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Spinning Off an Underperforming Division
November 02, 2014
Spin-offs have become a common way for corporations to address underperforming assets. However, if the newly spun-off company runs into financial difficulties, it can be, and often is, second-guessed by creditors and lawsuits can follow.
Employee Noncompete Agreements
November 02, 2014
Due to the low number of reported cases addressing the treatment of noncompete agreements in bankruptcy sales and abundance of conflicting precedents across different states, it is important for attorneys and their clients to anticipate and address these issues early in the bankruptcy sale process.
In the Spotlight: Dealing with Stub Rent After <i>In re Oreck</i>
October 02, 2014
A bankruptcy judge recently held that lessors of a debtor's corporate headquarters were not entitled to administrative expense priority under 11 U.S.C. ' 365(d)(3) for 25 days of unpaid "stub rent" for the period between the Chapter 11 petition and the first post-petition rent payment. A look at <I> In re Oreck</I>/
Bankruptcy Rule 2004
October 02, 2014
Rule 2004 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (Bankruptcy Rule 2004) is a crucial pre-litigation discovery tool to investigate potential Avoidance Actions ' causes of action under Chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Over-Secured Lenders and Requests for Payment of Attorneys' Fees and Other Charges
October 02, 2014
The Fifth Circuit recently reaffirmed the long-established rule that an over-secured lender's legal and other fees are subject to court approval as reasonable under section 506(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
Managing Credit During and After Divorce
October 02, 2014
All the steps to keeping your clients financially healthy, during and after divorce.
Planning a Smooth Chapter 11 Distribution Process
October 02, 2014
Companies seeking relief under Chapter 11 often have complex and intriguing issues to address. Sometimes, there is a failure to give proper attention and planning to the end goal: distribution. From a disbursing agent's perspective, some of these are important for establishing a structure to easily administer distribution, and these are the focus of this article.
On the Move
September 02, 2014
Who's doing what; who's going where.
The Continuing Evolution of the Basis for Equitable Subordination
September 02, 2014
In June, the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York issued a 168-page post-trial opinion determining that it would equitably subordinate the claims of SP Special Opportunities LLC against LightSquared. The court reserved for later determination the amount to be equitably subordinated.
Law Firm Clients Defeat Bankruptcy Trustees in New York Court of Appeals
September 02, 2014
The New York Court of Appeals, in response to questions certified by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, recently held that "pending hourly fee matters are not [a dissolved law firm's] 'property' or 'unfinished business'" under New York's Partnership Law.

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