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Taking Stock of Liens While There Is Still Time – Do You Really Have the Collateral? - Creditor’s Rights Toolkit

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Trade creditors are usually grouped with “general unsecured creditors” in bankruptcy, but some have liens that can elevate their claim priority. To achieve this, the lien must be properly granted and perfected under...more

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Bankruptcy trustee appeals Seventh Circuit’s ruling on sufficiency of UCC collateral description to US Supreme Court

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Last October we highlighted an important ruling issued in September 2019 by the Seventh Circuit in the bankruptcy proceeding of In re I80 Equipment, LLC. The Circuit Court in that case reversed a decision from the lower...more

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Seventh Circuit Guidance on Collateral Description in Financing Statements

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In a previous blogpost, we explained the technical requirements for financing statements and the potential risks of failing to satisfy them, highlighting a case where the court ruled, under a prior version of the Puerto Rico...more

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Puerto Rico Case Highlights Need for Secured Parties to Adhere to Good Practices in Documenting Secured Transactions

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Manufacturers encounter financing statements in many contexts – as a borrower, as a supplier of goods sold on credit, as a seller in a leveraged acquisition, as a seller of equipment where financing is provided to the buyer...more

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A Lesson in DIP Financing Due Diligence

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The Bankruptcy Code contains an array of provisions designed to encourage lenders to provide debtor-in-possession ("DIP") financing in chapter 11 cases, including authorization of "superpriority" administrative expense claims...more

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Secured Lender Protection Limited When Bitcoin is Collateral

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On June 17, 2014, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Dallas granted recognition under chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code of the bankruptcy proceeding in Japan of failed bitcoin exchange, Mt Gox. Mt. Gox shut down after claiming to...more

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