United States: Insolvency/Bankruptcy

Subscribe

Insolvency law and bankruptcy law articles, thought leadership, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics surrounding financial restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy.

Read The Fine Print: An Authorization Clause Rescues A Creditor's Lapsed $1 Million Agricultural Security Interest In Bankruptcy Court

A recent bankruptcy opinion delivers welcome news for secured creditors: Even if a financing statement lapses, a creditor can re-perfect its security interest by filing a new financing statement...

United States Insolvency

Aa

Adams and Reese

Referral Networks, Market Uncertainty And "Pipeline To Prosperity": A Conversation With TMA Chicago/Midwest Chapter President Sandy Prabhakar (Podcast)

He and Paul also delve into current market trends in distressed sales and refinancing, highlighting challenges such as tariff uncertainties, as well as consolidation opportunities, that are shaping today's restructuring landscape.

United States Insolvency

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

TMA Chicago/Midwest Podcast Hosted By Paul Musser | Chapter President Sandy Prabhakar On Referral Networks, Market Uncertainty And "Pipeline To Prosperity"

In the first episode of the new year, the TMA Chicago/Midwest (TMA) Podcast hosted by Katten Restructuring Partner Paul Musser again welcomed Managing Director at Armory Group Sandy Prabhakar, the chapter's 2026 president.

United States Insolvency

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFPB Signals Sharp Reduction In Oversight Amid Shift To Virtual Exams

According to news reports, on January 29, senior officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced internally that the agency will significantly reduce its supervisory examinations and conduct all reviews virtually.

United States Finance

SM

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

You Use It, You Pay For It: TRP Brands Reinforces Landlord Rights

United States Insolvency

DW

Dickinson Wright PLLC

Genova Burns Bankruptcy Practice Unlocks Value Through Strategic Restructuring

United States Insolvency

GB

Genova Burns

Bankruptcy Court Provides Guidance On Adequate Assurance Of Future Performance In Sale Of Distressed Real Estate

United States Insolvency

DM

Duane Morris LLP

New York Court Draws Limits To Encroachment On Sacred Rights In STG Logistics

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Tim's Tax News On The Tenth – February 2026

United States Tax

LL

Lavelle Law

Delaware Court Denies Dismissal Of Caremark Oversight Claims In Teligent Case, Highlighting Board And Officer Compliance Obligations

United States Commercial

JB

Jenner & Block

Global Economy Proves Resilient To Geopolitical Volatility, But Key Markets Are Threatened By Shifts In International Trade

United States Insolvency

AO

A&O Shearman

Today's Podcast Episode: Debt's Grip: What Consumer Bankruptcy Reveals About Financial Risk In America

United States Finance

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

U.S. Restructuring 2025 Review And 2026 Outlook (Podcast)

United States Insolvency

AO

A&O Shearman

Debt's Grip: What Consumer Bankruptcy Reveals About Financial Risk In America (Podcast)

United States Insolvency

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

Artificial Intelligence In ADR: A Neutral's Evolving Perspective

United States Technology

J

JAMS

Beyond Checkmate: Lessons From Chess In The Art Of Mediation

United States Litigation

J

JAMS

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Ohio's New E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act: What Construction Employers Need To Know

United States Immigration

Gs

Green and Spiegel

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

SRTs In The Resolution Of Failed Banks

Christopher B. Horn, Jed Miller, Daniel Meade, Ivan Loncar, Kathryn Borgeson, Chris Van Heerden and Christina Mille have authored a new Cadwalader memorandum examining the treatment of significant risk transfers (SRTs) in the resolution of failed banks.

United States Finance

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Liability Management Exercises: Bandage Or Bridge To Recovery?

Once an arcane corner of the capital markets, liability management exercises (LMEs) have become a mainstream restructuring tool.

United States Insolvency

AC

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Non-Consensual Third-Party Releases No Longer Permissible In Chapter 11 Plans

In 2024, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court rejected the notion that bankruptcy courts may confirm a plan of reorganization that discharges claims against third parties — without the consent of affected claimants.

United States Insolvency

CT

Cowles & Thompson, PC

Johnson & Johnson's Texas Two‑Step: A Bankruptcy Strategy Under Scrutiny

Friday, January 30th, a US judge dismissed a lawsuit against pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson (J&J), wherein plaintiffs claimed J&J relied on the "Texas Two-Step" as part of its bankruptcy plan.

United States Insolvency

CT

Cowles & Thompson, PC

AI Assets In Bankruptcy: Legal-Tech Fusion ExpertiseIs Needed For The Next Evolution Of Restructurings

United States Insolvency

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

Coffee Chats With WIN: Julia Sanabria & Nicole Fulfree (Podcast)

United States Commercial

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

What's In A Name? A $500,000.00 Secured Claim, According To The United States Bankruptcy Court For The Eastern District Of Texas

United States Insolvency

Aa

Adams and Reese

Illinois Adopts Expansive Receivership Act Effective January 1, 2026

United States Real Estate

HK

Holland & Knight

A FRIGID TALE: A Bankruptcy Court's Recent Rejection Of Defendant's Ordinary Course Of Business And Contemporaneous Exchange For New Value Preference Defenses

United States Insolvency

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

Has The Texas Two-Step Become The Thames Two-Step?

United States Insolvency

KG

K&L Gates LLP

What The 23andMe Decision Means For Landlord Claims In Solvent Chapter 11 Cases (Video)

United States Insolvency

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

The November 12 Cliff: How The Hemp Ban Threatens Bankruptcy Eligibility

United States Cannabis

HS

Harris Sliwoski

The Supreme Court Rules On The Scope Of Section 423 Of The Insolvency Act 1986: El-Husseiny & Another V Invest Bank PSC [2025] UKSC 4

United States Insolvency

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

The Role Of Pro Bono In Commercial Bankruptcy Practice (Video)

United States Insolvency

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

What The 23andMe Decision Means For Landlord Claims In Solvent Chapter 11 Cases (Video)

In this episode of Lowenstein Bankruptcy Lowdown, partners Daniel B. Besikof and Nicole Fulfree break down a recent decision from the Eastern District of Missouri in the 23andMe Chapter 11 case addressing the application of Bankruptcy Code Section 502(b)(6)'s cap on landlord rejection damages.

