The authors identify some practical "watch out for's" when attempting to restructure a CRE entity against the backdrop of today's unprecedented market conditions.

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Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.

Salaries in the equipment finance sector remained largely unchanged in 2009, while total compensation declined across functions within the industry, according to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association's 2010 Equipment Finance Compensation Survey.

In Part One of this article, the authors explored two recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases for the Chicago Cubs and the Texas Rangers. The conclusion herein discusses the Chapter 11 experience of the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes.

The Canadian Province of New Brunswick recently brought into force a new Cost of Credit Disclosure Act and New Brunswick Regulation 2010-104 under the Cost of Credit Disclosure Act. The provisions of the Act and the Regulation change significantly the disclosure requirements applicable in New Brunswick.

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The Dodd-Frank Act greatly increases rating agencies' potential liability under the securities laws. One impact is almost certain: In the future, rating agencies are unlikely to fare as well in the courts as they have in the past.

Recently, in <i>In re TOUSA Inc.</i> and <i>In re Capmark Fin. Group Inc.</i>, secured lenders have received, as part of their adequate protection package, the right to obtain principal paydowns during a bankruptcy case.

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A federal appeals court on Oct. 20 granted the government's emergency motion for a temporary stay of a worldwide injunction barring enforcement of "don't ask, don't tell," the military's ban on openly gay service members.