January 13, 2021

Closing the Door on Bankruptcy With Bankruptcy Remote Entities

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...
December 18, 2020

Bankrupt Tenants Give Landlords the Holiday Season Blues

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...
December 03, 2020

Five Tips for Bankruptcy Lawyers Whose Practices Are Not Booming During an Economic Downturn

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...
July 09, 2020

Four Reasons to Represent Creditors in Commercial Bankruptcies

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...
May 22, 2020

Want to Expand Your Small Firm? Explore the Bankruptcy Practice Area

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...
March 19, 2020

Coronavirus Impact on Restructuring and Bankruptcy: Client Alert Digest

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...