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Purchasers' Ability to Preserve Tax Attributes in Context of ' 363 Sales
December 14, 2011
This article addresses a growing trend in bankruptcy sales whereby purchasers decline to effectuate an asset purchase under Bankruptcy Code ' 363, and instead, acquire the debtor's stock by sponsoring a reorganization plan designed to preserve valuable tax attributes.
Uncharted Courses
December 14, 2011
An in-depth discussion of American Airlines' recent Chapter 11 filing.
CDOs Are Less Bankruptcy Remote than You Thought
December 14, 2011
The recent decision of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey in <i>In re Zais Investment Grade Limited VII</i> took many holders of collateral debt obligations ("CDOs") by surprise.
On the Move
November 22, 2011
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Third Circuit Revives Committee's Deepening Insolvency and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims
November 22, 2011
In a recent opinion issued in the Chapter 11 case of <i>In re Lemington Home for the Aged</i>, the Third Circuit revived claims of breach of fiduciary duty and deepening insolvency against directors and officers of a nonprofit Pennsylvania corporation.
Successor Liability
November 22, 2011
An asset sale under section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code is becoming an increasingly popular mechanism to improve a company's financial condition as an alternative to a traditional plan of reorganization.
The Mighty Sword of PACA in Bankruptcy
November 22, 2011
Special creditor protection is not located in title 11 of the United States Code; instead, one needs to refer to 7 U.S.C. '' 499a through 499t in order to discover the special protections set forth for "claims" arising under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act ("PACA").
On the Move
October 20, 2011
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Projected Reform of German Insolvency Law
October 20, 2011
A large number of U.S. companies have investments in German entities. Should one of these German companies face a severe financial crisis, the U.S. shareholder must deal with German insolvency laws and procedures concerning its German subsidiary.
Selling to an LLC?
October 20, 2011
Late last fall, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a decision that surprised many business law observers and practitioners.

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