Pandemic Forces Small Restaurants to Make Tough Bankruptcy Choices

Perhaps no sector has been more challenged from the COVID-19 pandemic than the restaurant industry. And, as is often the case, these difficult situations and the resulting tough choices must be addressed in the bankruptcy system.

9 minute read February 01, 2021 at 12:32 AM
By
Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr.
Pandemic Forces Small Restaurants to Make Tough Bankruptcy Choices

The 2020 pandemic and resulting economic upheaval has left many sectors of the economy — and employees and others who depend on them — in distress. Others have navigated the current environment better than expected.

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