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Secured Lenders Win Victory in Sanchez Bankruptcy

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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

Offit Kurman

Acquisition Strategies: Navigating Section 363 Sales and the Impact of Undersecured Liens

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Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code allows a Chapter 11 debtor to sell assets "free and clear" of existing claims, liens, encumbrances, and other liabilities. This provision facilitates expedited sales that might otherwise be...more

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Law Reviews, Dictionaries, and Uptiers: The Fifth Circuit Weighs In on Serta

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Market participants might be wary of opinions that begin with a recitation of academic literature and then turn to dictionaries. The former tend to be authored with an eye toward systemic change rather than direct experience...more

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Recent Decision on Derivative Standing by a Creditors’ Committee to Challenge a Lender’s Liens

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In many chapter 11 cases, creditors’ committees can play a vital role in maximizing the recoveries of unsecured creditors. But the powers of creditors’ committees are circumscribed by both the Bankruptcy Code and case law....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

In re Lutz – A Value’d Decision Under Section 363(f)(3)

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The Bottom Line - The Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey denied the Debtors’ request for approval of a sale of property free and clear of liens encumbering the property. The court determined that the term...more

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