By Max Mitchell | August 21, 2024
"It has always been a concern for me and my judicial colleagues (as well as the bar) that there have been Chapter 11 cases in which a company's headquarters or significant facilities and operations were in New Jersey, but the filings were elsewhere."
By Max Mitchell | August 21, 2024
Exactly why the Garden State's bankruptcy court is increasingly being looked to for large bankruptcies is a multifactored question, but many point to the work of Chief Judge Michael Kaplan in helping the bench gain and spread a reputation for one that moves efficiently and effectively.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Corinne Ball | August 21, 2024
Beyond the precision that should be present in the pledge agreement, actually divesting control of a company may have unintended consequences.
Delaware Business Court Insider
By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | August 20, 2024
On Aug. 6, Bayard attorney Steven D. Adler spoke on an American Bankruptcy Institute Workshop (ABI) panel titled "Financial Distress/Good Faith."
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | August 19, 2024
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Edwardo Rodriguez of the Southern District of Texas issued an opinion on Friday sanctioning former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones to 7.5 hours of ethics-related continuing legal education.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Roe | August 19, 2024
As private credit gobbles up market share from broadly syndicated loans, law firms not already steeped in direct lending are building multifaceted practices to avoid losing restructuring work to better-positioned peers.
By Theresa A. Driscoll | August 15, 2024
Until now, a successful reorganization assumed the debtor could confirm a plan with nondebtor releases and injunctions based on less than full creditor consensus. Now that nonconsensual releases in Chapter 11 plans are no longer permitted, will debtors have a more difficult time obtaining a 105(a) injunction?
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Sarah J. Glasser | August 15, 2024
Steward Health touts itself as the largest private, tax-paying hospital operator in the country. With 33 community hospitals across nine states and…
National Law Journal | Commentary
By David Casazza, Elizabeth Kiernan and Addison Bennett | August 14, 2024
The Supreme Court's holding in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum ensures that insurers who have long been silenced in Chapter 11 proceedings will now be heard.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Roe | August 12, 2024
Kirkland's favorite bankruptcy destination appears off-limits for now, but competing firms haven't shied from the Southern District of Texas following a 2023 scandal.
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