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The Interplay Between Vendor Finance Agreements and Bankruptcy Image

The Interplay Between Vendor Finance Agreements and Bankruptcy

Ann Pille, Richard Tannenbaum, Alexis Leventhal & Emily Costantinou

While regularly used among lenders, manufacturers, and dealers, treatment of Inventory financing program agreements in bankruptcy is not uniform, and uncertainty exists with respect to how such agreements may be treated in the context of a manufacturer's Chapter 11.

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Preferred Equity In Peril? Image

Preferred Equity In Peril?

Adam Shpeen, Aryeh Ethan Falk & 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 Image

Seventh Circuit Bars Bad Faith Asset Buyer Protection

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 Image

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

David E. Sklar & 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 Image

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

By Stuart B. Newman & 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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Private Student Loan Debt and the Exception to Discharge As Viewed Through the Eyes of the Circuit Courts Image

Private Student Loan Debt and the Exception to Discharge As Viewed Through the Eyes of the Circuit Courts

Gerard S. Catalanello & Kimberly (Kodis) Schiffman

A summary of the factors that courts have considered and will likely continue to consider when addressing dischargeability of private student loans under subsection 523(a)(8)(A)(ii) of the Bankruptcy Code, and a cautionary word for practitioners considering whether to put forth an argument to the contrary.

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Fifth Circuit Ruling Gives Commercial Lessees Likely Protection In Bankruptcy Court Free and Clear Asset Sales Image

Fifth Circuit Ruling Gives Commercial Lessees Likely Protection In Bankruptcy Court Free and Clear Asset Sales

Michael L. Cook

The Fifth Circuit signaled that it would not approve in later cases a bankruptcy court asset sale of real property that summarily cuts off the rights of the debtor's lessees.

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Why Bankruptcy Attorneys Need to Help Their Clients Face Distressed Assets Now Image

Why Bankruptcy Attorneys Need to Help Their Clients Face Distressed Assets Now

William (Bill) Lobel

Cyclical challenges in the economy are nothing new to bankruptcy attorneys and their clients, and 2022 is shaping up to be that kind of year for business owners nationwide. This is likely to result in a greater need for the services of bankruptcy attorneys as business owners face a mounting wave of distressed financial assets.

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Fifth Circuit Ruling Gives Commercial Lessees Likely Protection In Bankruptcy Court Free and Clear Asset Sales Image

Fifth Circuit Ruling Gives Commercial Lessees Likely Protection In Bankruptcy Court Free and Clear Asset Sales

Michael L. Cook

The Fifth Circuit signaled that it would not approve in later cases a bankruptcy court asset sale of real property that summarily cuts off the rights of the debtor's lessees.

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Fifth Circuit Resolves 'Clash' Between FERC and Bankruptcy Courts Image

Fifth Circuit Resolves 'Clash' Between FERC and Bankruptcy Courts

Douglas S. Mintz & Michael L. Cook

A Chapter 11 debtor's "rejection [(under Code §365(a)] of a filed-rate [natural gas] contract … relieve[d] it of the obligation to continue performance absent the approval of FERC [(the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission]," held the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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