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Hidden Issues in Balance Sheets
July 26, 2013
Attorneys for creditors and debtors, and bankruptcy judges, are making recommendations or decisions based on only cursory consideration of potentially misleading balance sheets.
The DOJ's New Fee Application Guidelines
July 26, 2013
In response to perceived excesses in the bankruptcy compensation process, the United States Trustee Program recently introduced new fee application guidelines for qualifying engagements.
The Evolving Landscape of Distressed Bank Restructurings
July 25, 2013
Although actual failures appear to have declined, the FDIC's list of nearly 700 "problem" banks reveals that the problem of inadequate bank capitalization and the need for restructuring remains strong.
COMI Maybe
June 21, 2013
COMI (center of main interests) becomes a challenge when a debtor ' whether company or individual ' is effectively multi-national, an increasingly common circumstance.
Defalcation Defined
June 21, 2013
A recent Supreme Court ruling means that all prior lower court decisions addressing the mental state requirement for defalcation have little or no precedential value.
Secured Lender's Loss of Possessory Lien Affirmed
June 21, 2013
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) for the Eighth Circuit recently held that a lender "lost its possessory lien when it turned the Debtor's account funds over to the Trustee <I>without first seeking adequate protection."</I>
In Pari Delicto Not a Bar to a Bankruptcy Trustee's Recovery
May 24, 2013
Bankruptcy trustees are particularly susceptible to in pari delicto</I> when pursuing certain claims against third parties, as the debtor's own culpability may bar recovery.
When Worlds Collide
May 24, 2013
The first part of this article discussed the collision of the bankruptcy and public finance worlds, and the damage caused to bondholders and their respective professionals. The discussion concludes herein with a look at two additional rulings.
The Evolution of New Value Plans
May 24, 2013
A recent decision by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, <I>In re Castleton Plaza, LP</I>, has put into question the application of the new value corollary in future Chapter 11 cases.
Recovery of Make-Whole Premiums
May 02, 2013
Earlier this year, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York added to the debate on alender's right to recover a make-whole premium as part of its allowed claim in a bankruptcy case.

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