The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr. | July 12, 2018
It is interesting for one who has practiced bankruptcy law for 35 years to observe that many issues adjudicated in 1983 continue to require judicial review in 2018.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Rebecca Rosenberger Smolen and Amy Neifeld Shkedy | July 2, 2018
Many local estate planning practitioners (including lawyers at our firm) prepare estate plans that include both a will and a revocable trust.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Gabrielle Glemann | June 28, 2018
On May 25, the Second Circuit upheld the New York district court's decision concluding that certain midstream gathering agreements were executory contracts, subject to rejection in a bankruptcy proceeding.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Francis J. Lawall and Michael J. Custer | June 14, 2018
Although broad, the Bankruptcy Code's discharge provisions for individual debtors are not without limits.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr. | June 6, 2018
Substantive consolidation is a procedure that can be implemented by a bankruptcy court to treat two or more debtors in bankruptcy as one entity by pooling the assets and claims of the entities, eliminating inter-company claims, and combining the creditors of the entities for purposes of voting and distribution on and under a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Ethan F. Abramowitz | June 1, 2018
As an attorney, dedicated to representing disabled professionals with individual disability insurance (IDI) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance matters, I am often in the unenviable position of informing clients of the deficiencies in their coverage.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jonathan W. Hugg | May 30, 2018
I recently attended the American Bar Association's annual institute on blockchain technology, digital currency, and ICOs (initial coin offerings). Some might view these new technologies as libertarian, even revolutionary.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Rudolph J. Di Massa Jr. and Catherine B. Heitzenrater | May 24, 2018
In a recent decision out of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia, a court analyzed the effect of a setoff effectuated between two governmental units in the 90 days prior to the filing of a husband and wife's bankruptcy case.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Joshua Horn and Jesse M. Harris | May 23, 2018
Many legal issues arise out of financing cannabis activities, not the least of which is whether a target property for a cannabis venture is mortgaged by a bank. The standard institutional mortgage contains language that allows the mortgagee to “call” the loan if the property is being used to conduct “illegal activity.”
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Joseph N. Frabizzio | May 21, 2018
As retirement approaches, a primary concern is most likely whether you have accumulated sufficient assets to provide for the life you envisioned after the end of your active career. For those who are fortunate enough to have a well-funded retirement, a secondary thought is what happens if my assets outlive me.
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