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Although 11 U.S.C. § 365(a) allows for rejection of executory contracts, determining whether a contract is, in fact, executory can be challenging. As illustrated by a recent Second Circuit case, whether an oil and gas gathering agreement can be fully rejected as an executory contract depends on the state law governing the dispute and the relationship of the covenants to real property.
I sometimes joke that “bankruptcy litigator” is an oxymoron because bankruptcy and litigation practice often seem fundamentally at odds.
Trustees and their counsel can breathe easier in the Fifth Circuit.
A Delaware Bankruptcy Court has held that litigants pursuing post-confirmation state law fraud claims against the trustees of a mass-tort litigation trust must first seek leave from the bankruptcy court that established the trust. In Smith v.
Over the past few years, U.S. regulatory agencies have significantly increased their exertion of authority to regulate virtual currencies as well as their enforcement efforts over cryptocurrency transactions. This is not surprising given the potential for and actual abuse of the cryptocurrency markets, as well as the volatility of such markets.
Bitcoin’s rise in popularity has disrupted many areas of commercial law.
Hosted by the Bankruptcy Litigation and Commercial Fraud Committees. This panel will explore whether and how far U.S. avoidance provisions might apply extraterritorially, and will discuss the challenges and pitfalls of alternate theories of recovery.
The Unsecured Trade Creditors Committee's May Tips of the Trade call featured Neil Steinkamp of Stout Risius Ross, LLC, who discussed the ordinary course of business defense in the context of preference analysis.
This May edition of the ABI Bankruptcy Litigation Committee Newsletter focused on bankruptcy litigation issues in energy sector restructurings. The newsletter featured an article exploring assumption and rejection of oil and gas conveyances, and an article discussing CERCLA liabilities in energy-related cases. Following publication of this newsletter, both authors hosted a call to discuss the issues explored in their articles. Click here to review the articles.
This session hosted by the Bankruptcy Litigation and Young and New Member Committees will focus on the limits of avoidance actions by bankruptcy trustees in Ponzi scheme cases, including arguments about the expansion of the look-back period to 10 years, trustee standing, clawbacks from noninvestor sources, in pari delicto and how trustees decide whom to sue.
This session hosted by the Bankruptcy Litigation and Young and New Member Committees will focus on the limits of avoidance actions by bankruptcy trustees in Ponzi scheme cases, including arguments about the expansion of the look-back period to 10 years, trustee standing, clawbacks from noninvestor sources, in pari delicto and how trustees decide whom to sue.
This panel will explore the nuts and bolts of bankruptcy appeals, taking into account the needs of one’s clients, examining the do’s and don’ts for an effective appeal, discussing the differences of appealing to the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel versus electing to proceed before the district court, the limits of appellate jurisdiction over interlocutory appeals, and addressing strategies for a successful appeal.
This panel will explore the nuts and bolts of bankruptcy appeals, taking into account the needs of one’s clients, examining the do’s and don’ts for an effective appeal, discussing the differences of appealing to the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel versus electing to proceed before the district court, the limits of appellate jurisdiction over interlocutory appeals, and addressing strategies for a successful appeal.
The Bankruptcy Litigation Committee recently hosted a conference call discussing the latest articles in their newsletter (which primarily focus on electronic discovery issues). Authors of the Newsletter articles were available to discuss their articles and a wide range of topics, including the increasing role of metadata in bankruptcy and e-discovery obligations that may arise in connection with asset purchases.
Authors of the Bankruptcy Litigation Committee's most recent newsletter hosted a call to discuss their topic, mediation of bankruptcy disputes.
During this informative call, the Newsletter Editors for the Mediation and Bankruptcy Litigation committees briefly disucssed the results of their joint survey concerning views about mediation. Ed Dobbs then lead a substansive discussion on mediation ethics. Click here to view the results of the survey and the outline provided by Mr. Dobbs that were published in a recent newsletter.
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