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Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA), which took effect earlier this year, added a new Subchapter V to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, intended to make Chapter 11 more affordable, efficient, and beneficial for small businesses (especially those whose owners might otherwise lose their equity in a traditional Chapter 11 case).
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By Steven B. Smith and Silvia Stockman
This article explores the competing factors the Bankruptcy Court considered and the rationale underlying its decision to grant the drastic relief of dismissing the NRA’s bankruptcy case.
Obtaining Administrative Claim Status When Doing Business With a Debtor
By By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr.
How is administrative claim status obtained in a bankruptcy case, and what risks does a service or goods supplier take by continuing to do business with the debtor after commencement of the bankruptcy case?
Trustee Rights and Obligations When Debtor’s Ch. 11 Case Converts to Ch. 7
By Rudolph J. Di Massa Jr. and Drew S. McGehrin
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware court held that a Chapter 7 trustee was bound by the pre-conversion actions of the debtors, and that the trustee would not be permitted to step into the shoes of the then-dissolved official committee of unsecured creditors to pursue certain causes of action.
Appellate Court Finds Plaintiffs’ Claims Under Section 362 Not Automatically Stayed
By Rudolph J. Di Massa Jr. and Malcolm Bates
Parties holding potential claims against non-debtor third parties that are arguably “related to” the bankruptcy estate must weigh the risks and benefits of actively prosecuting such claims. The mere fact that a bankruptcy trustee could pursue such claims as property of the bankruptcy estate under Section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code will not be enough to argue that such claims are conclusively barred by the automatic stay.
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