Kirkland & Ellis’s James Sprayregen Leaving Firm for Hilco Global
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Seventh Circuit: Transfers of Nonpublic Securities Are Protected by the 546(e) Safe Harbor
The Seventh Circuit adopted a broad reading of the Section 546(e) safe harbor to dismiss a fraudulent transfer suit attacking a sale of nonpublic securities.
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Cross-Examining a Corporate Valuation Expert
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Rooker-Feldman Held Not to Prevent Relitigation of a Denied Exemption
The Supreme Court’s narrowing of Rooker-Feldman is showing up in circuit court opinions.
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A ‘13’ Debtor Can’t Dismiss After Conversion to ‘7,’ Tenth Circuit BAP Says
A 14-day stay under Rule 7062 might have saved the chapter 13 debtor’s right to dismiss under Section 1307(b).
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Being a ‘Net Winner’ in a Ponzi Scheme Doesn’t Automatically Mean Nondischargeability
Alleging that a debtor realized an ‘impossibly high’ rate of return in a Ponzi scheme isn’t enough to state a claim of nondischargeability for ‘actual fraud.’
Small-Business Bankruptcies Surge Ahead of Potential Law Change
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U.S. Judicial Conference Acts to Promote Random Case Assignment
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Judge Declines to Dismiss Sorrento Therapeutics Bankruptcy Case
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Ritzen and Bullard Didn’t Change the ‘Pragmatic Approach’ to Bankruptcy Finality
Under binding circuit precedent, a Delaware district judge ruled that an order denying a motion to dismiss a chapter 11 case is final and appealable.
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