By Marshall S. Huebner and Marc J. Tobak (Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP) [Editor's Note: The authors, along with other …
Balancing Debtor and Creditors’ Interests in Bankruptcy Reorganization Proceedings: Best Practices for the Procedural Design of Claims’ Classification
By Anaïs Alle (Harvard Law School, L.L.M. 2022) Reorganization proceedings, in contrast to liquidation sales, constitute a …
Roundup: Ultra Petroleum and Contractual Make-Wholes
The Fifth Circuit held in October of this year in In re Ultra Petroleum Corp., 51 F.4th 138 (5th Cir. 2022) that a contractual …
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[Texas Two-Step and the Future of Mass Tort Bankruptcy Series] A Different Look at Sec. 548 and Concluding Thoughts
Note: This is the eighth in a series of posts on the Texas Two-Step, the bankruptcy of LTL Management, and the future of mass tort …
The Fee Hike Dilemma: The U.S. Supreme Court Resolves Fee Dispute and Holds Fee Hike Unconstitutional
By Brigid K. Ndege (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP) and Christian Conway (Clark Hill PLC) Parties have long …
The Unwritten Law of Corporate Reorganizations
Note: The Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable is pleased to resume regular weekly posts for the academic year. By Douglas G. …
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Who’s Down with OCC(‘s Definition of “Banks”)?
By Matthew A. Bruckner (Howard University School of Law) The number and importance of fintech companies, such as Venmo, …
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Third-Party Releases Under Continued Fire in E.D. Va. Decision
By Adam C. Harris, Douglas S. Mintz, Abbey Walsh, and Kelly (Bucky) Knight (Schulte Roth & Zabel) Earlier …
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“A Bitter Result”: Purdue Pharma, a Sackler Bankruptcy Filing, and Improving Monetary and Nonmonetary Recoveries in Mass Tort Bankruptcies
By William Organek (Harvard Law School) Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, filed for bankruptcy in 2019 to resolve …
[Texas Two-Step and the Future of Mass Tort Bankruptcy Series] The Texas Two-Step: The Code Says it’s a Transfer
By Mark Roe and William Organek (Harvard Law School) Note: This is the seventh in a series of posts on the Texas Two-Step, the …
[Texas Two-Step and the Future of Mass Tort Bankruptcy Series] The Texas Two-Step and Mandatory Non-Opt-Out Settlement Powers
By Ralph Brubaker (University of Illinois College of Law) Note: This is the sixth in a series of posts on the Texas Two-Step, the …
[Texas Two-Step and the Future of Mass Tort Bankruptcy Series] Is the Texas Two-Step a Proper Chapter 11 Dance?
By David Skeel (University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School) Note: This is the fifth in a series of posts on the Texas Two-Step, …
[Texas Two-Step and the Future of Mass Tort Bankruptcy Series] A Qualified Defense of Divisional Mergers
By Anthony Casey and Joshua Macey (University of Chicago Law School) Note: This is the fourth in a series of posts on the Texas …
[Texas Two-Step and the Future of Mass Tort Bankruptcy Series] Vertical Forum Shopping in Bankruptcy
By Jonathan C. Lipson (Temple University-Beasley School of Law) Note: This is the second in a series of posts on the Texas Two …
Due Process Alignment in Mass Restructurings
By Sergio J. Campos (University of Miami School of Law) and Samir D. Parikh (Lewis & Clark Law School) Mass tort …
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Aviation Chapter 11 Cases Take Flight
By Kelly DiBlasi and Jason George (Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP) Increased competition, rising fuel costs, and the …
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Mitigating Rejection of Midstream Agreements in Bankruptcy
By David H. Sweeney, Jason P. Rubin, and Laura P. Warrick (Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP), with Practical Law Oil & …
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Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee Hearing on the “Texas Two-Step”: A Recap
By Amelia S. Ricketts (Harvard Law School) and Jin Lee (Harvard Law School) On February 8, 2022, the Senate Subcommittee on …