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U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Bankruptcy Code Provides Only Limited Abrogation of Sovereign Immunity to Avoidance Actions

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Bankruptcy trustees and chapter 11 debtors-in-possession ("DIPs") frequently seek to avoid fraudulent transfers and obligations under section 544(b) of the Bankruptcy Code and state fraudulent transfer or other applicable...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Supreme Court Resolves Section 544 Sovereign Immunity Question

We have previously blogged about the Tenth Circuit’s decision in United States v. Miller, a case that concerns the relationship between section 544(b)(1) and section 106(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code. As we explained in our...more

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Chris Lazarini Discusses Recoupment of Civil and Criminal Penalties under Bankruptcy Code

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini discussed a case in which the defendant – who had pleaded guilty in a criminal case to one count of fraud under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and one count of money laundering,...more

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