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2021 M&A reporter: Q2

COVID-19 M&A Lessons

USA, Company & Commercial, Corporate Finance/M&A, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Public, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Bribery, Corporate governance, Private equity, Climate change, Supply chain, Sexual harassment, Due diligence, ESG, Coronavirus
Bankruptcy Court Circumvents Midland Funding LLC v. Johnson by Awarding Debtor Attorney’s Fees

On March 31, 2021, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada awarded attorney’s fees to a debtor under a Nevada fee-shifting statute for objecting to a time-barred proof of claim.1 The opinion serves as a warning that filing a proof of claim for time-barred debt may carry consequences other than claim disallowance despite the Supreme Court’s recent holding in Midland Fu

USA, Nevada, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act 1977 (USA), Supreme Court of the United States
Court Order Sending Coverage Dispute To Arbitration Overseas Demonstrates The Potential Consequences Of Purchasing “Bermuda Form” And Other International Coverages

In MF Global Holdings Ltd. et al. v. Allied World Assurance Co. Ltd. et al., No. 1:16-ap-01251 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Aug. 24, 2017), the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York ordered MF Global Holdings Ltd. and Allied World Assurance Co. Ltd. to arbitrate their $15 million errors-and-omissions coverage dispute in Hamilton, Bermuda.

USA, Arbitration & ADR, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Deposit insurance, Federal Arbitration Act 1926 (USA), United States bankruptcy court