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Restructuring Globalview
Bankruptcy CSI: Did The CEO Leave Evidence Of Wrongdoing?
When is there sufficient evidence to hold that a fiduciary’s debt to an ERISA benefit plan is non-dischargeable in bankruptcy? The Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York…
Bankruptcy & Restructuring Law
New Delaware Chapter 11 Filing – Affiliates of Variant Holding Company, LLC
Thirty-four affiliates of Variant Holding Company, LLC (“Variant”) have filed chapter 11 petitions before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The debtors will seek to have…
Bankruptcy & Restructuring Law
Committee Formation Meeting for Swift Energy Company
Upcoming Committee Formation Meeting: January 14, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. Case Name: Swift Energy Company Case Number: 15-12670 (MFW) Location: The DoubleTree Hotel, 700 King St., Wilmington, DE 19801 The…
Plan Proponent
Zero Times Something is Still Zero: Adapting Till to Unsecured Creditors
(click the picture to log into ABI and read the Jan. 2016 edition) We'd like to take a quick moment and plug shamelessly an article that I co-wrote with Richard Gaudet of…
Restructuring Globalview
Is Chapter 11 A Painless Solution For Guarantors?
Owners of small business entities are frequently required to guaranty the debts of such entities. Those business entities might later file for Chapter 11, and may be able to achieve…
Bankruptcy & Restructuring Law
New Delaware Chapter 11 Filing – Swift Energy Company (and Affiliates)
Swift Energy Company and eight of its affiliates, together constituting an oil and gas business operating in South Texas and Central and Southeast Louisiana, have commenced cases under Chapter 11 of…
In Solvency
Swift Energy Co., Shale Oil Driller, Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in Delaware
Swift Energy Co. (“Swift”) has become the latest U.S. shale driller to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, filing a voluntary petition on December 31, 2015. Swift pumps oil in the…
Plan Proponent
Happy New Year: The Best of 2015
(As is my favorite New Year's tradition, we're in DC, but will watch it on TV!) It's that obligatory time of the year for "Year in Review" posts and the like.…
Bankruptcy & Restructuring Law
New Delaware Chapter 11 Filing – Kalobios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Kalobios Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that develops cancer treatments, has commenced a case under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code by filing a petition for relief with the U.S.…
Plan Proponent
Merry Christmas from Plan Proponent
This will be a short Christmas post. We just couldn't resist the urge to follow-up on our Thanksgiving filing figures by looking-up Christmas filings. Like Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day is…