Bankruptcy Blogs

Bank CEOs Visit Washington; Is Black Market Bust Good or Bad for Bitcoin?

10/03/13

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

Black Market Bust and Bitcoin: Federal agents yesterday arrested Ross William Ulbricht, the alleged ringleader of "Silk Road," an online drug market that accepted Bitcoin, confiscating about $3.6 million of the digital currency. The bust could have serious implications for Bitcoin, which has grown in popularity over the last few years, at least in part, to the expectation of anonymity. "The federal investigation that led to Ulbricht's arrest shows that even purchases...

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Property Revested in Chapter 11 Debtor Even Though Not Schedulede

10/02/13

Miami Personal Bankruptcy Lawyer Jordan E. Bublick has over 25 years of experience in filing Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases. His office is centrally located in Miami at 1221 Brickell Avenue, 9th Fl., Miami and may be reached at (305) 891-4055.  www.bublicklaw.com

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Holding Company for Exchange LA Nightclub Files for Bankruptcy

10/02/13

The holding company for trendy Los Angeles nightclub Exchange LA has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it fights the city of Los Angeles and its embattled landlord to keep the party pumping at its historic venue.

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Debtors Pass Means Test But Case Dismissed Based on the Totality of Circumstances of the Debtors' Financial Situation

10/02/13

Miami Personal Bankruptcy Lawyer Jordan E. Bublick has over 25 years of experience in filing Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases. His office is centrally located in Miami at 1221 Brickell Avenue, 9th Fl., Miami and may be reached at (305) 891-4055.  www.bublicklaw.com

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Choice of Law and the Allowance of Bankruptcy Claims

10/02/13

In the case of In re Hionas, ___ B.R. ___, 2006 WL 3913760 (Bkrtcy.S.D.Fla.)(Isicoff J.) the Bankruptcy Court denied a casino's motion for summary judgment in its adversary proceeding to determine an alleged gambling debt nondischargeable. The decision also provides a review of the rules of choice of law in the 11th Circuit in the context of the allowance of a claim in a bankruptcy case.

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Digital Currency Firms Must Act Fast to Tame Laundering Risk

10/02/13

U.S. regulators and law enforcement officials expect risk-based anti-laundering and sanctions programs — no small feat for digital-currency firms, which generally do not know their customers' counterparties.

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Stress Tests for Midsize Banks Are Unnecessarily Stringent

10/02/13

The Dodd-Frank stress testing requirements for midsize banks add to their already considerable compliance burden, with questionable payback in terms of better risk management, at least in the near term.

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Options for Distressed South Florida Homeowners

10/02/13

Miami Personal Bankruptcy Lawyer Jordan E. Bublick has over 25 years of experience in filing Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases.

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Getting Real About Diversity

10/02/13

Given the importance and huge upside of success, the risk of disappointment in a firm's diversity and inclusion efforts must be continuously confronted and overcome.

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