United States Insolvency

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

The November 12 Cliff: How The Hemp Ban Threatens Bankruptcy Eligibility

Most commentary on the "hemp ban" included in the November funding bill has focused on two, related considerations: (1) which products and activities will become...

United States Cannabis

HS

Harris Sliwoski

The Supreme Court Rules On The Scope Of Section 423 Of The Insolvency Act 1986: El-Husseiny & Another V Invest Bank PSC [2025] UKSC 4

On 19 February 2025, the Supreme Court (Lord Hodge, Lord Hamblen, Lord Stephens, Lady Rose and Lord Richards) handed down its judgment in El-Husseiny and Another v Invest Bank PSC...

United States Insolvency

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

The Role Of Pro Bono In Commercial Bankruptcy Practice (Video)

In this episode of the Lowenstein Bankruptcy Lowdown, partner and Vice Chair of the Bankruptcy & Restructuring Department Brent Weisenberg discusses how pro bono advocacy and commercial bankruptcy practice can meaningfully intersect—and why that work has been among the most rewarding aspects of the group's practice

United States Insolvency

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

A Test Of Endurance: 2025 Private Credit Restructuring Year In Review

United States Insolvency

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

The State Of Play On Uptiers: District Court Reversal In Wesco Blesses Multi-Step Transactions

The Bankruptcy Court had held that that Wesco breached its obligations under certain indentures through a series of transactions that had the effect of impermissibly priming non-participating noteholders and, as a result, shifted distributions under Wesco's plan of reorganization to enhance recoveries of participating noteholders at the expense of non-participating noteholders

United States Insolvency

MB

Mayer Brown

From Monet To Bourbon: Navigating The Sale Of Unconventional Assets In Bankruptcy

As more companies slide into bankruptcy, trustees are increasingly tasked with selling unconventional and hard-to-value assets — from aging bourbon barrels and unused tax credits to fine art...

United States Insolvency

BT

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Stub Rent: What The Rite Aid Ruling Means For Landlords And Debtors (Video)

In this episode of the Lowenstein Bankruptcy Lowdown, partners Andrew Behlmann and Daniel B. Besikof explore one of the most contested issues in large Chapter 11 cases: stub rent.

United States Insolvency

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

2025 Bankruptcy Roundup: Rising Filings And Evolving Dynamics

Bankruptcy activity across the United States increased noticeably in 2025, marking one of the sharpest rises in more than a decade and reflecting mounting financial pressure...

United States Insolvency

M

Mintz

The Fourth Circuit's 2025 Bankruptcy Decisions: Section 524(g) Trusts, Jurisdiction Over Solvent Debtors, And Good Faith

United States Insolvency

Wa

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Azul Provides Some Color On Opt-Out Releases And Indenture Trustee Fees In The Southern District Of New York

United States Insolvency

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

Timing Is Everything: The Fifth Circuit's Narrow View Of Post-Confirmation Proof Of Claim Amendments

United States Insolvency

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

When Bankruptcy Estates Run Dry

United States Insolvency

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

Saks Global Enterprises Bankruptcy: What Creditors Need To Know Now

United States Insolvency

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

The Cloud Over Third-Party Releases In The Southern District Of New York

United States Insolvency

B

Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Harbor City Capital Compensation: Guide To The 2 February 2026 Deadline

United States Insolvency

BI

Boccadutri International Law Firm

Silence Does Not Equal Consent: Opt-Out Mechanisms In Third-Party Releases (Video)

United States Insolvency

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

Lieberman Discusses LMEs, Chapter 11 Evolution, And 2026 Outlook On Debtwired Podcast

United States Insolvency

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Harmonising EU Insolvency Law: Co-legislators Reach Agreement On Compromise Text For A New Directive — Key Changes And What Is Next

European Union Insolvency

AO

A&O Shearman

Managing Risk Amid Rising Covenant Breaches: Key Considerations For Lenders

United States Insolvency

BT

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

NJ Supreme Court Clarifies Attorney Advertising, Debt Liability Rules In Recent Decisions

United States Litigation

PB

Porzio, Bromberg & Newman

No More Ghosts Of Christmas Past: Protecting Consumers Under The Digital Markets, Competition And Consumers Act 2024 ('DMCCA')

United States Consumer

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

ConvergeOne Decision: Fifth Circuit Weighs In On Unequal Treatment & Plan Finality (Video)

United States Insolvency

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

No Score On "Gol": SDNY Rejects Non-Consensual Third-Party Releases And Finds That Opt-Outs Do Not Constitute Consent

United States Insolvency

FL

Foley & Lardner

See more

Latest Videos

See more

TMA Chicago/Midwest Podcast Hosted By Paul Musser | Chapter President Sandy Prabhakar On Referral Networks, Market Uncertainty And "Pipeline To Prosperity"

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Debt's Grip: What Consumer Bankruptcy Reveals About Financial Risk In America (Podcast)

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

Non-Consensual Third-Party Releases Post-Purdue: Creative Approaches To Achieve Broad Consensus (Video)

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 94: Key Trends In Products Liability & Mass Torts Class Actions (Video)

DM

Duane Morris LLP

Distressed Asset Acquisition Opportunities For Biopharma Companies (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

Mondaq uses cookies on this website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies as set out in our Privacy Policy.

Learn More