Privacy Issues In Bankruptcy Proceedings

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  Preferred Equity In Peril?

  By Adam Shpeen, Aryeh Ethan Falk and Stephen Ford

  Two Recent Cases Shed Light on Potential Risks to Preferred Equity Holders in Chapter 11

  Preferred equity is a varied and flexible instrument, but, in practice, it typically has a limited number of common features. One feature is that it is entitled to a “liquidation preference” ahead of common stock. Whether the liquidation preference of preferred equity entitles preferred shareholders to priority over common shareholders in a Chapter 11 reorganization is a question that figured prominently in two recent high profile cases.

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  Seventh Circuit Bars Bad Faith Asset Buyer Protection

  By Michael L. Cook

  “Good-faith purchasers enjoy strong protection under [Bankruptcy Code] §363(m),” but the silent asset buyer (“B”) with “actual and constructive knowledge of a competing interest” lacks “good faith,” held the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

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  With Federal Bankruptcy Courts Unavailable, Marijuana Businesses Turn to State Options

  By David E. Sklar and Cheryl A. Santaniello 

  Federal bankruptcy courts have been unavailable to marijuana businesses due to the Schedule I status of marijuana. The United States Trustee’s policy is to move to dismiss or object in each case involving marijuana assets, because they cannot be administered under the Bankruptcy Code.

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  Why Subchapter V Is More Appealing Than Chapter 11 for Small Businesses

  By By Stuart B. Newman and Steven H. Newman

  The Small Business Reorganization Act created a new pathway for small businesses to remain in control of running their businesses, which is the usual reason for choosing to seek relief under Chapter 11, while eliminating many of the reasons that typical Chapter 11 proceedings exhausted the patience, and wallets, of both debtors and creditors.

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