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<b><i>A Public Relations Case Study</b></i><p>It's a story as old as time: A matter of the heart becomes a matter of revenge, power, and money for a scorned lover. Regardless of the reason, when an organization is pushed into bankruptcy, it requires an attention to detail, creativity, and compassion for how scary the term “bankruptcy” is for most people.
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Bankruptcy “does not constitute a per se breach of contract and does not excuse performance by the other party in the absence of some further indication that the [debtor] either cannot, or does not, intend to perform,” held the Supreme Court of Connecticut in a lengthy opinion on Nov. 21, 2017. This article presents an analysis of the ruling.
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<b><i>Lessons Learned From </i>In re FPMI Solutions Inc.</b><p>There are litanies of potential pitfalls for companies that file for bankruptcy without strictly following the requirements of federal or state employment laws. This article discusses the requirements and how to meet them.
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When a corporation determines to file for Chapter 11 protection, questions concerning the status of existing labor and employment agreements and viability of employee claims immediately arise. Indeed, there are litanies of potential pitfalls for companies that file for bankruptcy without strictly following the requirements of federal or state employment laws.
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<b><i>Serving Two Masters</i></b><p>This article examines two recent cases, and suggests practices that lenders to BREs can use to reduce the risk of a debtor bankruptcy without compromising the policies underlying bankruptcy and corporate laws.
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Substantive non-consolidation opinion letters have long been a regular "check-the-box" item in large commercial real estate transactions. While substantive consolidation jurisprudence has not changed materially over the past decade, these opinion letters should not be treated lightly by borrowers or their counsel.
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On Oct. 20, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. v. BOKF, NA (In re MPM Silicones, L.L.C. "MPM")…
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<b><i>Lessons Learned From In Re FPMI Solutions Inc.</i></b><p>When a corporation determines to file for Chapter 11 protection, questions concerning the status of existing labor and employment agreements and viability of employee claims immediately arise. Indeed, there are litanies of potential pitfalls for companies that file for bankruptcy without strictly following the requirements of federal or state employment laws.
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<b><i>A New Option for Resource-Strapped Bankruptcy Estates</i></b><p>Despite third-party litigation funding's explosive growth, corporate restructuring/insolvency practitioners in the U.S. are not yet frequent participants in such arrangements. Yet litigation funding could be especially beneficial to provide a new source of capital for otherwise asset-starved estates.
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For over a decade now, the Bankruptcy Code has granted a priority of payment with regard to creditor claims for goods received by the debtor in the 20 days before bankruptcy. A creditor merely needs to demonstrate that the debtor "received" the goods within the prescribed pre-bankruptcy interval, and its claim attains priority as an administrative expense. Ah, but therein lies the rub.