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The COVID-19 pandemic is already leaving its mark on the bankruptcy asset sale landscape. Some going-concern and liquidation sales have been suspended or cancelled. Debtors have struggled to market their assets, both pre- and post-petition, in the face of unprecedented disruption and uncertainty. Despite this uncertainty — or even because of it — bankruptcy should still be viewed as a useful tool to effectuate the acquisition of assets. The current situation and anticipated distress across many industries presents opportunities for purchasers to acquire assets on favorable terms. The benefits to the purchaser of, among other things, receiving the assets free and clear of liens, claims and encumbrances and the ability to cherry pick executory contracts caught the attention of financial and strategic acquirers for quite some time. However, each industry presents unique issues that should be considered when weighing bankruptcy as an option and, if a case is already pending, a bid for or acquisition of assets of a debtor.
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COVID-19: A Massive Impediment to Bankruptcy Relief
By Joseph H. Lemkin
With Uncertainty As to When the Pandemic Will Ease, Bankruptcy Courts Do Not Seem to Be a Panacea Leading to Successful Reorganizations or Orderly Liquidations for Troubled Companies
The impact of COVID-19 on efforts of businesses to reorganize or even orderly liquidate in bankruptcy has been swift and devastating
COVID-19: As Coronavirus Ravages the Economy, Bankruptcy Attorneys Prepare for the Flood
By Samantha Stokes
Law firms have always counted on bankruptcy as a countercyclical practice in hard times. Now, those that prepared when the economy was booming may be about to get their reward.
Parent of Secured Creditor Does Not Automatically Gain Secured Status
By Rudolph J. Di Massa Jr. and Drew S. McGehrin
The ruling in In re Jarvis that the grant of a security interest to a corporate lender will not necessarily “spread” that security interest to the lender’s affiliates underscores the need for precision and care in the drafting of loan documents, particularly with respect to the granting language contained in security agreements.
Supreme Court Defers to State Law on Ownership of Tax Refund
By Michael L. Cook
High Court Rejects Application of Bob Roberts Rule
Federal courts should “turn to state law to resolve” a “fight over a tax refund,” held a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court in Rodriquez v. FDIC (In re United W Bancorp., Inc.)
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