Perspectives on Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring
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Chief Judge Leonard P. Stark of the District Court for the District of Delaware reversed and remanded the decision of the Bankruptcy Court which approved a Bankruptcy Rule 9019 settlement that Judge Stark concluded had been inadequately noticed under the circumstances.
Chief Judge Cecelia G. Morris of the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York decided that banks may not place an administrative freeze, even a temporary one, on the bank account of an individual who files for bankruptcy.
Sovereign Assets Ltd. (SAL), a real estate firm based in Israel, was unable to service its debt obligations and was placed into liquidation proceedings in Israel. Two administrators, who had been appointed to liquidate the company in Israel, commenced Chapter 15 proceeding.
In its ruling, the Appellate Court partially reversed the lower court’s limited approval of the Settlement by finding that the lower court improperly seconded-guessed the judgment of the Trustee and did not accord that judgment proper deference when considering approval of the Settlement.
The bankruptcy case of Energy Future Holdings (EFH) and its affiliates has already provided the Delaware bankruptcy court occasion to tackle a number of important bankruptcy questions, including the propriety of using tender offers to settle noteholder claims during the pendency of the case.
A recent Delaware District Court decision concerning an appeal of a bankruptcy settlement clearly provides support for the use of tender offers or other exchange, or settlement mechanics permitted under applicable federal securities laws prior to and outside a plan of reorganization.
The Second Circuit in Krys v. Farnum Place denied a petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc by Appellee Farnum Place, LLC , a hedge fund that sought to protect its purchase of a $230 million claim against the bankruptcy estate of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC.
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The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas (Bankruptcy Court) declined to grant comity to a decision of the Mexican labor board thereby refusing to recognize a foreclosure sale of assets belonging to Elcoteq, Inc., a US corporation in US bankruptcy proceedings.
The Supreme Court of the United States declined to review the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Jaffé v. Samsung Electronics Co.[2], leaving undisturbed the Fourth Circuit’s holding.
Arent Fox LLP has appointed partner Andrew I. Silfen to lead its New York office as Managing Partner.
Questions Standing of Indenture Trustees to Pursue Fraudulent Conveyance Claims
The Bankruptcy Code definition of “intellectual property” does not explicitly include “trademarks.”
Sixteen Arent Fox LLP practice areas have been recognized in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” rankings.
Around this abundance of litigation developed a significant body of jurisprudence, to which Judge Sean Lane of the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court recently added in clarifying the ordinary course of business preference defense.
In recent years, second lien financings have increased in popularity. Senior creditors rely on intercreditor agreements to protect their interests by limiting the rights that junior lien holders would otherwise enjoy as secured creditors through either lien subordination, payment subordination.
The FMB Bancshares Decision: Clarifying or Not Clarifying TruPS Holders’ Exercise of Remedial Rights
This case presents a common scenario and dynamic that a party involved with a distressed bank holding company may have seen in the last several years.
Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring partner Aram Ordubegian and associate M. Douglas Flahaut represented the full service turn-key fulfillment house.
On April 13, 2014, MPM Silicones, LLC and certain debtor affiliates (the Debtors) filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The Debtors filed their plan of reorganization (the Plan) about a month later.
The Third Circuit agreed with the Bankruptcy Courts finding that the proposed releases were not adequately disclosed to the bondholders as required by Bankruptcy Rule 3016(c), and therefore would not be approved.
The crux of the issue the District Court considered was the interplay between sections 363(f) and 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code.
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