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So, You Exercised Your Proxy Rights Pre-Petition, Are You Good?
2023-04-19

Yes, says the Delaware Bankruptcy Court in the case of CII Parent, Inc., cementing the advice routinely given by bankruptcy counsel to borrowers in default. We always counsel borrower clients in default of the risk associated with lenders taking unilateral actions pre-filing, stripping debtors of valuable options and assets. Thus, we normally recommend to always obtain a forbearance and undertake the preparations required to file a bankruptcy petition immediately upon forbearance termination, although whether or not to file depends on variety of factors that should be considered.

Filed under:
USA, Banking, Compliance Management, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Dechert LLP, Corporate governance
Authors:
Shmuel Vasser
Location:
USA
Firm:
Dechert LLP
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Chapter 15 Recognition Limited to Foreign Insolvency, Liquidation, or Restructuring Proceedings
2023-03-30

In In re Global Cord Blood Corp., 2022 WL 17478530 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Dec. 5, 2022), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York denied without prejudice a petition filed by the joint provisional liquidators for recognition of a "winding-up" proceeding commenced under Cayman Islands law.

Filed under:
USA, Compliance Management, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Jones Day, Corporate governance, Mediation, Articles of association, Insolvency, UNCITRAL
Authors:
Corinne Ball , Dan T. Moss , Michael C. Schneidereit , Isel M. Perez , Mark G. Douglas
Location:
USA
Firm:
Jones Day
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Big Law Works ‘Around the Clock’ as Clients Navigate SVB Collapse
2023-03-17

What You Need to Know

• Silicon Valley Bank’s 48-hour collapse sent several Big Law firms into action late last week.

• Morgan Lewis, Wilmer, Wilson Sonsini and Ballard Spahr are among the laws firms that launched task forces and webinars over the weekend.

• Despite some reassurance from the FDIC on Sunday, there are lingering issues that are expected to continue to prevent firms’ clients from conducting business in the normal course.

Filed under:
USA, Banking, Compliance Management, Insolvency & Restructuring, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Corporate governance, Venture capital, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (USA), Silicon Valley Bank
Location:
USA
Firm:
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
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Navigating Board Member Responsibilities Under the New UAE Bankruptcy Laws: Insights from the Marka PJSC Case
2022-11-16

As one of the most important and influential countries in the Middle East, it is no surprise that the development of the laws and regulations of the UAE have a major impact on the region. The UAE Bankruptcy Law is no exception, and it has recently been amended to bring it up to date with international standards. 

The amendments are particularly relevant for board members, who have a responsibility to ensure the financial health of their companies. 

Filed under:
United Arab Emirates, Compliance Management, Insolvency & Restructuring, Horizons & Co Law Firm, Corporate governance
Location:
United Arab Emirates
Firm:
Horizons & Co Law Firm
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Dubai Court of First Instance declares Arabtec and its Subsidiaries Bankrupt - Places Spotlight on Company Management and Governance in the UAE
2022-11-09

On 24 October 2022, Dubai Court of First Instance declared Arabtec Holding Company bankrupt and approved the liquidation of its assets. The decision highlights the responsibilities of directors, board members and managers of all companies, and the possibility they can be held liable and accountable under UAE Laws for the mismanagement and the fallout of a company.

The Court appointed two trustees to list the assets of the bankrupt company, complete the liquidation and pay the creditors. Regarding the company’s governance, directors, managers and current assets, the Court ruled:

Filed under:
United Arab Emirates, Company & Commercial, Compliance Management, Insolvency & Restructuring, Horizons & Co Law Firm, Corporate governance
Location:
United Arab Emirates
Firm:
Horizons & Co Law Firm
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Caribbean regulatory update Q1 2023
2023-01-12

This Regulatory Update provides a snapshot of the key legal developments in the BVI and the Cayman Islands over the last quarter – including amendments to BVI business company fees, the introduction of the BVI Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, and an update on the list of director names which is now publicly available in the BVI. It also contains a reminder of the January 2023 filing deadlines in the Cayman Islands, amendments to the Cayman LLC legislation and details of the highest possible rating given to the Cayman Islands by OECD for effectiveness of AEOI regime.

Filed under:
British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Company & Commercial, Compliance Management, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, IT & Data Protection, Non-profit Organizations, Tax, Trade & Customs, White Collar Crime, Mourant, Cybersecurity, Anti-money laundering, OECD, Financial Action Task Force, European Court of Justice
Location:
British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands
Firm:
Mourant
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Cayman Regulatory Update - Q4 2021
2021-10-11

1. Related Fund Entity filings for private funds]

On 1 September 2021, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) issued a Notice advising industry that a new Related Fund Entity (RFE) form for private funds was available for use via CIMA's Regulatory Enhanced Electronic Forms Submission (REEFS) portal.

Filed under:
Cayman Islands, Company & Commercial, Compliance Management, Insolvency & Restructuring, Private Client & Offshore Services, Tax, Mourant, Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
Location:
Cayman Islands
Firm:
Mourant
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No Chapter 15 Recognition Absent Qualifying “Foreign Proceeding”
2022-12-20

On December 5, 2022, in In re Global Cord Blood Corp., 2022 WL 17478530 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Dec. 5, 2022) (“Global Cord”), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”) denied recognition of a proceeding pending in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the “Cayman Proceeding” and the court, the “Cayman Court”) because it was more like a corporate governance and fraud remediation effort than a collective proceeding for the purpose of dealing with reorganization or liquidation, as Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code requires.

Filed under:
Global, USA, Compliance Management, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Corporate governance, Mediation, Liquidation
Authors:
Jacob A. Adlerstein , Paul M. Basta , Brian Bolin , Robert Britton , Kelley A. Cornish , Alice Belisle Eaton , Brian S. Hermann , Christopher Hopkins , Kyle J. Kimpler , Alan W Kornberg , Andrew M. Parlen
Location:
Global, USA
Firm:
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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A Line in the Sand: Caymans Proceeding Ineligible for Chapter 15
2022-12-09

Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code provides a mechanism for United States cooperation and coordination with insolvency proceedings abroad, often affording foreign debtors wide-ranging relief and expansive rights through the United States Bankruptcy Court system. Not all proceedings in foreign jurisdictions are eligible — in order to be so, a proceeding must constitute a “foreign proceeding” under the Bankruptcy Code.

Filed under:
Cayman Islands, USA, Company & Commercial, Compliance Management, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Crowell & Moring LLP, Corporate governance, Mediation, United States bankruptcy court
Authors:
Frederick (Rick) Hyman , Gregory Gennady Plotko
Location:
Cayman Islands, USA
Firm:
Crowell & Moring LLP
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FTX: An opportunity to embrace regulation?
2022-11-22

Cryptoassets are traded on a global basis. Indeed, the markets are even more global and constant than markets in more conventional financial instruments, rivalled only perhaps by the FX markets in their reach.

Filed under:
Global, USA, Delaware, Banking, Compliance Management, Insolvency & Restructuring, IT & Data Protection, Corporate governance, Blockchain, Due diligence, Cryptocurrency
Authors:
David Vaughan
Location:
Global, USA
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