Uniform Commercial Code/Article 9

A Lender Can’t Have a Lien on Avoidance Actions, District Judge Says

Just because an avoidance action is prepetition property under Section 541(a)(1) doesn’t mean that a lender can have a lien on the avoidance action as a general intangible, district judge says in affirming Bankruptcy Judge Thad Collins.

Gone with the Wind (Energy): The Transferability of Production Tax Credits and the Implications for Secured Lenders in Bankruptcy

Sept 2025

Maintaining Private-Equity Involvement and Funding When Their Initial Investment Is Underwater

Aug 2025

Secured Transactions in Bankruptcy

The Legal Treatment of Merchant Cash Advances

Aug 2025

Paving the Way: Proposed Changes to Bring Certainty to UCC Article 9 Sales

April 2025

Benchnotes March 2025

March 2025

Without Levy, a Recorded Judgment Lien Is Unperfected in Some States

In New Jersey, a trustee’s hypothetical judicial lien has priority over a judgment lien if the judgment lienholder has not made a levy on the property.

Alternatives to Bankruptcy, Including Receiverships and ABCs

A Judgment Lien Isn’t Created by Filing a UCC Financing Statement, Judge Furay Says

To obtain a judgment lien, filing a UCC financing statement is no substitute for docketing a judgment.