Insights on Financial Restructuring & Bankruptcy

The 2021 edition of Legal 500 US has rated 49 Arent Fox LLP attorneys as national leaders in their field. In addition, 16 of the firm’s practice areas were ranked among the best in the country.

Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized 42 Arent Fox LLP attorneys as leaders in their field.

Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that five practice areas have been ranked in Chambers USA 2021 guide, including a new nationwide ranking for Energy: Electricity (Transactional).

Arent Fox’s Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring practice has been retained as counsel to represent the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 case of New York Classic Motors, LLC.

Recent decisions and court commentary suggest that a creditors’ committee appointed in a Chapter 11 case should take immediate action to ensure that its rights to pursue derivative standing are preserved, particularly when the debtor is a limited liability company.

Arent Fox’s Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring practice has been retained as counsel to represent the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 case of Greensill Capital Inc.

In this episode of Forensic Perspectives, nationally recognized forensic accounting expert, Mark S. Gottlieb, talks with Andrew Silfen about the economic impact of COVID and more.

Why Achieving Consensus is the Best Path to Preserving the Flag

In early December, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied, in part, a motion to dismiss claims of breach of fiduciary duty and recovery of fraudulent conveyances brought against former directors and officers of the Jones Group.

The recently-passed Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”) augments the CARES Act by expanding the existing Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and adding additional stimulus programs in an attempt to lay some traction to the most troubled sectors of the US economy.

Join Partner George Angelich at the Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors’ (AIRA) 19th Annual Advanced Restructuring and Plan of Reorganization Conference, an online forum presenting legal and financial perspectives on developments in bankruptcy, insolvency, and restructuring.

Twenty-four Arent Fox LLP practices have been recognized in the 2021 “Best Law Firms” rankings that are published annually by US News & World Report and Best Lawyers.

Join Partner George Angelich and other thought leaders from the worlds of restructuring, insolvency, and distressed debt for seven weeks of insightful online programming and engaging networking.

New York Managing Partner and Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring Leader Andrew Silfen recently spoke with the New York Insitute of Credit, participating in their Interview Series 2020, to discuss bankruptcy during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with NYIC Executive Director, Harvey Gross.

The New York Institute of Credit’s (NYIC) Smorgasbord Conference is back by popular demand – a favorite dating back to the 1980’s but now with a Virtual Twist as we enter a new age of technology.

Senior debt holders who are entitled to be paid ahead of contractually subordinated creditors pursuant to a subordination agreement now need to closely review and scrutinize their treatment under a proposed chapter 11 plan.

Fifty-three Arent Fox LLP attorneys have been rated as leaders in their profession by The Best Lawyers in America 2021.

New York County Supreme Court Justice Schecter dismissed a fraudulent conveyance action brought by UMB Bank, N.A., the indenture trustee for certain of Neiman Marcus’ senior notes, on the basis that the applicable indenture did not grant UMB authority and power to assert claims.

You can’t predict the future, but you can prepare for it. If your organization decides to restructure or refinance debt, will you be ready to act? What should you be doing now to execute quickly when the time comes?

Arent Fox’s Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring practice was retained as counsel to represent the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 case of Dean & Deluca New York Inc., et al.

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is one of several lifelines extended by Congress to small businesses struggling to survive the COVID-19 public health crisis.

Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized 29 Arent Fox LLP attorneys as leaders in their field.

In this webinar, members of Arent Fox’s COVID-19 Task Force provide an overview of Force Majeure and Related Common Law Principles. This includes analysis of the enforcement of force majeure, issues surrounding neutralizing key clauses, and critical bankruptcy questions.

On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), a Senate bill passed just days earlier in response to the public health crisis that has emerged from the spread of COVID-19.

Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that 88 attorneys have been named to the 2020 Leading Lawyers list.