Spotlight on Financial Services- Consumer bankruptcy
What to Do if Your Suppliers Are in Distress - Options Beyond Contract Termination or Default
Commercial Recovery
SDNY Chooses “Time Approach” to Calculating Lease Termination Damages Collectible Against a Bankrupt Estate
Cannabis and Bankruptcy, Ep. 2: Considerations for Businesses [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 54]
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - Miami Terminates FTX’s Naming Rights Deal for NBA Arena
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Miami Terminates FTX’s Naming Rights Deal for NBA Arena
Recent Tenth Circuit Decision in John Q Hammons Fall Following SCOTUS’ Decision in Siegel v. Fitzgerald Could Result in Significant Refunds for Certain Chapter 11 Debtors
The Critical Nature of Bankruptcy Dates and Deadlines
Consensual Third-Party Releases
Breaking Down the Latest Decision in the Purdue Pharma Case
AGG Talks: U.S. Bankruptcy Basics for Foreign Investors
Nota Bene Podcast Episode 132: 2021 Business Bankruptcy Trends with Ori Katz
Out-of-Court Restructuring Alternatives in the European Union, Germany and the United States
Straddle-Year Tax Debts in Bankruptcy: Does the King Get Paid First? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 14]
Blakes Continuity Podcast: What to Expect When Insolvency Crosses the Border
Using Prepackaged Plans to Speed Through Bankruptcy Courts by Veronica Polnick
Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Issues, Venue, and Jurisdiction by Kristhy Peguero and Jennifer Wertz
ADR's Big Moment
Bankruptcy Basics and Recent Developments
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In In re Rhodium Encore LLC, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled that holders of SAFEs should be treated as creditors because they possess creditor claims, not merely equity interests. The...more
Can a bar date extinguish indemnification and contribution rights against a debtor even if the underlying lawsuit is initiated post-bar date? According to a June 2024 decision by Judge Glenn in the Silicon Valley Bank Chapter...more
The best — and sometimes only — option for a financially troubled company to avoid a piecemeal liquidation may be to seek an acquirer for itself or its assets. While a distressed company may prefer an out-of-court sale...more
AGG’s Restructuring Roundup newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to commercial litigation and bankruptcy. The newsletter is a curation of published articles and news, and contains...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it filed a complaint against a banking-as-a-service platform on August 21, 2025 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, San Fernando...more
A bankruptcy court in New Jersey recently granted a debtor’s motion to dismiss the counterclaims of two creditors who purchased a percentage of the debtor’s future receivables prepetition. The court rejected the creditors’...more
Earlier this summer, the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York rejected a challenge to the Litigation Administrator, Moshin Y. Meghji, lawsuits against Celsius Network LLC customers. The challenge was based...more
Ripple’s tied Linqto makes a settlement offer in today’s bankruptcy hearing | Cryptopolitan - The bankrupt company announced on Tuesday that a proposed $60 million debtor-in-possession loan—for which customer-owned shares...more
When a company files for bankruptcy, it can be an unsettling time for the company's employees who may worry about job and financial security, including unpaid wages and employee benefits. While these concerns are legitimate,...more
The Fifth Circuit has confirmed the old adage that liens “ride through” bankruptcy regardless of a discharge. Reversing a Texas bankruptcy court, the Circuit Court has held that a statutory privilege (a lien) against property...more
In United States corporate bankruptcies, much of the action happens outside the spotlight of the main reorganization plan in a parallel but crucial track: the adversary proceeding. These separate litigation proceedings can...more
Alex Jones’ Infowars will go up for sale yet again, judge rules | CNN Business - The Onion is set to revive its bid on Jones’s outlet and its assets after a federal judge halted the sale in December....more
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Congress provided a streamlined mechanism for small businesses to reorganize when it enacted the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 and added Subchapter V to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Subchapter V gives small...more
An employer’s bankruptcy filing can significantly impact an employee’s agreements with the debtor. While a reorganizing debtor may agree to continue honoring its obligations under employment agreements, the Bankruptcy Code...more
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - On appeal, the Fourth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court’s denial of a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Founded in 1927, Georgia-Pacific LLC is...more
Another bankruptcy court decision shows the skepticism of courts to Chapter 11 debtors’ arguments that they can surcharge a creditor’s collateral to pay extensive administrative expenses, such as professionals’ fees. A...more
In Benshot, LLC v. 2 Monkey Trading, LLC et al., No. 23-12342, 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 16936 (11th Cir. July 9, 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit addressed a difficult statutory question under the...more
Pro bull riding league files objection of Dr. Phil’s media bankruptcy saying it is owed $181 million | The Independent - The Professional Bull Riders—the largest bull-riding league in the world, which had pulled out of a...more
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ("Court") recently addressed issues arising under Louisiana environmental protection laws and federal bankruptcy law involving an unpermitted landfill...more
The Bankruptcy Code provides that a debtor may voluntarily convert its case from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 unless a Chapter 11 trustee has been appointed, the case was commenced involuntarily, or the case had previously been...more
Our previous report on the Chapter 11 case of 23andMe discussed the Sale Order entered by the Bankruptcy Court on June 27, which approved the proposed sale of substantially all of the assets of the company. We noted that...more
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