In Bank of America, N.A. v. Caulkett,[1] the U.S. Supreme Court held that a chapter 7 debtor may not void, or “strip,” a junior mortgage that is completely underwater. To fully appreciate the Supreme Court’s decision, one must understand the
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An Eastern District of Kentucky Bankruptcy Court recently held that mining leases did not constitute “true lease[s]” for the purposes of 11 U.S.C. § 365 and instead were “conveyance[s] of an interest in real property” governed by 11 U.S.C. § 363.[1] The court issued its decision in two companion chapter 7 cases: In re
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a lien in favor of a condominium association is not a “security interest” for purposes of 11 U.S.C. § 1322(b)(2).
Analyzing the complex commercial real estate sometimes involves the identification of intangible assets and sourcing a real estate appraiser who is familiar with business valuation practices. For business appraisers, “intangible assets” are defined as:
In 2012, ABI initiated a comprehensive analysis of chapter 11 business bankruptcy cases and possible reforms. Following a three-year review process, the ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 recently issued its “2012-2014 Final Report and Recommendations.”[1] ABI believed that such a report was appropriate in light of the changes in businesses, capital structures and the global marketplace since enactment of the Bankruptcy Code in 1978.
A single-asset real estate (SARE) case is defined as “real property constituting a single property or project, other than residential real property with fewer than [four] residential units, which generates substantially all of the gross income of a debtor who is not a family farmer and on which no substantial business is being conducted by a debtor other than the business of operating the real
In 2002, Hon. Robert E. Gerber of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York published In re Ames Dep’t Stores Inc.,[1] a case that has often been cited as being an innovative approach to addressing issues arising in debtor estates with numerous locations subject to unexpired real property leases.
There are two types of foreclosure proceedings in the U.S.: judicial and nonjudicial. Both proceedings contain procedures for oversecured creditors to recover attorneys’ fees and costs from the proceeds of the collateral securing the indebtedness.
[1]When we last reported on In re Loop 76,[2] the case was on appeal with the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP). In a lengthy decision that one could argue expanded the bankruptcy court’s ruling on classification, the BAP has since affirmed the bankruptcy court’s decision permitting separate classification of unsecured deficiency claims.[3]
Ms. Katharine B. Clark
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Washington, DC
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Mr. Greg Corbin
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Northgate Real Estate Group
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Northgate Real Estate Group
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Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
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Mr. David E. Levy
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Keen-Summit Capital Partners & Summit Investment Management
Chicago, IL
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Keen-Summit Capital Partners & Summit Investment Management
Chicago, IL
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