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Prepetition Claim or Postpetition Claim? The Timing of a Claim When A Debtor’s Prepetition Wrongful Actions Continue Postpetition

Executive Summary

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Supreme Court of the United States
COVID-19: Se extiende la suspensión del régimen de disolución por pérdidas y el deber del deudor de solicitar la declaración de concurso de acreedores

Las medidas que ahora se ven reforzadas o modificadas tienen su origen en el Real Decreto-ley 16/2020, de 28 de abril –del que Garrigues ya se hizo eco en esta publicación–, que fue posteriormente sustituido por la

Spain, Insolvency & Restructuring, Garrigues
Newsletter Empresa Familiar

Newsletter Empresa Familiar

Noviembre 2021

Newsletter Empresa Familiar

Noviembre 2021

NDICE

1. ARTCULOS

1.1 El letrado asesor, figura jurdica olvidada pero obligatoria

1.2 Nuevos derechos para las personas con discapacidad y su incidencia en la empresa familiar

1.3 Impuesto sobre el Patrimonio de los no residentes en Espaa: cuestiones clave a tener en cuenta

1.4 Qu son los criterios ESG y por qu la empresa familiar debe integrarlos en su gestin?

2. SENTENCIAS Y RESOLUCIONES

2.1 Mercantil y civil

2.1.1

Spain, Company & Commercial, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Real Estate, Tax, Garrigues
Insolvencia en tiempos del COVID-19

La irrupción del COVID-19 ha tenido efectos en todos los ámbitos, y uno de los más directos ha sido el cierre o las restricciones para el desarrollo de la actividad en determinados sectores que todavía continúan a día de hoy y que, como consecuencia de lo anterior, han sufrido drásticas caídas de ingresos durante meses.

Spain, Insolvency & Restructuring, Garrigues
Bankruptcy No Sanctuary Against Government Enforcement Actions: NRA’s Chapter 11 Case Dismissed as Bad Faith Filing

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Corporate governance
Debt or Equity? SDNY Bankruptcy Court Says “Debt” in a Recent Case Involving Recharacterization of a Party’s Debt Claim as Equity

Overview

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Bankruptcy, Debt, Coronavirus, United States bankruptcy court
Avoiding Foreign Transfers Based on Foreign Law Claims: Fairfield Sentry Cases Illustrate Broad Scope of Safe Harbor in Chapter 15

A series of related decisions issued by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in the ongoing Fairfield Sentry U.S. redeemer litigation — Fairfield Sentry II,1Fairfield Sentry III,2 and Fairfield Sentry IV3 — provide insight into, among other things, the interplay between the safe harbor provision of section 546(e)4 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Safe Harbor”) and chapter 15.

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Executory or Not Executory? That is the Question - NJ Bankruptcy Court Rules That Court-Ordered Specific Performance Renders a Contract Non-Executory

In a recent decision, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey denied a debtor’s motion to reject a contract as executory under section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, holding that the prepetition entry of a court order which required specific performance of a contract rendered the contract non-executory and, therefore, non-rejectable. In re Bennett Enters., Case No. 20-23761 (JNP), 2021 Bankr. LEXIS 625 (Bankr. D.N.J. 2021) (“Bennett Enterprises”).

Background

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Transferring Personally Identifiable Information in Bankruptcy M&A - Part 3

With data privacy issues constantly in the news, what do businesses need to know about handling personal information when they’re considering bankruptcy, especially if some personal information – like customer records – may be a valuable asset?

USA, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, IT & Data Protection, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Due diligence, Personal data, Google, GDPR, California Consumer Privacy Act 2018 (USA)
No Time Runs against the King (IRS): The Golden Creditor Rule and its Discontents

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Tax, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Internal Revenue Service (USA), Internal Revenue Code (USA), Supreme Court of the United States