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A Bona Fide Dispute: Can Bankrupt Debtors Sell Assets Free And Clear Of Federal Civil Forfeiture Claims?, Joseph Peter Gomez
A Bona Fide Dispute: Can Bankrupt Debtors Sell Assets Free And Clear Of Federal Civil Forfeiture Claims?, Joseph Peter Gomez
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
Auctions are wheeling-dealing extravaganzas in which frenzies of bidders fight over shiny objects. What would happen if the government busted down the doors of the auction house, took the shiny objects, and sold them online? An asset sale through section 363(b) of the Bankruptcy Code provides a court-supervised opportunity to maximize economic value for the bankruptcy estate. To sell estate assets, the debtor must either (1) pay off each creditor holding an interest in the assets or (2) strip the creditor’s interest and attach it to the proceeds of the sale. When the government asserts a civil forfeiture claim against …
The Lease Of All Evils: How A Middle-Ground Approach Can Resolve The Bankruptcy Code Conflict Between Section 363(F) Sales And Section 365(H) Lessee Protections, Kate Christensen
The Lease Of All Evils: How A Middle-Ground Approach Can Resolve The Bankruptcy Code Conflict Between Section 363(F) Sales And Section 365(H) Lessee Protections, Kate Christensen
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
The Fifth Circuit’s recent decision in In re Royal St. Bistro, LLC has awakened an unsettled issue in the Bankruptcy Code that has divided the bankruptcy community for over two decades. The question examined by the Fifth Circuit was whether a non-debtor lessee with a right to continued possession through section 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code loses this right if the debtor-lessor can sell its property “free and clear” under section 363(f). While early decisions held that section 365(h) always protects lessees against debtors’ free and clear sales, some subsequent decisions created a circuit split by ruling that section 365(h) …
Riding The Wave: Fairness For Foreign Investors In India’S Impending Insolvency Tsunami, Nicole Mecca
Riding The Wave: Fairness For Foreign Investors In India’S Impending Insolvency Tsunami, Nicole Mecca
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
Reminiscent of the warning signs of a tsunami, bankruptcy and insolvency courts across the globe have been eerily calm despite unprecedented conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The full extent of the pandemic’s effect, including a tidal wave of wide-spread corporate and financial sector harm and wide-spread economic distress, remains to be seen. Much like victims of natural disasters, unsuspecting and increasingly delayed courts will find themselves totally overwhelmed. The inconvenience felt by the courts is distinct, however, from potential harm to financial investors. Although investors could also be harmed by these judicial conditions, they knowingly assumed certain financial risk when …
The Tenth Annual A. A. Sommer, Jr. Lecture On Corporate, Securities, & Financial Law, Elisse B. Walter
The Tenth Annual A. A. Sommer, Jr. Lecture On Corporate, Securities, & Financial Law, Elisse B. Walter
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
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Simultaneous Distress Of Residential Developers And Their Secured Lenders An Analysis Of Bankruptcy & Bank Regulation , Sarah Pei Woo
Simultaneous Distress Of Residential Developers And Their Secured Lenders An Analysis Of Bankruptcy & Bank Regulation , Sarah Pei Woo
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
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D&O Insurance In Bankruptcy: Just Another Business Contract, Elina Chechelnitsky
D&O Insurance In Bankruptcy: Just Another Business Contract, Elina Chechelnitsky
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
Attorneys As Debt Relief Agencies: Constitutional Considerations, Marisa Terranova
Attorneys As Debt Relief Agencies: Constitutional Considerations, Marisa Terranova
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
Information Privacy And Internet Company Insolvencies: When A Business Fails, Does Divesture Or Bankruptcy Better Protect The Consumer?, Farah Z. Usmani
Information Privacy And Internet Company Insolvencies: When A Business Fails, Does Divesture Or Bankruptcy Better Protect The Consumer?, Farah Z. Usmani
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
Response: Small Business Reorganization And The Sabre Proposals, Joseph A. Guzinsky
Response: Small Business Reorganization And The Sabre Proposals, Joseph A. Guzinsky
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
Revised Article 9, The Proposed Bankruptcy Code Amendments And Securitizing Debtors And Their Creditors, Lois R. Lupica
Revised Article 9, The Proposed Bankruptcy Code Amendments And Securitizing Debtors And Their Creditors, Lois R. Lupica
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
Lesson From The Trenches: Debtor Educator In Theory And Practice, Susan Block-Lieb, Karen Gross, Richard L. White
Lesson From The Trenches: Debtor Educator In Theory And Practice, Susan Block-Lieb, Karen Gross, Richard L. White
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
Small Business Reorganization And The Sabre Proposals, Karen M. Gebbia-Pinett
Small Business Reorganization And The Sabre Proposals, Karen M. Gebbia-Pinett
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
Corporate Groups And Crossborder Insolvencies: A Canada- United States Perspective, Jacob Zeigel
Corporate Groups And Crossborder Insolvencies: A Canada- United States Perspective, Jacob Zeigel
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
The Problem Of Corporate Groups, A Comment On Professor Ziegel, Robert K. Rasmussen
The Problem Of Corporate Groups, A Comment On Professor Ziegel, Robert K. Rasmussen
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
Comment On Means Testing Consumer Bankruptcy By Jean Braucher, Eric Posner
Comment On Means Testing Consumer Bankruptcy By Jean Braucher, Eric Posner
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
Response To Eric Posner, Jean Braucher
Response To Eric Posner, Jean Braucher
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
But Can She Keep The Car? Some Thoughts On Collateral Retention In Consumer Chapter 7 Cases, Marianne B. Culhane, Michaela M. White
But Can She Keep The Car? Some Thoughts On Collateral Retention In Consumer Chapter 7 Cases, Marianne B. Culhane, Michaela M. White
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
Mandatory Bankruptcy Counseling: The Canadian Experience, Lain Ramsay
Mandatory Bankruptcy Counseling: The Canadian Experience, Lain Ramsay
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
The Soft-Landing Fallacy And Consumer Debtors, Barry E. Adler
The Soft-Landing Fallacy And Consumer Debtors, Barry E. Adler
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.