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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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What Is a Structured Dismissal of a Bankruptcy Case and How Does It Affect Creditors? - Creditor’s Rights Toolkit

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More often than not, Chapter 11 debtors seek to exit bankruptcy by confirming a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization or liquidation. However, not only is this approach expensive, but it requires that the debtors have sufficient...more

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Restructuring Roundup - June 2024

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

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Second Circuit Weighs In on Bankruptcy Code v. Chapter 11 Plan Impairment and the Solvent-Debtor Exception

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A handful of recent high-profile court rulings have considered whether a chapter 11 debtor is obligated to pay postpetition, pre-effective date interest ("pendency interest") to unsecured creditors to render their claims...more

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The Year In Bankruptcy: 2022

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One year ago, we wrote that, in early 2021, it was widely anticipated that the unprecedented pressure the COVID-19 pandemic brought to bear on the U.S. economy would lead to a boom in corporate bankruptcy filings. That boom...more

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Crypto implosion? EV C7, the Perelman Polka, bankruptcy bellwethers?

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Below is our initial take on recent bankruptcy-related developments: Celsius Networks, a crypto lending platform that has marketed itself as an alternative to the traditional banking model, does not offer its users any...more

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Preparing For Mediation In Bankruptcy

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In a facilitative mediation, a neutral party serves as a mediator and works with the litigants to reach a settlement. The mediator has no power to rule or bind the parties to a judgment or decision, but rather facilitates a...more

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What Do You Get When You Cross a $137,000 Cartier Necklace and a Debtor With Selective Amnesia? A Chapter 11 Trustee.

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When a debtor files bankruptcy under Chapter 11, the bankruptcy court does not automatically appoint a trustee. Unlike Chapter 7, where the court appoints a trustee to investigate the debtor's assets, liquidate assets, and...more

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The Fifth Circuit Rules That a Make-Whole Premium Is Unmatured Interest Generally Disallowed in Bankruptcy

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In In re Ultra Petroleum Corp., 913 F.3d 533(5th Cir. 2019), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that a "make-whole," or "prepayment," premium owed on unsecured notes issued by a chapter 11 debtor...more

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Chapter 11 “Reorganization” Used to Shed Retiree Health Benefit Obligations Required Under the Coal Act

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Funding expensive obligations for retiree health benefits, often an impediment to running a financially stable business or even successfully navigating a Chapter 11 bankruptcy process, may no longer present such a problem—at...more

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