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Fifth Circuit Subordinates Claim for Deemed Dividends Image

Fifth Circuit Subordinates Claim for Deemed Dividends

Michael L. Cook

"… [P]ayments owed to a shareholder by a bankrupt debtor, which are not quite dividends but which certainly look a lot like dividends, should be treated like the equity interests of a shareholder and subordinated to claims by creditors of the debtor," held the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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"Mismarking": Developments in Valuation Fraud Image

"Mismarking": Developments in Valuation Fraud

Telemachus P. Kasulis

As the DOJ expands its mismarking inquiries beyond stocks and bonds and into areas like private equity, recent cases illuminate the increasing need for robust internal controls designed to eliminate the incentives for an employee or manager to overvalue assets.

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A Tenant's Perspective on SNDAs: Non-Disturbance Is Not Enough Image

A Tenant's Perspective on SNDAs: Non-Disturbance Is Not Enough

James O'Brien

Part Two of a Two-Part Article Part One of this article outlined the basic elements of a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement (SNDA), which regulates two competing interests in the same property — tenant's right to possess its premises pursuant to its lease and mortgage lender's security interest in that same premises. Part Two explains the differences between the concepts of "non-disturbance" and "recognition," while contending that lease recognition is more important to the tenant than not having its possession disturbed.

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8th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Lawsuit Attacking Approved Bankruptcy Sale Image

8th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Lawsuit Attacking Approved Bankruptcy Sale

Andrew C. Kassner & Joseph N. Argentina Jr.

Sales of substantially all of a debtor's assets are commonplace in corporate Chapter 11 bankruptcies. The sale is supervised and approved by the Bankruptcy Court. Purchasers desire to know that if the sale is consummated, they will be protected from subsequent attacks on the sale and the sale process and presumably more bidders will participate, resulting in greater returns for the estates and creditors. Issues surrounding the finality of a bankruptcy sale were recently reviewed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

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Something to Remember: The Flexibility of Chapter 11 in Retail Situations Image

Something to Remember: The Flexibility of Chapter 11 in Retail Situations

Christopher T. Greco, Spencer A. Winters & Derek I. Hunter

In the face of increasing pressure from online retailers, and declining foot-traffic in malls and other brick-and-mortar locations, distressed retailers like Things Remembered need to act expeditiously to execute going-concern transactions if they are going to survive the market disruption.

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In the Courts

Juliet Gunev

New Developments In Och-Ziff FCPA Settlement As Brooklyn Judge Grants Victim Status to Former Investors In Restitution Claim over Lost African Mining Venture

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Legal Tech: New Cases Provide Insights on the FRCP 37(e) 'Reasonable Steps to Preserve' Requirement Image

Legal Tech: New Cases Provide Insights on the FRCP 37(e) 'Reasonable Steps to Preserve' Requirement

Philip Favro

The Franklin and Culhane Cases Demonstrate the Importance of Both Implementing and Then Following Corporate Litigation Readiness Measures for Purposes of FRCP 37(E) An evaluation of FRCP 37(e) necessarily entails examining key motion practice flash points that have arisen since the implementation of the rule. One of the most significant of these flash points is what constitutes "reasonable steps to preserve" relevant ESI.

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Legal Possession: What Does It Mean? Image

Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?

Thomas. C. Lambert & Steven Shackman

Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.

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Business Crimes Hotline

Juliet Gunev

Former Cognizant Technology COO Settles FCPA Case In Relation to India Office Construction Project

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Mitigating Lender Risk in Constructive Fraudulent Transfer Litigation Image

Mitigating Lender Risk in Constructive Fraudulent Transfer Litigation

Arthur Steinberg & Michael R. Handler

Lenders must carefully analyze the full ramifications of how best to approach the constructive fraudulent transfer issue when it emerges in their bankruptcy case.

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