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On Feb 27, 2018, in Merit Management Group, LP v. FTI Consulting, Inc., 138 S. Ct. 883 (2018), the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision holding that: 1) the only relevant transfer for purposes of analyzing whether the Bankruptcy Code section 546(e) “safe harbor” applies is the “overarching transfer” that the trustee is seeking to avoid (as opposed to the component transfers between mere intermediaries); and 2) under the facts presented, the relevant transfer between the debtor and transferee was not covered by the safe harbor because it was not “made by or to (or for the benefit of)” a “financial institution” or other covered entity. Merit Management Group, LP v. FTI Consulting, Inc., 138 S. Ct. 883 (2018), abrogating In re Quebecor World (USA) Inc., 719 F.3d 94 (2d Cir. 2013), In re QSI Holdings, Inc., 571 F.3d 545 (6th Cir. 2009), Contemporary Indus. Corp. v. Frost, 564 F.3d 981 (8th Cir. 2009), In re Resorts Int’l Inc., 181 F.3d 505 (3d Cir. 1999), In re Kaiser Steel Corp., 952 F.2d 1230 (10th Cir. 1991).
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Seventh Circuit Applies Safe Harbor to Private Securities Transaction
By Michael L. Cook
“… [T]he term ‘securities contract’ as used in [Bankruptcy Code] §546(e) unambiguously includes contracts involving privately held securities,” The Seventh Circuit held in Petr v. BMO Harris Bank, N.A.
By Lawrence J. Kotler and Elisa Hyder
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Biotech Industry Bankruptcy Case Update: ‘Zymergen’ and ‘Humanigen’
By Edward E. Neiger, Marianna Udem and Joo Hee Park
This Bankruptcy Case Update focuses on the recent biotech industry bankruptcy cases of Zymergen and Humanigen.