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Post date: Tuesday, December 01, 2020

The traditional fitness industry is among the industries hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Post date: Tuesday, December 01, 2020

Economic downturns are invariably associated with an increase in bankruptcy filings, and the most recent COVID-induced recession is no exception. Even with federal interventions like the Paycheck Protection Program, business bankruptcy filings are still predicted in large numbers. In fact, since the pandemic hit the U.S.

Post date: Tuesday, August 25, 2020

As more of us are using video conferencing platforms to conduct depositions, webinars, hearings, client meetings, and mediations, we are learning how to use these tools and how to avoid the pitfalls. Below are some general tips to make you look and sound your best:

Post date: Tuesday, August 25, 2020
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John T. Baxter

Rough seas lie ahead for commercial tenants and landlords. With no end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemic, litigation over commercial real property leases is ramping up — especially in the restaurant and retail spaces. While the Payroll Protection Program stemmed the tide briefly, government aid is ending while lease obligations remain.

Post date: Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Since its decision in Marathon Pipeline, the Supreme Court expressed a continued fear of judicial overreach by the legislative branch through the bankruptcy courts. In the years following that decision, the specter of overreach influenced the Court’s decisions regarding the adjudicatory authority of bankruptcy courts.

Post date: Monday, June 08, 2020

Most bankruptcy professionals know that “retirement funds” are generally exempt assets under § 522(d)(12) or 522(b)(3)(C). However, those funds must meet very precise requirements to meet this qualification. Specifically, the funds must be “retirement funds,” and they must be held in an account that is exempt from taxation under certain sections of the Internal Revenue Code.

Post date: Tuesday, June 02, 2020
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Alexander E. Porter

Dischargeability of student loans is a “hot button” issue in both the bankruptcy world and mainstream media. In fact, last September another colleague wrote about the history of student loan dischargeability, and the current obstacles borrowers face.[1] Since that article, the U.S.

Post date: Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Companies in crisis are facing major challenges. Not only do they have to negotiate with stakeholders about their restructuring contributions and restructuring loans, they also have to make what are often difficult decisions on a wide range of legal issues.

Post date: Wednesday, May 13, 2020

One thing that Toys “R” Us, Sears and Forever 21 have in common is that all three cases are administratively insolvent.[1] Vendors who extended credit to the debtor after the petition date, in reliance on the debtor’s assurances that it had adequate “DIP” financing to justify new credit terms, got stuck a second time when there were in

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Ms. Bodie B. Colwell
Co-Chair
Preti Flaherty, LLP
Portland, ME
(207) 791-3000

Ms. Christina M. Sanfelippo
Co-Chair
Cozen O'Connor
Chicago, IL
(312) 474-4455

Mr. Jon Schlotterback
Communications Manager
Mayer Brown LLP
Charlotte, NC
(319) 202-8180

Mr. John T. Baxter
Education Director
Shackelford Bowen McKinley & Norton LLP
Nashville, TN
(615) 329-4440

Ms. Amber M. Carson
Education Director
Gray Reed
Dallas, TX
(469) 320-6199

Mrs. Letson Douglass Boots
Membership Relations Director
Bernstein Shur
Portland, ME
(207) 774-1200

Mrs. Christian A. Conway
Membership Relations Director
Neal and Leroy, LLC
Chicago, IL
(708) 250-8120

Ms. Joy D. Kleisinger
Newsletter Editor
Frost Brown Todd, LLC
Cincinnati, OH
(513) 651-6800

Mr. John Richard O'Connor
Newsletter Editor
Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC
Chicago, IL
(630) 308-2487

Ms. Gabrielle G. Palmer
Special Projects Leader
Onsager | Fletcher | Johnson | Palmer LLC
Denver, CO
(720) 457-7059

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