Plan of Reorganization

DeX Games – SuperMedia and Dex One File Simultaneous Chapter 11 Cases to Effect Merger

03/25/13

Distressed m&a is the “new normal” in Chapter 11 cases, as noted here and elsewhere. Two large media marketing and advertising companies, SuperMedia and Dex One, took the “new normal” to new extremes l

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Absolute Priority Rule Absolutism? Strict Interpretation of Bankruptcy Code Cramdown Provisions Nearly Causes Hawker Beechcraft Plan Confirmation to Skid Along the Runway

02/08/13

By nearly any measure, the Chapter 11 cases of Hawker Beechcraft and its affiliates (the “Debtors”) stand as a significant success. The cases began as a standalone reorganization predicated upon a restructuring support agreement (the “RSA”) among the Debtors’ senior lenders and noteholders, which soon thereafter gained the support o

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Supreme Court Bids Adieu To Plans Denying Secured Creditors The Right To Credit Bid

05/31/12

On May 29, 2012, only a little more than a month after the April 23, 2012 oral argument in the case, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in RadLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC, et al. v.

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Summer 2011 Edition Of Bankruptcy Resource Now Available

08/29/11

The Summer 2011 edition of the Absolute Priority newsletter, published by the Bankruptcy & Restructuring group at Cooley LLP, of which I am a member, has just been released. The newsletter gives updates on current developments and trends in the bankruptcy and workout area.

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Summer 2011 Edition Of Bankruptcy Resource Now Available

08/29/11

The Summer 2011 edition of the Absolute Priority newsletter, published by the Bankruptcy & Restructuring group at Cooley LLP, of which I am a member, has just been released. The newsletter gives updates on current developments and trends in the bankruptcy and workout area.

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Linden Ponds, Inc. & Hingham Campus, LLC File for Chapter 11 Protection in Texas

06/15/11

Affiliated entities Linden Ponds, Inc. and Hingham Campus, LLC voluntarily filed for chapter 11 protection earlier today in Dallas.  The companies, which are related to Senior Living Retirement Communities LLC (formerly known as Erickson Retirement Communities, LLC), operate Linden Ponds which is a 108-acre continuing care retirement community located inHingham, Massachusetts (approximately 20 miles outside of Boston).  As of [...]

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Spring 2011 Edition Of Bankruptcy Resource Now Available

03/22/11

The Spring 2011 edition of the Absolute Priority newsletter, published by the Cooley LLP Bankruptcy & Restructuring group, of which I am a member, has just been released. The newsletter gives updates on current developments and trends in the bankruptcy and workout area.

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Spring 2011 Edition Of Bankruptcy Resource Now Available

03/22/11

The Spring 2011 edition of the Absolute Priority newsletter, published by the Cooley LLP Bankruptcy & Restructuring group, of which I am a member, has just been released. The newsletter gives updates on current developments and trends in the bankruptcy and workout area.

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Judge Clears Way For Sale of Texas Rangers

06/25/10

The Texas Rangers’ lenders thought they had thrown a perfect strikeout pitch to prevent the confirmation of the Rangers’ proposed plan of reorganization. Instead, they now know how Hugh Casey felt. 

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