Marybeth Ehlbeck
St. John’s University School of Law
American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff
Gabriel Eckstein
St. John’s University School of Law
American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff
Declan Considine
St. John’s University School of Law
American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff
Conor Carman
St. John’s University School of Law
American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff
In cross-border insolvency proceedings, the power to obtain information through discovery is essential for recovering assets for creditors. A recent decision by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”), In re Historic & Trophy Buildings Fund FCP-SIF, balances safeguarding sensitive information and facilitating cooperative efforts in foreign liquidation proceedings.
Agustin Bujanda
St. John’s University School of Law
American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff
Julianne Buff
St. John’s University School of Law
American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff
Grace Browne
St. John’s University School of Law
American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff
Enrica Brook
St. John’s University School of Law
American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff
In Pitman Farms v. ARKK Food Co., LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that avoidance actions, under chapter 5 of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), are property of the estate under Section 541(a) that a trustee may sell “free and clear.”[1]
Mari Bijimenian
St. John’s University School of Law
American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff
Nino Aspanadze
St. John’s University School of Law
American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff