Bankruptcy Law News and Insights

In this series, we look at how various payment rights are treated in bankruptcy. A summary like this could not possibly address every right that might arise in any given bankruptcy case. We have omitted several of the Bankruptcy Code's more esoteric legal protections and exceptions that arise in specific...

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Subchapter V was part of the Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA),which became law in February. It created a more streamlined and less expensive Chapter 11 reorganization path for small business debtors, and it has the potential to help small businesses reorganize and survive during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Chapter 11,...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has created1 significant financial distress for many businesses and there have been a number of bankruptcy filings recently,2 with more likely on the horizon. As a result, there is likely to be an increase in acquisitions of companies or assets out of bankruptcy. 3 Companies considering bankruptcy sale-transactions need to...

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