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Equipment Lessors and Bankruptcy
Much has been written about the risk that a transaction denominated and documented as an equipment “lease” may be recharacterized a security interest. Indeed, it is old hat that UCC 1-203 is the basis of the analytical framework for determining whether an ostensible lease is actually a disguised security device. And, it is well understood that if the agreement at issue places the benefits and burdens of asset ownership on the so-called lessee, then a reviewing court will treat the transaction as a security interest and will treat the parties as secured lender and debtor, rather than as lessor and lessee. The result of such recharacterization can cause a lot of pain to the would-be lessor, unless that party made a prophylactic filing to comply with Article 9's perfection rules.
Equipment lessors seem, at least in our experience, to understand all of this. Consequently, they tend to make the requisite filing and when an oversight occurs, they tend to understand the consequences of that oversight. Interestingly, equipment lessors commonly seem to not understand all of the rights and remedies they have in the absence of recharacterization.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.