal strategies using bankruptcy. Federal...more

White and Williams LLP

Federal Rules Of Bankruptcy Procedure Amended In Response To Small Business Reorganization Act Of 2019

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On February 19, 2020, the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA) took effect after being signed into law in mid-2019. Among other things, the SBRA created a new subchapter (Subchapter V) to chapter 11 of title 11 of...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Chapter 11 As Alternative To Conversion Or Dismissal In Subchapter V

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Congress passed the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (“SBRA”), otherwise known as “Subchapter V,” as a subchapter of chapter 11, to provide a streamlined and economically feasible reorganization option for small...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

The Benefits of Subchapter V — But Are You Guaranteed To Stay?

Benefits of Subchapter V - On August 23, 2019, Congress enacted the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (“SBRA”), which became effective on February 19, 2020, creating Subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code...more

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Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment And Technical Corrections Act Enacted

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On June 21, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the “Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act”. The Act restores the increase of the debt limit for small businesses filing for bankruptcy under...more

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Subchapter V Debt Ceiling Restored to $7.5 Million

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In a welcome feat of bipartisanship, Congress passed a bill to restore the Subchapter V debt limit to $7.5 million, and President Biden signed it into law on June 21. ...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Subchapter V—Fourth Circuit Rules Not a Panacea for the Dishonest Debtor

In 2019, Congress enacted the Small Business Reorganization Act. This legislation created a new type of Chapter 11 reorganization under which certain businesses with total debts less than a certain threshold (currently $7.5...more

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Fourth Circuit Rules That Corporate Small Business Debtors Under Subchapter V May Not Be Able to Discharge All Debts

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On June 7, 2022, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously held that the exceptions to discharge found in section 523(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, which ordinarily exclusively apply to individual debtors, also apply to...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Subchapter V Changed The Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Landscape – How Should A Creditor Protect Itself?

Subchapter V was intended to be the faster, easier, and cheaper version of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, allowing small “Main Street” businesses to reorganize like mid-size and large companies. After participating in Subchapter V...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Senate’s Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act Retains $7.5 Million Eligibility for Subchapter V Small...

The Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA) went into effect on Feb. 19, 2020, creating Subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code. Acknowledging that a bankruptcy proceeding is not “one size fits all” and that a Chapter 11...more

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Debt Ceiling Shrinks for Small Business Bankruptcies

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Subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, which took effect in February 2020, creates a more streamlined and less expensive Chapter 11 reorganization path for small business debtors.  Under the law as originally...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Preoccupied Congress Fails to Act, Sending Debt Limit Back Down to $2.7 Million and Reducing Availability of Subchapter V...

For now, the Subchapter V debt limit is back down to $2.7 million. Overshadowed by the contentious confirmation hearings for historic Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Senate Judiciary Committee failed to act...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

$7.5 Million Increased Debt Limit For Small Business Debtors May Become Permanent

The law that temporarily increased the maximum amount of debt a company may have to qualify as a small business under Subchapter V – the cheaper, easier, and faster version of Chapter 11 – from $2.7 million to $7.5 million,...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Increase in Subchapter V Debt Limit Poised to be Made Permanent

On February 19, 2020, Congress enacted the Small Business Reorganization Act (“SBRA”) to, among other things, streamline the chapter 11 bankruptcy process for a small business. Under the SBRA, a “small business” was one with...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Bradley’s Bankruptcy Basics: Automatic Stay Considerations When Businesses File for Bankruptcy

The automatic stay is a procedural tool in a bankruptcy case that effectively halts efforts by creditors to collect on a debtor’s outstanding obligations. As discussed in more detail in our prior post, immediately upon the...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Unqualified "Cares" Act Funds Can't Be Used To Pay Creditors

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Craig A. Gargotta rejected a debtor’s attempt to use “CARES Act” funds, which it did not actually qualify for, to pay creditors in its chapter 11 case. BR Healthcare Solutions (the “Debtor”)...more

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The Future of Subchapter V: Navigating the Pandemic and Beyond

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Bankruptcy courts have had an increase in activity since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, especially for small businesses facing financial challenges. The Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA), which was passed in August 2019...more

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A New Bankruptcy Lifeline for Startup, Early Stage and Emerging Growth Companies?

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Top 10 Questions About Subchapter V Reorganization - Reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code offers powers and benefits that are simply not available in out-of-court restructurings. Chapter 11...more

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