Shadow Resolutions as a “No-No” in a Sound Banking Union
Posted by Luca Enriques, Oxford University, on Monday, November 16, 2015 Editor's Note: Luca Enriques is Allen & Overy Professor of Corporate Law at Oxford University. The following post is based...
View ArticleComment Letter of 18 Law Professors on the Trust Indenture Act
Posted by Adam J. Levitin, Georgetown University Law Center, on Friday, December 11, 2015 Editor's Note: Adam J. Levitin is Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, specializing in...
View ArticleAcquisition Financing: the Year Behind and the Year Ahead
Posted by Eric M. Rosof, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Thursday, January 21, 2016 Editor's Note: Eric M. Rosof is a partner focusing on financing for corporate transactions at Wachtell,...
View ArticleThe Ownership and Trading of Debt Claims in Chapter 11 Restructurings
Posted by David Smith, University of Virginia, on Thursday, February 25, 2016 Editor's Note: David Smith is Professor of Commerce at the University of Virginia. This post is based on an article...
View ArticleThe Trust Indenture Act and the Courts: Bringing the SEC to the Table
Posted by Mark J. Roe, Harvard Law School, on Monday, April 4, 2016 Editor's Note: Mark J. Roe is the David Berg Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. This post is based on a recent article by...
View ArticleDebt Restructurings and the Trust Indenture Act
Posted by Harald Halbhuber, Shearman & Sterling LLP, on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 Editor's Note: Harald Halbhuber is counsel in the Capital Markets Group at Shearman & Sterling LLP. This post is...
View ArticleBankruptcy for Banks: A Sound Concept That Needs Fine-Tuning
Posted by Mark J. Roe, Harvard Law School, and David A. Skeel, University of Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Editor's Note: Mark J. Roe is the David Berg Professor of Law at Harvard Law...
View ArticleThe Impact of the New Restructuring Law on Puerto Rico Creditors
Posted by Lorraine S. McGowen, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, on Saturday, August 20, 2016 Editor's Note: Lorraine S. McGowen is a partner in the restructuring group at Orrick, Herrington...
View ArticlePROMESA and Puerto Rico’s Pathways to Solvency
Posted by Stephen Park, University of Connecticut, and Tim Samples, University of Georgia, on Friday, September 16, 2016 Editor's Note: Stephen Park is Assistant Professor of Business Law at the...
View ArticleSecond Circuit Reverses Marblegate Decision Regarding Trust Indenture Act
Posted by John D. Lobrano, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, on Saturday, January 28, 2017 Editor's Note: John D. Lobrano is a partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. This post is based on a...
View ArticleLeveraged Buyouts: An Overview of the Literature
Posted by Luc Renneboog & Cara Vansteenkiste, Tilburg University, on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Editor's Note: Luc Renneboog is Professor of Corporate Finance and Cara Vansteenkiste is a PhD...
View ArticleStiffing the Creditor: The Effect of Asset Verifiability on Bankruptcy
Posted by Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, SKEMA Business School, on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Editor's Note: Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes is Professor of Finance and Associate Dean for International Affairs at...
View ArticleRoadblocks to Redemption: Delaware Chancery Court Makes Preferred Stock...
Posted by Michael J. Kendall and Joseph F. Bernardi, Jr., Goodwin Procter LLP, on Friday, May 12, 2017 Editor's Note: Michael J. Kendall is a partner and Joseph F. Bernardi, Jr. is counsel at Goodwin...
View ArticleFinancial Scholars Oppose Eliminating “Orderly Liquidation Authority” As...
Posted by Mark J. Roe, Harvard Law School, on Friday, May 26, 2017 Editor's Note: Mark Roe is a professor at Harvard Law School This post summarizes the text of a letter by Professor Roe and Professor...
View ArticleRecent Cases on Lending Safeguards in Bankruptcy
Posted by Samuel A. Newman, Matthew K. Kelsey, and Daniel B. Denny, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, on Saturday, October 14, 2017 Editor's Note: Samuel A. Newman and Matthew K. Kelsey are partners at...
View ArticleBankruptcy Court Holds Secured Creditors Can Be “Crammed Down” With...
Posted by Kobi Kastiel, Co-editor, HLS Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, on Saturday, September 6, 2014 Editor's Note: The following post comes to us from Mark I. Bane, Partner...
View ArticleTowards a “Rule of Law” Approach to Restructuring Sovereign Debt
Posted by Steven L. Schwarcz, Duke University, on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 Editor's Note: Steven L. Schwarcz is the Stanley A. Star Professor of Law & Business at Duke University School of Law. In...
View ArticleUsing Spin-offs to Raise Cash, Reduce Debt and Recapitalize
Posted by Kobi Kastiel, Co-editor, HLS Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, on Saturday, January 3, 2015 Editor's Note: The following post comes to us from Stephen I. Glover, Partner...
View ArticleREIT and Real Estate M&A in 2015
Posted by Adam O. Emmerich, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, on Friday, January 23, 2015 Editor's Note: Adam Emmerich is a partner in the corporate department at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz...
View ArticleStructural Corporate Degradation Due to Too-Big-To-Fail Finance
Posted by Mark Roe, Harvard Law School, on Friday, June 5, 2015 Editor's Note: Mark Roe is the David Berg Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where he teaches bankruptcy and corporate law....
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