Bankruptcy and Restructuring Blog
This is one Sheppard Mullin’s many law blog. This blog focuses on providing readers with frequent information on bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and reorganization.
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Recent Articles
When Red is the Color of the Season: Commercial Property Leases and Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy filings are skyrocketing as more and more companies are going deep into the red. For retailers or their landlords holding leases in commercial property, there are special considerations to keep in mind. This post will provide some basic information on the rights of non-debtor...
Actions Taken In Violation Of The Automatic Stay Are Void... Sometimes
In Burkhart v. Coleman, (In re Tippett) --- F.3d ---, 2008 WL 4070690 (9th Cir. Sept. 4, 2008), the Ninth Circuit held that an unauthorized post-petition sale of real property may be upheld where: 1) the bankruptcy trustee failed to record the bankruptcy petition with the county recorder; and 2) a...
United States Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split
In a recent decision, the United States Supreme Court resolved a circuit split regarding the meaning of the statutory phrase "under a plan confirmed under [Chapter 11] of the bankruptcy Code," as codified in 11 U.S.C. § 1146(a). The case arose from the bankruptcy of Piccadilly...
Relief for Securitization Vehicles: Mortgage Modification under Foreclosure Prevention Programs
In a recently-issued Revenue Procedure (Rev. Proc. 2008-28), the IRS states that the modification of certain mortgage loans under foreclosure prevention programs involving, for example, interest rate reductions, principal forgiveness, extensions of maturity and alterations in the timing of changes...
Seventh Circuit finds that Issuer of Fairness Opinion Did Not Commit Gross Negligence
In the case of The HA2003 Liquidating Trust v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, __ F.3d __ (7th Cir. 2008) ("HA2003"), HALO, an acquiring company, hired CSFB, an investment banker, to (i) renegotiate the economic terms of a stock acquisition of the dot-com target company, Starbelly.com, and (ii)...
Court Orders Case Transferred From New York To California
By Order, dated January 14, 2008, United States Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, granted the motion (the "Motion") filed by a group of creditors seeking transfer of venue of the Dunmore Homes, Inc. (the "Debtor") bankruptcy...

