New York State lawmakers this week proposed a revised champerty and sovereign debt bill (Senate Bill S5623/Assembly Bill A5290) that now includes changes to the current rate of interest provided by the New York Civil Practice...more
Loan agreements and bond indentures often prohibit a borrower or issuer from prepaying a loan or bond prior to its stated maturity without paying a “makewhole premium” or “redemption premium,” which is a sum of money, paid in...more
Rick Wynne: The JOAs are very common; they allow co-owners of undivided fractional interests to use a single operator, but they also are particularly vulnerable in a bankruptcy because they’re normally executory contracts...more