Proposed Chapter 11 venue legislation introduced

A significant consideration in a prospective chapter 11 debtor's strategic prebankruptcy planning is the most favorable venue for the bankruptcy filing.

Filed under:
USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Jones Day, Bankruptcy, Debtor, Consideration, Administrative law, Collective bargaining, Stakeholder (corporate), Forum shopping, US House of Representatives, US House Committee on the Judiciary, United States bankruptcy court, US District Court for District of Delaware
Authors:
Mark G. Douglas
Location:
USA
Firm:
Jones Day
Applications for leave to appeal dismissed - 25 August 2016

36979  Darin Andrew Randle v. Her Majesty the Queen

(B.C.)

Criminal law – Evidence – “Mr. Big” confessions

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Canada, Crime, Employment & Labor, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Immigration, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Gowling WLG, Bankruptcy, Consent, Money laundering, Administrative law, Judicial review, Involuntary dismissal, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Federal Court of Appeal (Canada)
Authors:
Matthew Estabrooks , D. Lynne Watt , Jeff Beedell , Guy Régimbald , Graham S. Ragan , Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Location:
Canada
Firm:
Gowling WLG
House Subcommittee completes hearings on ramifications of auto industry bankruptcies

Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law concluded its series of hearings on the ramifications of auto industry bankruptcies. Testifying before the committee were:

Panel I:

Filed under:
USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Alston & Bird LLP, Bankruptcy, General counsel, Administrative law, Warranty, Title 11 of the US Code, General Motors, US House Committee on the Judiciary, Chrysler
Location:
USA
Firm:
Alston & Bird LLP
House Subcommittee holds hearing on Ramifications of Auto Industry Bankruptcies

Today, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law held a hearing entitled “Ramifications of Auto Industry Bankruptcies; Part II.” Testifying before the committee was Ron Bloom, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Treasury.

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Alston & Bird LLP, Bankruptcy, Supply chain, Liquidation, Administrative law, Troubled Asset Relief Program, US Department of the Treasury, US House of Representatives, General Motors, US House Committee on the Judiciary, Ally Financial, Chrysler
Authors:
Margaret English
Location:
USA
Firm:
Alston & Bird LLP