As you may know, WeWork Inc. and 517 of its affiliates filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions this week. At its height, WeWork was valued at $47 billion, but the company’s Class A Common Stock declined more than 98 percent...more
The Distressed Download Newsletter is a roundup of recent news from Orrick's Distressed Download blog, a resource for the latest news and industry trends in the distressed debt and restructuring markets.
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Personal data is a valuable corporate asset. At times, the personal information collected from customers (such as email address, mailing address, phone number, etc.) can be a company’s most valuable asset. Unfortunately,...more
10/20/2015
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Customer Lists ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Assets ,
Disney ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Hackers ,
MySpace ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
RadioShack ,
Sale of Assets ,
Snapchat ,
WhatsApp
Recent EU Insolvency Regulation -
The EC Regulations on Insolvency Proceedings (the "EIR") came into force throughout the European Union (the "EU") (except Denmark) on May 31, 2002 with the purpose of setting out the...more
10/7/2015
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Bernie Madoff ,
Bonds ,
COMI ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Distressed Debt ,
Electricity ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
EU ,
High Yield Bonds ,
High-Yield Markets ,
Insolvency ,
Oral Contracts ,
Subordination Agreement ,
UFTA ,
Uniform Voidable Transactions Act (UVTA)
First Circuit Rules Bankruptcy Code Preempts Puerto Rico's Recovery Act -
On Monday, July 6, the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the February 6, 2015 order and injunction of the Puerto Rico District...more
7/23/2015
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Bonds ,
Capital Controls ,
Distressed Debt ,
Emerging Markets ,
EU ,
Eurozone ,
Greece ,
Insolvency ,
Municipal Bankruptcy ,
Oil & Gas ,
Preemption ,
Puerto Rico ,
Reclamation ,
Restructuring ,
SCOTUS