Juan Carlos Machorro, Carlos Olvera and Ricardo Orea, Santamarina y Steta

This is an extract from the 2021 edition of GRR's The Americas Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.

In summary

Elizabeth McColm and Brian Bolin, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

This is an extract from the 2021 edition of GRR's The Americas Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.

In summary

If you’re an unsecured creditor, it can be harder to get payment from a bankrupt debtor. But to have a chance of getting paid, you must file a proof of claim to assert your right to a distribution.

On December 9, 2020, Congressional Democrats, including Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), proposed sweeping legislation that would overhaul consumer bankruptcy law. The proposed changes generally make it easier for consumers to access the bankruptcy system and discharge their debts. Below is a discussion of 10 critical changes proposed in the Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2020 (CBRA).

1. Chapters 7 and 13 Are Replaced with New Chapter 10

Disputes between directors often arise because of, and/or result in, disputes about company money. Directors need to be alert to how they are required to act, particularly in times of conflict. Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 imposes a broad duty on directors to promote the success of the company however the term “success” is unhelpfully uncertain, especially where the company is in difficulty and/or where the company is wound up.

A lender’s state law tort claims against “non-debtor third-parties for tortious interference with a contract” were “not preempted” by “federal bankruptcy law,” held the New York Court of Appeals on Nov. 24, 2020. Sutton 58 Associates LLC v. Pilevsky, 2020 WL 6875979, *1 (N.Y. Ct. Appeals, Nov. 24, 2020) (4-3). In a split opinion, the Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division’s dismissal of a lender’s complaint against the debtors’ non-debtor insiders. The lender will still have to prove its case at trial.

The Asserted Claims

Contents

Ross Miller, Simmons & Simmons LLP

This is an extract from the second edition of GRR's The Art of the Ad Hoc. The whole publication is available here.

Introduction

Monika Lorenzo-Perez and Sabina Khan, Brown Rudnick

This is an extract from the second edition of GRR's The Art of the Ad Hoc. The whole publication is available here.

Status and relationship of an ad hoc committee with indenture trustees

El Auto del Juzgado de lo Mercantil nº10 de Barcelona, del pasado 29 de julio, ha permitido el nombramiento de un administrador antes del concurso para facilitar la venta de la unidad productiva antes de la declaración de concurso. Con ello, se ha permitido una medida equivalente al “pre-pack” anglosajón, favoreciendo una liquidación más eficiente y evitando incrementar el pasivo de la concursada.