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Post date: Thursday, November 04, 2021
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Austin Alexander

On June 28, 2021, a bipartisan bill was presented in the U.S. House of Representatives to amend 28 U.S.C. § 1408, the bankruptcy venue statute. The Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2021, H.R.

Post date: Thursday, November 04, 2021

11 U.S.C. § 1183(b)(7) tells us that “[t]he trustee shall ...

Post date: Friday, June 18, 2021

Since the passage of the modern version of the Bankruptcy Code in 1978, chapter 11 has been used as a tool by debtors to address mass litigation liabilities.

Post date: Friday, June 18, 2021
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Salene Mazur Kraemer

On March 29, 2021, in In re BK Technologies Inc.,[1] newly appointed Chief Bankruptcy Judge McKay Mignault dismissed the first Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA) case filed in West Virginia due to a lack of a realistic ability to reorganize and the debtor’s bad faith.

Post date: Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Insolvency professionals have limited options to consider when counseling small business clients in financial distress who wish to continue operating their business. On the federal level, practitioners may choose to file a traditional chapter 11 reorganization or a small business bankruptcy under subchapter V.

Post date: Wednesday, March 24, 2021
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Sameer M. Alifarag

It is now widely known that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic changed society for a variety of industries, whom either have deteriorated significantly or now cease to exist.

Post date: Wednesday, March 24, 2021
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Gil Hopenstand

A local group of bankruptcy judges and insolvency professionals has published recommendations for ways that the U.S.

Post date: Wednesday, March 24, 2021
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Adam J. Ruttenberg

The new year brings several changes to bankruptcy practice through the enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), which augments the CARES Act by expanding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), adding stimulus programs and installing coronavirus relief valves for troubled sectors of the economy.[1] Those relief valv

Post date: Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Co-Chair Corner: Year in Review

Post date: Tuesday, January 12, 2021

The hotel industry has suffered significantly since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Occupancy rates for hotels in urban areas in August 2020 were down to 38% compared to 89% in August 2019.[1] Many hotels, particularly those in New York, were forced to furlough staff in response to local requirements and economic pressures.

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Mr. Timothy James Anzenberger
Co-Chair
Adams and Reese LLP
Ridgeland, MS
(601) 292-0715

Ms. Jamie J. Fell
Co-Chair
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
New York, NY
(212) 455-3822

Mr. Scott D. Lawrence
Communications Manager
Wick Phillips Gould & Martin LLP
Dallas, TX
(214) 420-4449

Mr. Jacob Frumkin, Esq.
Education Director
Cole Schotz P.C.
Hackensack, NJ
(646) 563-8944

Mr. Dov Gottlieb
Membership Relations Director
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
New York, NY
(212) 455-2347

Ms. Colleen Restel
Newsletter Editor
Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Roseland, NJ
(973) 597-6310

Mr. Bradley A. Cosman
Special Projects Leader
Perkins Coie LLP
Phoenix, AZ
(602) 351-8205

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