Cannabis Law Now Podcast - The 4-1-1 on Cannabis Receiverships from a Top Cannabis Receiver
Podcast - Betty… ¿y si nos vamos a la reorganización?
Findings from Gibbins’ Annual Healthcare Bankruptcy Report
Spotlight on Financial Services- Consumer bankruptcy
Commercial Recovery
SDNY Chooses “Time Approach” to Calculating Lease Termination Damages Collectible Against a Bankrupt Estate
Cannabis and Bankruptcy Laws
The New Value Defense
The “Catch-22” of Preference Law
Consensual Third-Party Releases
Breaking Down the Latest Decision in the Purdue Pharma Case
AGG Talks: U.S. Bankruptcy Basics for Foreign Investors
Repossessions and Bankruptcy Post-COVID, Post-Fulton [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 26]
The Evolution of Cross-Border Restructuring Processes
Blakes Continuity Podcast: What to Expect When Insolvency Crosses the Border
ADR's Big Moment
Bankruptcy Basics and Recent Developments
Podcast - Credit Funds: Make-Wholes and Cramdowns: Understanding the Recent Second Circuit Momentive Decision
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While things worked out for vendors who did not file a UCC-1 in the Sports Authority Chapter 11, you may not be so lucky. Never assume that it is not necessary to properly perfect a consignment arrangement by filing a...more
Courts sometimes disagree over whether provisions in a borrower's organizational documents designed to prevent the borrower from filing for bankruptcy are enforceable as a matter of federal public policy or applicable state...more
With many bankruptcy cases looming on the horizon as a result of the pandemic and the measures taken to contain it, prudent creditors are reacquainting themselves with their rights, including the right of reclamation....more
In this series, we look at how various payment rights are treated in bankruptcy. A summary like this could not possibly address every right that might arise in any given bankruptcy case. We have omitted several of the...more
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With the 2005 amendments to the Bankruptcy Code, Congress may have created a potential trap for a creditor who wants to preserve its reclamation rights but also exercise the administrative expense claim, which was created by...more