IN BRIEF -
• The current economic decline caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will result in a surge of debtors in need of bankruptcy protection.
• Subchapter V to the rescue! Despite some burdens on debtors, the advantages...more
Effective February 19, 2020, Congress enacted new bankruptcy legislation granting debtors the option to elect a new subchapter V of chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code (Subchapter V). This was made possible by the bipartisan...more
On Friday March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the third major piece of coronavirus-related legislation in the last several weeks – the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES). The new law...more