Fraudulent Transfers

Stablecoin: Yet Another Layer of Cryptocurrency Complexity

Sept 2019

To Release or Not to Release That Guaranty, That Is the Question

August 2019

Fifth Circuit Muses on the Split over Pleading Standards for Fraudulent Schemes

Fifth Circuit generally holds that heightened pleading standards in Rule 9(b) do not apply to claims that don’t rely on fraudulent activity, even though the overall scheme may be fraudulent.

Texas Supreme Court to Rule on the ‘Futility’ Defense to a Fraudulent Transfer

Having previously made an ‘Erie’ guess finding no good faith defense to a fraudulent transfer, the Fifth Circuit now certifies the issue to the Texas Supreme Court.

Discretionary Bonuses Are Not Per Se Fraudulent Transfers

Discretionary bonuses by an insolvent employer are not automatically fraudulent transfers, Judge Silverstein says.

Judges’ Roundtable: Selected Current Topics

Runnymede Capital Management: When a Transfer Is Truly a Transfer

June 2019

Reducing Litigation Risk Through Transaction Independence: Takeaways from Tribune’s Two-Step LBO

June 2019

Final Orders Allowed in Preference Suits Against Defendants Who Didn’t File Claims

Following dicta in Bellingham, Judge Collins finds no power to enter a final order in a fraudulent transfer suit against a defendant who did not consent.

American Crime Stories: Unusual Fraudulent Conveyances, Insider Transactions and Outright Fraud