The interesting relationship between veil piercing and fraudulent transfer law

In American Federated Title Corp. v. GFI Management Services, Inc., the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 

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In Madoff Fraudulent Transfer Cases, Bankruptcy Court Focuses on Intent of the Transferees

The latest in a line of fraudulent transfer decisions in the Madoff case has added to the case-law regarding what level of knowledge is needed to plead actual fraud in securities Ponzi scheme cases.

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Does your bond deal seem too good to be true? Maybe it violates the indenture

Although the Weil Bankruptcy Blog generally focuses on developments in the chapter 11 context, from time to time we cover cases outside of the bankruptcy world that may interest our readers.  Among the challenges restructuring professionals frequently face are analyzing bond indentures, identifying parties’ respective rights to determine whether potential transactions are permissible, and invoking their clients’ rights to payment and other protections.  As we have seen in the recent decisions in 

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Important cross-border enforcement decision by the New York courts

Summary

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Charles Evans , Roger Heward , Philip Roche
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