A few weeks ago in In re S. White Transportation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit permitted a secured creditor that had indisputably received notice of the debtor’s chapter 11 case, but took no steps to
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“Girls Gone Wild” Chapter 11 Case – [Insert Joke Here]
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GGW LLC and its affiliates (“GGW”), which produce and distribute the soft core pornography videos known as “Girls Gone Wild”, recently filed for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The filing follows years of legal troubles for the company’s
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Absolute Priority Rule Absolutism? Strict Interpretation of Bankruptcy Code Cramdown Provisions Nearly Causes Hawker Beechcraft Plan Confirmation to Skid Along the Runway
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By nearly any measure, the Chapter 11 cases of Hawker Beechcraft and its affiliates (the “Debtors”) stand as a significant success. The cases began as a standalone reorganization predicated upon a restructuring support agreement (the “RSA”) among the Debtors’ senior lenders
A Messy Break-Up But a Clean Divorce: Dewey LeBoeuf Avoids Litigation Morass of Most Law Firm Bankruptcy Cases
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Large law firm failures typically produce lengthy and litigious bankruptcy cases. A frustrated lawyer in one such case succinctly described the essential problem: “the assets walk, talk and, worst of all, have their own counsel.” To the inherent tensions and creditor
Not Required, But Still Appropriate – Judge Glenn Appoints Examiner in ResCap
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The chapter 11 case of mortgage lender and servicer Residential Capital, LLC (“ResCap”) is fascinating on a number of levels. Its parent company, Ally Financial, Inc. (“AFI”), hopes to use ResCap’s bankruptcy to extricate itself from potential liabilities arising from the
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NewPage – A Good Old Fashioned Free-Fall Chapter 11 Case
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Last week’s Chapter 11 filing by NewPage Corporation, a company with assets and liabilities in the billions of dollars, stands as a relative rarity in the current restructuring environment. Running contrary to the “new normal” in larger restructurings,
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Los Angeles Dodgers Chapter 11 – Can They Get Kirk Gibson Admitted Pro Hac in Delaware?
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Keeping Pace With Chapter 11’s “New Normal”
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I am serving this year on the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of Corporate Renewal, published by the Turnaround Management Association and available to all TMA members. My guest editor’s column for the June issue, "Keeping Pace With Chapter
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The Dog That Didn’t Bark – Second Circuit’s Opinion in DBSD North America Disallows Gifting, But Is Silent on Cramdown of Secured Creditor
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As discussed in previous posts on this site, back in December the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a summary order that reversed the bankruptcy court’s confirmation of the reorganization plan (the “Plan”) of DBSD North America, f/k/a ICO
Second Circuit Affirms Unfavorable Plan Treatment of Senior Secured Creditor in DBSD North America
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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a summary order this week upholding the aggressively unfavorable treatment of a senior secured creditor under the reorganization plan (the “Plan”) of DBSD North America, f/k/a ICO North America (“DBSD”). (The Second Circuit upheld