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Section 547(C)

In recent years, one of the hottest topics in bankruptcy law has been the use and appropriateness of critical vendor orders (hereinafter, CVOs). Critics argue that CVOs directly contradict the mandate of the Bankruptcy Code requiring equal treatment of similarly situated creditors. Even worse, critics point out, is that requests for CVOs are often presented, and the CVO entered, in the first days of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case on shortened and limited notice to a minimal amount of creditors, days or weeks prior to the appointment of any statutory committees under Section 1102. Thus, it is often the case that the very creditors that are being discriminated against by court sanctioned preferential behavior are not given the notice and/or do not have the knowledge to allow them to appear and object to the entry of the CVO.

17 minute read December 27, 2004 at 08:56 AM
By
Brian L. Shaw
Section 547(C)

In recent years, one of the hottest topics in bankruptcy law has been the use and appropriateness of critical vendor orders (hereinafter, CVOs). Critics argue that CVOs directly contradict the mandate of the Bankruptcy Code requiring equal treatment of similarly situated creditors.

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