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secured transactions
84 published works
Consumer Finance Monitor
Podcast Release: Digital Commercial Law in the Age of Digital Assets
Why traditional principles of property, contracts, secured transactions, custody, and bankruptcy are essential to the future of digital finance As digital assets, stablecoins, and tokenized financial products continue to reshape…
Fennemore
California’s New UCC Law Puts Lenders’ Perfection in Collateral at Risk
By Fennemore
California has enacted Assembly Bill 501, which will materially change the procedures governing allegedly unauthorized financing statements when it takes effect on January 1, 2027. A missed notice could put…
Lathrop GPM
An Old Rule, a New Reminder: UCC Filing Location Still Matters in Bankruptcy
By Lathrop GPM
In In re Global One Media1, the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit rejected a creditor’s attempt to perfect its security interest by filing UCC-1 financing statements in…
The Indian Lawyer Blog
ILLEGAL SARFAESI AUCTION: WHEN DOES A DEFECTIVE AUCTION SALE BECOME LEGALLY UNSUSTAINABLE?
Auction sales enjoy a strong presumption of finality, but that protection is reserved for sales conducted in accordance with law. In Sterling Holiday Resorts Ltd. v. M/s P.M. Associates &…
Banking, Finance and Securities
Defending Against Aggressive Lender Enforcement Actions
Aggressive lender enforcement rarely starts with a lawsuit. It starts with a bank applying your operating balance to the loan, a notice telling your customers to send payments elsewhere, or…
FinTalk
Lending Against Digital Assets: Five Key Takeaways for Lenders After a Year of Regulatory and UCC Change
By Cristina Diaz, Scott Lessne, Carlton Greene, Anand Sithian
What You Need to Know Key takeaway #1: Bank regulators have shifted from prior approval to examination scrutiny. Banks no longer need supervisory nonobjection to lend against crypto collateral. Regulators…
China Law Insight
破产衍生诉讼：破产程序“债转股”“信托受益权抵债”下担保债权的存续边界与追偿
By King & Wood
作者：李时凯 闫安然 胡荣杰 张丹 李晓薇 田蓉 近年来，随着供给侧结构性改革的深入推进与上市公司、大型集团企业重整案件的密集出现，债务清偿方式已逐步突破“现金清偿+留债分期”的传统范式，呈现出“现金+留债+债转股+信托受益权抵债”等多元化、组合化的发展趋势。其中，“债转股”作为重整企业的核心化债工具之一，其本质是以重整企业的存量股权或资本公积转增的股权置换原有债务，从而在《中华人民共和国企业破产法》项下完成债务清偿；而“信托受益权抵债”作为近年来兴起的破产服务信托应用模式，则将债务人特定财产装入服务信托，以信托受益权份额向债权人进行分配。 阅读更多
Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts
From Private Jets to Prison: Art as Collateral and the Limits of Article 9
By Washington Journal Of Law, Technology & Arts
Photo by Josue Canceco on Pexels.com By: Matt Unutzer For a time, Inigo Philbrick was a rising star in the contemporary art world, dealing in blue-chip artwork and brokering deals…
Commercial Case Notes
Existence of Loan Collateral Does Not Preclude Collection Against Guarantor
By John Lundin
On November 29, 2025, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Silver Point Fin., LLC v. Venetos, 2025 NY Slip Op. 34571(U), holding that…
Restructuring Globalview
Stays on “actions” or “proceedings” when a company is in liquidation – what does this mean for secured creditors? (UK)
In a short, but helpful judgment the court considered whether the stay imposed by s130(2) of the IA 1986 on actions or proceedings against a company in liquidation applied to…