The Ad Hoc Group of Senior Secured Noteholders and DIP Lenders (the “Ad Hoc Group”) obtained a unanimous judgment in their favor in an appeal following Sanchez Energy Company’s long-running, hard-fought bankruptcy case. Once...more
7/24/2025
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Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Borrowers ,
Chapter 11 ,
Chapter 15 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Creditors ,
Debt ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors ,
Delinquent Borrowers ,
Lenders ,
Multinationals ,
Reorganizations ,
Sale of Assets ,
Secured Debt
Section 363(f)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code allows a bankruptcy trustee to sell estate property free and clear of any competing interest in the property (such as a lien or other security interest) if the interest holder "could...more
7/22/2025
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Bankruptcy Court ,
Bankruptcy Trustees ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Creditors ,
Debtors ,
Foreclosure ,
Foreclosure Sales ,
Jurisdiction ,
Liens ,
New York ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Sale of Assets ,
Section 363 ,
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
The Situation On January 17, 2019, the Fifth Circuit strongly suggested that claims for make-whole damages be characterized as "unmatured interest" and that claims for postpetition interest on unsecured debt be limited in...more
The ability of a trustee or chapter 11 debtor in possession ("DIP") to sell bankruptcy estate assets "free and clear" of liens on the property under section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code has long been recognized as one of the...more
8/15/2017
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Bankruptcy Code ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors ,
Debtors-in-Possession ,
Free and Clear Transactions ,
Liens ,
Liquidation ,
Mortgages ,
Sale of Assets ,
Section 363 ,
Section 506 ,
Trustees