By Professor Vincent S.J. Buccola (University of Chicago Law School) and Professor Greg Nini (LeBow College of Business at Drexel …
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Beyond Traditional Financing: Exploring Equity-Linked DIP Strategies in WeWork and Enviva
By Shana A. Elberg, Moshe S. Jacob, and Bram A. Strochlic (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP) 2024 saw a rise in …
Getting to Yes: The Role of Coercion in Debt Renegotiations
By Professor Vince Buccola (University of Chicago Law School) and Professor Marcel Kahan (New York University School of …
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D&O Policy Coverage: Specificity Matters in Bankruptcy Context
By Charles Dale and Nathan Lander (Proskauer Rose LLP) A recent Texas bankruptcy court decision In re Walker County Hospital …
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When Defamation Comes to Bankruptcy Court
By Professor Christopher D. Hampson (University of Florida Levin College of Law) Shortly after Alex Jones and Rudy Giuliani …
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Boston Generating: Second Circuit Triples Down on Its Holding that Transfers Made Under Securities Contracts Are Safe Harbored in Bankruptcy if the Debtor-Transferee is a Customer of a Financial Institution
By Dan T. Moss, Daniel J. Merrett, and Ben Rosenblum (Jones Day) Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code’s “safe harbor” …
The Gift of Exit Financing
By Professor Robert W. Miller (University of South Dakota, Knudson School of Law) Hostile restructurings have spilled over …
Inconvenient Bankruptcy Appeals
By Michael Cook (Schulte Roth & Zabel) Too many district courts and bankruptcy appellate panels (BAPs) have been refusing …
Creditor Coalitions in Bankruptcy
By Professor Jing-Zhi Huang, Professor Stefan Lewellen, and Professor Zhe Wang (Pennsylvania State University) Bankruptcy is …
Novel Issues in the Crypto Bankruptcy Cluster
By Jane VanLare and Jack Massey (Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP) The past two years have seen a cluster of …
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Absolute Priority, Relative Priority, and Valuation Uncertainty in Bankruptcy
By Mark J. Roe (Harvard Law School) & Michael Simkovic (USC Gould School of Law) Bankruptcy reformers advocate …
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Judge Rules SPAC Trust Account Sacred for Public Shareholders and Not Property of the Estate
Editor's Note: This will be the HLS BRT's last post of the semester and we look forward to resuming posts in late January 2025. …
BRT Book Corner: Unjust Debts; The Financial Restructuring Tool Set
Editor's Note: The Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable is excited to bring readers the first entry in a new semi-annual …
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Opting into opting out: Due process and opt-out releases
By Marshall S. Huebner and Kate Somers (Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP) Since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling …
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Does Global Insolvency Law Affect Cross-border Capital Flows?
By Professor Yeejin Jang (School of Banking and Finance, University of New South Wales, Sydney), Jenny Jihyun Tak (School of …
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Corporate Transparency Act: Are Bankruptcy Trustees and Court Appointed Receivers Obligated to File Beneficial Ownership Information Reports with FINCEN on Behalf of Debtor Entities?
By Mark Wisniewski* (Berger Singerman) The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires both domestic and foreign reporting …
Equity for Intermediaries: The Resolution of Financial Firms in Bankruptcy and Bank Resolution
By Professor Edward J. Janger (Brooklyn Law School) Professor Edward J. Janger This Essay considers the role of bankruptcy …
Bankruptcy Court Frowns on SmileDirect’s Dismissal Request
By Timothy Q. Karcher, David M. Hillman, Vincent Indelicato, and Charles A. Dale (Proskauer Rose LLP) There is a growing …
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Everyone is Talking About Bankruptcy Directors
By Professor Robert W. Miller (University of South Dakota, Knudson School of Law) The proliferation of bankruptcy directors …
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Changes to Confirmed “Toggle” Chapter 11 Plan Required No Additional Disclosure and Voting Where Creditors’ Rights Not Materially and Adversely Affected
By Mark A. Cody (Jones Day) This article was originally published in Practical Guidance. The views and opinions set forth …