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Litigation-Settlement Financiers, a Secured Claim Might Be Illusory

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Bankruptcy Code: 522, 541

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Claims, Consumer Bankruptcy, Consumer Debt, Finance and Banking

Understanding Standing: Statutory Authority Made Simple

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Bankruptcy Code: 1109

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Bankruptcy Litigation, Practice and Procedure

Global Practitioners Beware: U.S. Code’s Avoidance Provisions Might Have International Reach

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Bankruptcy Code: 550

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Financial Advisors, Legislation, Venue/Jurisdiction, International Insolvency, Investment Banking, SEC Issues

Unharnessing the Governmental-Unit Stay Exception: SEC v. Miller

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Bankruptcy Code: 11 U.S.C. § 362 Bankruptcy Rule: none

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Automatic Stay, Claims, Bankruptcy Litigation, Practice and Procedure, Business Reorganization, Commercial Fraud, Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity, SEC Issues

Perfecting Security Interests in a Debtor’s Insurance Policy

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Bankruptcy Code: 157 Bankruptcy Rule: 9019, 8013

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Bankruptcy Litigation, Finance and Banking, Insurance, Uniform Commercial Code/Article 9

Revisiting Presumption Against Extraterritoriality in Avoidance Actions

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Bankruptcy Code: none Bankruptcy Rule: 550, none, 2014

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Financial Advisors, Legislation, Venue/Jurisdiction, International Insolvency, Investment Banking, SEC Issues

State Insurance Law Trumps Code Reverse Preemption

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Bankruptcy Code: 365, 1123 Bankruptcy Rule: 362, none, 2013

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Automatic Stay, Executory Contracts/Leases, Plan Confirmation, Insurance, Mass Torts

Should SIPA Trustee Have Greater Power than Chapter 7 Trustee to Pursue Third-Party Claims

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Bankruptcy Code: 76, 547, 741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 747, 748, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753 Bankruptcy Rule: 541, 544, none, 2012

Topic Tags:

Fraud, Commercial Fraud, SEC Issues