As we have been discussing in prior updates, the bankruptcy case of Celsius Network LLC is reaching an important milestone as most creditors now have the ability to vote on the Plan of Reorganization proposed by the Debtors (the "Plan"). Assuming that the Plan is approved, which we are expecting it will be, the Court has scheduled a hearing to confirm the Plan on October 2, 2023. Barring any unforeseen hurdles or objections to confirmation, [...]
In a scholarly, comprehensive and lengthy opinion written by one of the Southern District of New York's most recently appointed Bankruptcy Judges, the issue of whether the reinstatement of defaulted and accelerated debt requires the payment of default-rate interest and fees was answered in the affirmative, undoubtedly to the delight of lenders everywhere. In In re Golden Seahorse LLC,1 the owner of the world's tallest Holiday Inn hotel located in downtown Manhattan filed a plan of reorganization in [...]
Three years have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic reached the United States and its effects are still being felt today. Even though lockdown measures have largely disappeared and many workers have returned to the office, flexible work has become a fixture in the workplace. The shift to remote and more flexible work arrangements have impacted many segments of the economy, perhaps most directly, commercial real estate companies. The rise of remote work has reduced demand [...]