Podcast - Betty… ¿y si nos vamos a la reorganización?
El regreso de los mecanismos de emergencia para empresas en insolvencia
First Republic Executives Fail in Attempt to Recover Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan Assets
Coan vs Killilea, the Dunne Cross-Border Insolvency Case Explained
La caída de las normas especiales de insolvencia
Hipótesis de Negocio en Marcha
Law Firm ILN-telligence Podcast | Episode 80: Peter Fousert, PlasBossinade | The Netherlands
How the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) Regulates Virtual Currency, a Close Look with Special Guest Kaitlin Asrow, Executive Deputy Superintendent of Research and Innovation, DFS
New Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act Implications and the 2023 Congressional Outlook - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Navigating the Impact of Counterparty Insolvency and Negative Market Conditions in the Crypto Space
Legally Qualified: A Look at Recent Trends that May Affect Bankruptcies and Restructuring in the Year Ahead
AGG Talks: U.S. Bankruptcy Basics for Foreign Investors
Don’t Wait! What Businesses Should do at the First Sign of Financial Trouble
Out-of-Court Restructuring Alternatives in the European Union, Germany and the United States
The Evolution of Cross-Border Restructuring Processes
M&A Strategies for the Acquisition of Insolvent/Financially Distressed Targets
Challenges for Infrastructure Projects in the Current Environment
Blakes Continuity Podcast: What to Expect When Insolvency Crosses the Border
Fairness & Solvency Opinions Shouldn't Be Overlooked Amid Restructuring Wave
Nota Bene Episode 94: Mapping COVID-19’s Impact on American Bankruptcy and Restructuring with Edward Tillinghast
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
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
In the recent decision of Byers & Richardson v Chen Ningning (BVIHCMAP2024/0009) ("Byers"), the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal ("COA") considered the scope of the director’s duty to creditors when a company is insolvent or...more
Insurance commissioners serving as liquidators of insolvent insurance companies should be mindful of the potential for personal liability arising under the Federal Priority Act (FPA) and potential solutions through model...more
As chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code quickly approaches its 20th anniversary in a global economy, the volume of cross-border bankruptcy cases has rapidly escalated. With multinational companies having affiliates throughout...more
In a much-anticipated judgment (Saipem SPA & Ors v Petrofac Limited & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 821), the English Court of Appeal overturned the High Court’s sanction of Petrofac’s restructuring plans (the Plans). Petrofac was...more
The British Virgin Island (BVI) Court will enforce via BVI Court judgments amounts due under judgments arising out of foreign insolvency processes, provided those judgments satisfy the common law tests of finality,...more
Saipem & Ors v Petrofac Limited and Petrofac International (UAE) LLC [2025] EWCA Civ 821 - Executive Summary: Negotiating Leverage Handed to Out of the Money Creditors - In a sweeping decision, the UK Court of Appeal has...more
Le 26 mai 2025, la Cour du Banc du Roi de l’Alberta (la « CBRA ») a suspendu un projet d’arbitrage en faveur d’une procédure de mise sous séquestre en cours dans l’affaire Mayfield Investments Ltd (Re). C’était la première...more
Restoration applications are nothing new in the BVI. With hundreds of thousands of active companies and many more struck off due to administrative oversight, BVI legal practitioners frequently find themselves advising clients...more
Years after an insolvency proceeding is closed, can a solvent co-lessee/working interest participant (WIP) still be on the hook for their former partner’s share of unpaid Crown royalties? A recent Alberta Court of Appeal...more
The Court of Appeal’s judgment in Petrofac provides a timely reminder that the primary purpose of the cross-class cram down power under Part 26A restructuring plans is to override the exercise of an unjustified veto by...more
For over a decade, ACI & C5’s Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Miami has brought together an international community of top fraud litigators, asset recovery specialists, insolvency experts, in-house counsel, litigation...more
On May 26, 2025, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta stayed a proposed arbitration in favour of an ongoing receivership proceeding in Mayfield Investments Ltd (Re). This decision marks the first time that an Alberta court...more
On 1 July 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment overturning the twin restructuring plans proposed by Petrofac Limited and Petrofac International (UAE) LLC under Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006 (the plans)....more
At the GRR: Women in Restructuring 2025 conference, leading practitioners dissected the year’s most significant developments in global insolvency and restructuring. Here, we distill the essential legal and market insights...more
The Court of Appeal has reversed the sanction of the Petrofac group’s restructuring plans and allowed the appeal of two dissenting unsecured creditors.Re Petrofac Limited and Petrofac International (UAE) LLC [2025] EWCA Civ...more
In this alert, we consider the Court of Appeal’s judgment setting aside Petrofac’s restructuring plan sanction order, which marks the second occasion on which the Court of Appeal has overturned a previously sanctioned plan...more
Following the making of a winding-up order by the Hong Kong Court, a provisional liquidator or a liquidator can decide whether to apply to the Hong Kong Court for appointment of certain creditors and contributories to form a...more
Much attention has been paid to the regulatory and customer protection provisions of the proposed Guiding and Establishing National Innovation of US Stablecoins Act, the so-called GENIUS Act, S. 1582 (the proposed Act)....more
Creditors under English law can take many forms of security, including fixed charges, mortgages and assignments. One of the more unique features of English security is the floating charge. The English legal system...more
Del Monte Foods and numerous affiliates (“Del Monte”) filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the District of New Jersey on July 1st (Case No. (Case no. 25-16984). Del Monte is one of the country’s...more
In a significant decision from the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of Bermuda, Justice Shade Subair Williams has provided important clarification on the standards applicable when courts are asked to sanction...more
Financial uncertainty has spread across the globe. The U.S. disrupted international commerce by repeatedly threatening to impose sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries, including some of the nation’s closest trading partners...more
Congress rarely amends the Bankruptcy Code. Congress first adopted the Bankruptcy Code in 1978. After a series of amendments in the early 1980s to address initial concerns, Congress amended the Code only modestly until the...more