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Streamlined Small Business Reorganizations Under Subchapter V: Concepts and Early Decisions

Benchnotes March 2021

March 2021

Subchapter V Trustees Are Entitled to ‘Reasonable’ Compensation Without a “Cap”

Section 326(b) could have been (incorrectly) read to mean that non-standing subchapter V trustees are not entitled to compensation.

Small Business Reorganization Act: Implementation and Trends

Jan 2021

It Ain’t Over ’Til It’s Over: Identifying and Addressing Issues Arising at the End of Chapter 13 Cases

Case Law Update (2020 Midwestern Virtual Bankruptcy Institute)

Tenth Circuit Strictly Reads Section 326(a) Regarding a Trustee’s Right to Compensation

Successful liquidation doesn’t automatically mean maximum compensation.

Ninth Circuit BAP Applies Taggart to Violations of the Automatic Stay

Taggart left open the question of whether the ‘no objectively reasonable basis’ standard for discharge violations also applies to contempt of the automatic stay.

Client-Focused Management of Expectations for Legal Fees in Large Chapter 11 Cases

Final Report of the ABI Consumer Commission