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Does the Bankruptcy Code Allow for Partial Discharge of Student Loans?

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Bankruptcy
The PTL Bankruptcy Case: Sex, Drugs, and Gospel

Not your Ordinary Bankruptcy Case

Columbia, South Carolina is hot during the summer, such that the City adopted the motto “Famously Hot” a few years ago. Temperatures frequently exceed 100 degrees in the summer. On June 12, 1987, the PTL Club filed chapter 11 cases in Columbia, adding heat to the already hot City.

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Bankruptcy, Internal Revenue Service (USA), Federal Communications Commission (USA)
Responding to Automatic Stay Violations: A Cautionary Tale for Overzealous Debtors’ Attorneys

The filing of a bankruptcy petition under any chapter of the Bankruptcy Code creates the ‘automatic stay,’ which prevents creditors from taking any further action against either the debtor or the debtor’s assets during the bankruptcy. Seasoned bankruptcy attorneys know that a violation of the automatic stay is a serious matter and, because of this, appropriately advise their clients on complying with, or enforcing, the stay. However, stay violations can inadvertently occur even when all reasonable and necessary precautions are taken.

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Bankruptcy
Cross-Border Bankruptcy Cases: Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code and Parameters of a Discovery Tool

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Procedure

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SCOTUS’s house call on Healthcare Industry: the economic impact of mandatory vaccination

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USA, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Medicare, Medicaid, Bankruptcy, Private equity, Telemedicine, Coronavirus, CARES Act 2020 (USA), Supreme Court of the United States
Restructuring Watch - January 2022

Welcome to the first edition of Restructuring Watch from the Akin Gump financial restructuring team in London. These editions will provide short and accessible updates on key legal developments in the European restructuring and insolvency world. 

European Union, United Kingdom, USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Public, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Brexit, National Security and Investment Act 2021 (UK)
Bankruptcy 101: The Automatic Stay

This blog entry will be the first in a new, ongoing series of entries in the “Bankruptcy Protector” that will attempt to familiarize new attorneys and non-bankruptcy practitioners with the basic concepts of bankruptcy law of which all lawyers should be aware.

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Bankruptcy
Supreme Court to Decide Constitutionality of U.S. Trustee Fees in Chapter 11 Cases

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, US Congress, Supreme Court of the United States
Section 363 Sales — Is Section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code Jurisdictional?

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Make (Whole) A Minute: Takeaways from the Recent Hertz Decision on Make-Whole and Post-Petition Interest

Happy 2022, everyone! It seems fitting to kick off our Make (Whole) a Minute Update series in 2022 with an alert on make-whole. On December 22, 2021, the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware ruled in favor of the Debtor-Hertz on a Motion to Dismiss filed by Debtor-Hertz with respect to make-whole claims and post-petition interest claims filed by public bondholders, with respect to four different series of bonds. In keeping with our theme that it takes about a minute to read our updates, here are the takeaways on the Hertz decision for institutional investors:

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