Your corporate client is concerned about its intellectual property. The client is both a licensor and licensee of various patents, copyrights, and trademarks. Your client wants to understand what happens if the licensor or licensee of one of its intellectual property...
Learn more about the impacts of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) on bankruptcy proceedings, and in particular on small business debtors. The newly enacted amendments make important temporary changes to certain provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including...
You are suddenly served with a motion filed by the U.S. Trustee for appointment of a Chapter 11 Trustee in a complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding you are involved in. You spent months prior to the bankruptcy filing negotiating directly with the debtor’s...
Large, complex Chapter 11 filings are on the rise and are expected to pick up pace this year. This means an increase in the number of clients calling your office asking how they should get involved in a bankruptcy proceeding to best protect their interests if one...
It's a new year. Did you know that just before the 2021 Times Square ball dropped, certain bankruptcy filing fees increased? Be sure to stay up to date on these new filing fees, fees in Chapter 11, Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. READ NOW Related Content ...
Your bank client is ready and willing to lend funds as part of a commercial real estate transaction. However, the lender wants to protect against the risk that the borrower subsequently files for bankruptcy and is substantively consolidated with the borrower’s...
Landlords have repeatedly heard the same tale throughout this pandemic—their retail tenants have filed Chapter 11. Since the pandemic, bankruptcy courts are currently allowing these retail debtors to defer rent payments for months. Your client—a landlord...
During the past few economic downturns, one of the most common refrains has been the expected boom of corporate and individual bankruptcies. The downturn brought about by COVID-19 was no exception. If we were to use news headlines as our barometer, predictions...
It’s not exactly litigation; it’s not exactly contract negotiation. Bankruptcy practice is a unique beast, and for that reason, some lawyers don’t even consider it as a potential area of practice. But those lawyers could be turning away from an...
If you’re a law firm leader seeking to expand your firm’s practice areas, you’re not alone. Many firms are in the same boat and may be seeking other practice areas that present growth opportunities. An economic downturn, combined with a retail...
This client alert discusses the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on companies that may now need to restructure or file for bankruptcy. COVID-19 has already led to bankruptcy and insolvency filings in different industries, including the drug, retail, airline...