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New Jersey Bankruptcy Court Rules That Debtor Could Not Sell its Future Accounts Receivable Prepetition

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

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Cayman Islands Restructuring: Observations Following Petrofac

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This article follows our previous commentary on the English High Court’s decision in May 2023 to sanction the Adler Group’s restructuring plan and the Court of Appeal’s reversal of that decision in February 2024. The recent...more

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The Customer is Always Right and My Dear Watson

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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

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What Happens to My Unpaid Wages if My Employer Files for Bankruptcy? - Creditor’s Rights Toolkit

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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

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Fifth Circuit Confirms Third-Party Liens Survive Chapter 11 Discharge

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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

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What Adversary Proceedings Mean for Global Stakeholders

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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

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Receiving Line, That’s the Spirit? and Booming Business

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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

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Restructuring Roundup - July 2025

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

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Appeals Courts Say Fraud Debts Can Survive Small Business Bankruptcies

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

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What Happens to Employment Agreements and Noncompete Agreements in Bankruptcy? - Creditor’s Rights Toolkit

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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

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Recognition with Consequences: Singapore's Terraform Ruling and its Implications for the BVI

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On 11 July 2025, the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) in Re Terraform Labs Pte Ltd [2025] SGHC (I) 4 ordered a group of creditors to pay costs to the insolvent estate of blockchain company Terraform Labs. The...more

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Clarity in Singapore: How COMI Is Determined Under the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency

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In re Fullerton Capital Ltd [2025] SGCA 11, a BVI-incorporated company entered into insolvency proceedings in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI"). The liquidators sought recognition of the BVI liquidation as a "foreign main...more

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Fourth Circuit: Federal Courts Have Subject-Matter Jurisdiction Over Solvent Debtor Cases

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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

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Broadway Realty Ruling Highlights Narrow Scope of Collateral Surcharges

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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

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Can Small Business Corporate Debtors Discharge Section 523(a) Debts in a Subchapter V? The Eleventh Circuit Joins the Widening...

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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

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Bankruptcy Property Deal Devolves Into Mess of Contract and Fiduciary Duty Claims

The bankruptcy process is often straightforward: the debtor’s debts are discharged, creditors take a haircut of varying degrees, and life moves on.  But some bankruptcy proceedings give birth to complicated agreements that...more

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Understanding the Statutory Cap on Landlord Claims for Rejected Leases in Bankruptcy

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The number of corporate bankruptcy filings has increased significantly over the past several years. In 2024, there were 688 chapter 11 filings by private companies with either assets or liabilities greater than $2 million or...more

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Uniform Law Commission Approves Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Act

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At its recently concluded annual meeting, the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) voted final approval of the Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Act (“Act”). Set forth below is a short discussion of “ABCs” as they...more

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How Are Stakeholders Affected When a Case Converts From Chapter 11 to Chapter 7?

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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

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GENIUS Act: A Game-Changer for Crypto Bankruptcy Priorities

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The GENIUS Act represents a significant shift in U.S. bankruptcy law, particularly affecting stablecoin holders. In recent bankruptcy cases, crypto holders have been treated as general unsecured creditors, but this new...more

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Business Restructuring Review Vol. 24, No. 4 | July–August 2025

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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

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Eleventh Circuit sides with Fourth, Fifth Circuits on bankruptcy discharge exception split

Addressing a split among bankruptcy courts in their interpretation of whether a corporate debtor, like an individual debtor, is subject to the exceptions to discharge outlined in 11 U.S.C. § 523(a) when confirming a...more

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Avianca: Second Court Adopts "Billing Date" Approach to Timely Performance of Unexpired Commercial Personal Property Leases in...

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In 1984 and 1994, Congress amended the Bankruptcy Code to add protections for commercial real property and equipment lessors. Those provisions—sections 365(d)(3) and section 365(d)(5), respectively—generally require a...more

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Purdue Prohibition of Nonconsensual Third-Party Chapter 11 Plan Releases Does Not Apply to Bankruptcy Asset Sales

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The U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 ruling in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy cases generally prohibiting nonconsensual releases of non-debtors in chapter 11 plans sent shockwaves through the restructuring community. With one fell...more

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New York Bankruptcy Court Adopts "Realistic Possibility" Standard for Free and Clear Sales Under 11 U.S.C § 363(f)(5)

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Section 363(f)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code allows a bankruptcy trustee to sell estate property free and clear of any competing interest in the property (such as a lien or other security interest) if the interest holder "could...more

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