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Hong Kong's Highest Court Issues Ruling on Keepwell Deeds

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On March 19, 2025, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal ("CFA") issued a landmark ruling on the enforceability of "keepwell deeds" in Peking University Founder Group Company Limited v. Nuoxi Capital Limited....more

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The 5th Circuit Calls Into Question Uptier Exchanges and the Doctrine of Equitable Mootness

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On December 31, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Fifth Circuit) exited 2024 by issuing a pivotal decision in a bankruptcy case that addresses recently utilized refinancing schemes and appears to...more

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Eighth Circuit Reverses Jury Verdict For Aiding And Abetting Ponzi Scheme, Holding That In Pari Delicto Defense Barred Bankruptcy...

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On September 12, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed a trial court decision that had rejected a bank’s assertion of the in pari delicto defense to aiding and abetting claims brought by the...more

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Parting Advice: Judge Drain Rules That Dividends Paid From the Proceeds of Safe-Harbored Transactions Are Not Safe-Harbored in In...

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In his final opinion, Judge Robert D. Drain of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York held that dividends paid from proceeds of safe-harbored transactions under section 546(e) of the...more

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A Win for Lenders: Seventh Circuit Finds UCC-1 Collateral Description Reference Sufficient

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In a win for lenders, on September 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of Illinois, holding that the collateral description in the UCC-1 financing...more

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