By Ryan Preston Dahl, Leonard Klingbaum, Stephen Iacovo, and Tessa Ptucha (Ropes & Gray LLP) Judge Isgur’s recent …
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FTX’d: Conflicting Public and Private Interests in Chapter 11
By Professor Jonathan C. Lipson (Temple University- James E. Beasley School of Law) and Professor David A. Skeel (University of …
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The Legal Anomaly of Non-Recourse Financing
By Professor Steven Schwarcz (Duke University School of Law) and Christina Trepczynski (Duke University School of Law JD …
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Against Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy by Another Name
Editor's Note: As the Supreme Court considers the bankruptcy of Purdue Pharma and whether the nonconsensual nondebtor releases …
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One Step Ahead: Restructuring Considerations in an Uncertain Economic Climate
By Lisa M. Schweitzer and Thomas Kessler (Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP) At the end of 2023, economic indicators …
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Bankruptcy’s Turn to Market Value
By Professor Mark Roe (Harvard Law School) and Professor Michael Simkovic (USC Gould School of Law) Many lawyers viewed …
SPAC Bankruptcies
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Chapter 11 Restructurings of Latin American Energy Companies
By Richard Cooper, Luke Barefoot, and Jack Massey (Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP) Recent volatility in the global …
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Institutional Capture: Why We’re Overdue for a New Bankruptcy Act
By Jessica Graham (Harvard Law School) Injustice does not exist only in matters of civil rights, human dignity, and economic …
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How Do Bankruptcy Grifters Destroy Value in Mass Tort Settlements? In re Purdue Pharma as a Bargaining Failure
By Jason Jia-Xi Wu (Harvard Law School '23) Bankruptcy has become the endgame of mass tort litigation. Increasingly, …
New York Bankruptcy Court Raises the Cost of Keeping Funded Debt: Debtor Needs to Pay Default Interest Rate in Reinstatement of Accelerated Debt
By Adam C. Rogoff, Nancy M. Bello, and Gabriel Eisenberger (Kramer Levin LLP) The interplay between reinstatement of funded …
[Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Series] Oral Argument Summary + Thoughts
Editor's Note: On December 4, 2023, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy. The Bankruptcy …
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Purdue Pharma Supreme Court Decision: Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable and Reorg Podcast
By Professors Ralph Brubaker (University of Illinois College of Law), Anthony Casey (University of Chicago Law School), and …
[Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Series] Respondent Briefs (Respondent and pro-release parties)
Editor’s Note: On December 4, 2023, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral argument in the bankruptcy case of Purdue Pharma …
[Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Series] Petitioner Briefs (US Trustee and other anti-release parties)
Editor’s Note: On December 4, 2023, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral argument in the bankruptcy case of Purdue Pharma …
The Administrative State in Bankruptcy
By Professor Jared Ellias (Harvard Law School) and Professor George Triantis (Stanford Law School) Bankruptcy is becoming …
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Loan-to-Own 2.0
By Professor Robert Miller (University of South Dakota, Knudson School of Law) The rise of convertible debtor-in-possession …
[Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Series] The Rule of the Deal: Bankruptcy Bargains and Other Misnomers and Sorting Bugs and Features of Mass Tort Bankruptcy
Editor's Note: On August 10, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear the appeal of the bankruptcy of Purdue …
[Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Series] Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee Hearing on “Evading Accountability: Corporate Manipulation of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy”: A Recap
Editor's Note: On August 10, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear the appeal of the bankruptcy of …
[Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Series] Are Third-Party Releases Proper?
Editor's Note: On August 10, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear the appeal of the bankruptcy of Purdue …
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