The Overstated Absolute Priority Rule
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Symposium Panel: Are We Ready for the Next Financial Crisis
On October 30, 2015, Richard Squire of Fordham University School of Law, Eric Grossman…
Alibaba and the Minimal Impact of the Largest IPO Ever
On Friday, September 19, people from Beijing to New York could be seen celebrating…
Vultures Beware: Fisker’s Potential Implications for Distressed Debt Investors
Chances are you have heard about the international showdown that took place this summer between…
New York’s No Compensation Rule on Law Partnership Fee Matters: Balancing Partners’ Fiduciary Duties to Each Other with Their Duties to Clients
A recent surge in law firm insolvencies has revealed unaddressed questions in New York Partnership…
Fifth Circuit Affirms Important Decision in International Bankruptcy Law Disallowing Non-Debtor Discharge
Several months ago, we covered a U.S bankruptcy court’s denial of comity to Vitro S.A.B.…
A (Brief) Examination of Examiners in Chapter 11
Marathon Asset Management recently requested the appointment of an examiner in the American Airlines bankruptcy…
Dewey & LeBoeuf Bankruptcy: The Partner Contribution Plan
In May of 2012, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP filed for bankruptcy. After sustaining itself for…
The Presidential Blame Game
When something around you breaks, there is one universal response: “I didn’t do it.” Whether…
A Cross-Border Insolvency Showdown: Vitro’s Mexican Restructuring Plan Denied Comity in U.S. Bankruptcy Court
By: Ramona Ortega In a rare event, the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of…