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Paul, Weiss Helps NYC Taxi Drivers Restructure Debt to Keep Their Medallion
In New York, it is a standard practice to name all tenants residing in a building when foreclosing upon the property.
On May 3, 2021, Judge Marvin Isgur of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas held that indenture trustees must satisfy the “substantial contribution” standard to obtain administrative expense status for their fees and expenses incurred in a chapter 11 case. In his ruling, Judge Isgur expressly rejected the indenture trustee’s argument that it could obtain administrative expense status upon a showing that its fees and expenses were an actual, necessary cost of preserving the debtor’s estate.