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Third Circuit Hands Down Decision in FCRA Pay Status Cases - FCRA Focus Podcast
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The New Value Defense
Legally Qualified: A Look at Recent Trends that May Affect Bankruptcies and Restructuring in the Year Ahead
The Critical Nature of Bankruptcy Dates and Deadlines
The “Catch-22” of Preference Law
Common Benefits Issues in Bankruptcy
International News Spotlight on Private Equity with Aymen Mahmoud
Credit Eco to Go Podcast: Competing for the Attention of the Consumer
Credit Eco to Go Podcast - The Results are In: Consumers Really Do Respond Better to Digital Communications
Repossessions and Bankruptcy Post-COVID, Post-Fulton [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 26]
Don’t Wait! What Businesses Should do at the First Sign of Financial Trouble
Nota Bene Podcast Episode 132: 2021 Business Bankruptcy Trends with Ori Katz
Credit Eco to Go Podcast - Credit Reporting: Truth be Told
This Q&A guide to restructuring and insolvency law in the British Virgin Islands gives a high level overview of the most common forms of security granted over immovable and movable property; creditors' and shareholders'...more
The US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York recently issued a ruling in In re Giftcraft Ltd., Case No. 25-11030, granting provisional relief to Giftcraft Ltd. (Giftcraft Canada) – a company organized under...more
As financial pressures mount across industries—from real estate to retail to private equity—lenders, investors, and other stakeholders are increasingly turning to receiverships as an alternative to bankruptcy. A receivership...more
A receivership is an equitable remedy in which an independent third party is appointed by a court to manage and preserve a company’s assets. Though bankruptcy and receiverships are similar, there are significant differences...more
This past year, in the wake of significant economic challenges facing the health care industry, an unprecedented number of receiverships were imposed upon skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts. Historically,...more
Receivership is often considered when other remedies would be inadequate, providing a flexible alternative to more rigid legal processes like traditional litigation. It's particularly valuable when parties are unable to...more
Several significant judicial decisions occurred in 2024 that are relevant to commercial lenders and businesses as well as restructuring professionals. This bulletin summarizes the key developments of 2024 and highlights areas...more
A Segregated Portfolio Company (SPC) provides for the protection of the assets held under one portfolio by ring-fencing them from the liabilities of other portfolios in the same company. SPCs were introduced in the Cayman...more
Cayman Islands law permits the registration of segregated portfolio companies (“SPC”). An SPC is a single company which segregates its assets and liabilities amongst various “portfolios”. Benefits in adopting the SPC...more
Based on a recent article in the Green Market Report (and corresponding public filings), “$1.83 billion of . . . debt is set to come due by 2026” for a number of publicly traded multi-state cannabis operators (“MSO”s). While...more
In this issue of Insolvency Now, we report on the data trends we are seeing so far in 2024 compared with when we first started tracking data in 2019. Key Takeaways: •Overall, we are seeing a marked increase in filings,...more
A federal court has rejected an attempt by former First Republic Bank employees to recover assets held in a rabbi trust that funded deferred compensation benefits. In Harrington v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the...more
Our London Financial Restructuring team authored the UK chapter of the 8th Edition of The Legal 500’s “Restructuring & Insolvency Comparative Guide". The guide provides information on the current issues affecting...more
A recent decision by the North Carolina Business Court highlights the risks of interfering with property that is part of a receivership estate. The North Carolina Commercial Receivership Act celebrated its three-year...more
Feb 2024 On 12 January 2024, the Honourable Mr Justice Kawaley granted an order for the appointment of receivers pursuant to Section 224 of the Companies Act (2023 Revision) (the “Act”), over the Premier Life Settlement Fund...more
January 1, 2024, was a milestone for small businesses and their owners, as well as bankruptcy trustees, receivers, and chief restructuring officers (“CRO” and collectively, “Troubled Company Fiduciaries”) of small businesses...more
California’s cannabis industry continues to struggle in this seemingly unending shake out period. Namely, hundreds of licensed cannabis companies are getting stiffed on A/R with an overwhelming inability to collect as those...more
Q: I am a receiver for a corporation, in a case arising out of fraud allegations. I have asserted claims against various insiders. They are willing to settle with me for a significant sum, but only if the court bars...more
In this multi-part series, we highlight strategic steps that nonprofits can take to build organizational resilience in three different phases of its life cycle—in times of health, when beginning to experience financial or...more
The International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) is excited to return to MJBizCon to present our annual set of continuing legal education sessions on Tuesday, November 28, 2023. Designed for attorneys and other...more
Part 1 of this series discussed the lack of bankruptcy protections for cannabis companies since bankruptcy in the U.S. is an exclusively federal procedure and cannabis remains illegal under federal law and proposed a number...more
The Sixth Circuit’s recent decision in Digital Media Solutions v. South Univ. of Ohio, 59 F.4th 772 (6th Cir. 2023) provides a cautionary tale about the limitations of federal equity receiverships as a restructuring tool. It...more
It is no secret that cannabis businesses and owners remain largely barred from taking advantage of federal bankruptcy protections, leaving distressed marijuana businesses with limited restructuring options. Most often,...more
The FDIC has announced the proof of claim deadlines for proofs of claim to be filed with the FDIC as receiver of the failed banks, Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and Signature Bank. The deadline to file a proof of claim against...more
Q: I was appointed a receiver to collect a judgment. I have not yet filed my final account and report, the court has not approved my final fees. Other creditors of the judgment debtor are demanding that I pay them, because...more