COVID-19 and Chapter 11: Suspension Orders and Their Impact on Creditors’ Rights

Journal Issue:

June 2020

Bankruptcy Code: 11 U.S.C. § 105, 305 Bankruptcy Rule:

Topic Tags:

Administrative Expense Claims, Claims, Court Administration, Executory Contracts/Leases, Covid19, Unsecured Trade Creditors

Nuts and Bolts of the Structured Dismissal of a Chapter 11 Case

Journal Issue:

May 2020

Bankruptcy Code: 305, 349, 1112 Bankruptcy Rule:

Topic Tags:

Administrative Expense Claims, Asset Sales, Claims, Bankruptcy Litigation, Creditors' Committee, Business Reorganization

When Collateral Is Gone, Can an Unsecured Secure Payment?

Journal Issue:

April 2020

Bankruptcy Code: 11 U.S.C. § 362, the Debtor and the Estate›Subchapter I - Creditors and Claims›502, the Debtor and the Estate›Subchapter III - The Estate›541, 509 Bankruptcy Rule:

Topic Tags:

Automatic Stay, Claims, Bankruptcy Litigation, Practice and Procedure, Unsecured Trade Creditors

Beware of Attempts to Loot § 503(b)(9) Expenses Through Preference Exposure

Journal Issue:

Jan 2020

Bankruptcy Code: 502, 503, 547 Bankruptcy Rule:

Topic Tags:

Administrative Expense Claims, Practice and Procedure

Unsecured Claim for Post-Petition Contractual Attorneys’ Fees? File It!

Journal Issue:

May 2019

Bankruptcy Code: 502, 506 Bankruptcy Rule:

Topic Tags:

Claims, Bankruptcy Litigation, Unsecured Trade Creditors

Post-Bankruptcy Compensation Standards for Receivers: Do Statutory Alternatives Make a Practical Difference?

Journal Issue:

Feb 2019

Bankruptcy Code: 101, 503, 543 Bankruptcy Rule:

Topic Tags:

Administrative Expense Claims, Claims, Bankruptcy Litigation, Practice and Procedure, Unsecured Trade Creditors

Blue Bell Creameries: Addressing the “Otherwise Unavoidable” Conundrum of the Plain Language in § 547(c)(4)(B)

Journal Issue:

Dec 2018

Bankruptcy Code: 547 Bankruptcy Rule:

Topic Tags:

Bankruptcy Litigation, Preferences, Business Reorganization, Turnaround Issues, Unsecured Trade Creditors

Rethinking Reclamation as a Trade Creditor Remedy

Journal Issue:

Oct 2018

Bankruptcy Code: 11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1532 Bankruptcy Rule:

Topic Tags:

Asset Sales, Claims, Bankruptcy Litigation

Avoiding Contract Divisibility to Get You Paid as an Unsecured

Journal Issue:

May 2018

Bankruptcy Code: 11 U.S.C. § 365 Bankruptcy Rule:

Topic Tags:

Bankruptcy Litigation, Executory Contracts/Leases, Plan Confirmation, Preferences, Business Reorganization

Is S-Corp Tax Status “Property”? Two Recent Decisions Considered

Journal Issue:

April 2018

Bankruptcy Code: 11 U.S.C. § 544, 11 U.S.C. § 548, 541, 549 Bankruptcy Rule:

Topic Tags:

Fraudulent Transfers