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Post date: Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Since chapter 12 is modeled after chapter 13, plus the relative paucity of chapter 12 case law, there is a considerable degree of cross-pollination whereby chapter 13 case law is used to resolve chapter 12 issues.[1] Ordinarily, this is fine. Despite their similarities, however, chapter 12 is unique in certain respects.

Post date: Tuesday, May 19, 2015

In recent months, bankruptcy courts and nonbankruptcy courts have addressed the enforceability of make-whole premiums (“make-wholes”) where borrowers have sought to repay loans prior to maturity, including In re Energy Future Holdings, Inc., et al. (EFH) pending before Judge Christopher S. Sontchi of the U.S.

Post date: Tuesday, May 19, 2015
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Jeffrey N. Rothleder

The last major revision to U.S. business reorganization laws occurred in 1978. In the nearly four decades since then, the markets and financial products, as well as the industry itself, have evolved. Accordingly, ABI established the Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 to evaluate the U.S.

Post date: Monday, April 27, 2015
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Sylvia Mayer

Most bankruptcy attorneys are born negotiators. It is part of our DNA to zealously advocate for our client’s position and simultaneously explore options for consensual resolution. Unfortunately, many bankruptcy disputes cannot be resolved this way. Perhaps the client has unrealistic expectations, or perhaps there is a personality conflict between the lawyers and their clients.

Post date: Monday, April 27, 2015
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Salene Mazur Kraemer, CTA

Following a nearly-three-year study, on Dec. 8, 2014, the ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 published a 400-page report containing recommendation and principles for policymakers. This article focuses on chapter 11 reform relating to professional retention and compensation.

Post date: Monday, April 27, 2015
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David J. Kozlowski

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an opinion on Jan. 21, 2015,[1] holding that a UCC-3 termination statement was effective to extinguish a security interest of up to as much as $1.5 billion, notwithstanding that the secured lender erroneously authorized the filing of the termination statement and did not intend to extinguish the security interest.

Post date: Friday, February 13, 2015

Privacy issues are not new to corporate reorganizations; §§ 322 and 363(b)(1) were enacted as part of BAPCPA precisely to address such concerns.[1]  In an increasingly digital age, reorganizing debtors may possess a slew of personally identifiable information (PII), itself a term defined at § 101(41A).

Post date: Friday, February 13, 2015

One of the fundamental rights afforded to a debtor is the right to reject burdensome contracts and unexpired leases. However, where the debtor is the lessor of real property or the assignor of intellectual property, rejection of the underlying agreement could be catastrophic to the nondebtor counterparty.

Post date: Monday, February 09, 2015

Every dollar counts, and for debtors that are party to tax-sharing agreements (“TSAs”), significant dollars may be at stake. As the Sixth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals have demonstrated, when dealing with tax refunds and TSAs, it is not always clear that a debtor’s estate is entitled to every dollar.

Post date: Tuesday, November 25, 2014

This two-part article discusses how the United Kingdom and the United States have become the two main jurisdictions where debtors outside of such jurisdictions (foreign debtors) have been able to successfully restructure their businesses.

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Mr. Timothy James Anzenberger
Co-Chair
Adams and Reese LLP
Ridgeland, MS
(601) 292-0715

Ms. Jamie J. Fell
Co-Chair
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
New York, NY
(212) 455-3822

Mr. Scott D. Lawrence
Communications Manager
Wick Phillips Gould & Martin LLP
Dallas, TX
(214) 420-4449

Mr. Jacob Frumkin, Esq.
Education Director
Cole Schotz P.C.
Hackensack, NJ
(646) 563-8944

Mr. Dov Gottlieb
Membership Relations Director
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
New York, NY
(212) 455-2347

Ms. Colleen Restel
Newsletter Editor
Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Roseland, NJ
(973) 597-6310

Mr. Bradley A. Cosman
Special Projects Leader
Perkins Coie LLP
Phoenix, AZ
(602) 351-8205

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