With
Eunjin Lee,
Hugh McDonald
The Second Circuit's recent Momentive decision, In re MPM Silicones, LLC, Case Nos. 15-1771, 15-1682 & 15-1824 (2d Cir. Oct. 20, 2017), contained some good news and bad news...
With
Richard E. Hagerty,
Meghan Wells
The U.S. Supreme Court has approved changes to the Federal Bankruptcy Rules that, if they become effective, will result in important alterations to the filing of proofs of claim by residential mortgage...
With
Stephen S. Roach
The Sixth Circuit held that a bank does not have "dominion and control" over funds deposited at the bank that its borrower later withdrew or the government seized
With
Meghan Wells
The Eleventh Circuit held that when a debtor knows of a lender's security interest and the debtor moves the lender's collateral for personal gain...
With
Brett Goodman
The Seventh Circuit rendered an opinion in FTI Consulting, Inc. v. Merit Management Group, LP,1 holding that a transfer is not protected by the safe harbor provision of section 546(e)...
With
Brett Goodman
On March 28, 2016, in the latest of a series of decisions the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a decision adverse to private equity funds...
With
Hugh McDonald
While bankruptcy filings have been down this past year, the number of decisions of interest for the banking and finance industries continues to remain steady.
With
Benjamin Carlsen
The Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed the decision of a supermajority of lenders to sell a loan back to a borrower at a substantial discount without a minority lender’s consent.
With
Douglas Ernst
This Order (Mandate) terminated the litigation brought by the Adelphia Recovery Trust against the Prestige Defendants that spanned three different federal courts over ten years.
