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Brian Lucareli and John Melko explore the intricacies of Delaware Asset Protective Trusts, examining statutory exceptions and how enforcement varies across different states. The discussion provides families and advisors with practical insights into evaluating asset-protection planning strategies.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that a borrower can discharge her student loans under the bankruptcy code.

This month's issue of Debt Dialogue addresses issues of disclosure and contract interpretation, enforcement in the muni bond space, accounting for trustee fees, and more.

Bill Kannel discusses the prerequisites for municipalities looking to file Chapter 9 bankruptcy.

With the extended collapse in energy prices, many exploration and production (E&P) producers are now focused on not only adjusting their own drilling activities, but also on carefully assessing their partners' financial positions...

Does the agent bank in a loan syndicate have the unilateral right to settle a claim against the agent and force the members of the syndicate to pay for the settlement?

2023 has been a remarkable year with the past several months displaying an upward trend for the Business Restructuring + Insolvency Group at Morrison Foerster.

In a rare bipartisan moment, Congress overwhelmingly passed and the President signed into law on October 25 the Family Farmer Bankruptcy Clarification Act of 2017.

On Saturday, June 28, Puerto Rico’s Governor Padilla signed into effect Puerto Rico’s new bankruptcy law for certain revenue bond issuers.

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has recently adopted a revised version of the Local Rules of Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure of the Court.

We previously informed you that if you are a small business that needed to file bankruptcy to save your company, then you may be able to take advantage of Subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy

The Democratic presidential race is brimming with ideas for tackling the student debt crisis:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit allowed a secured creditor to retain its lien and therefore the proceeds from a sale, even after the secured creditor mistakenly released its mortgage lien.

The rationale for the ban is to protect trademark licensors’ ability to control the quality of their trademarks.

Last month, facing the filing of a chapter 9 bankruptcy, Kevyn Orr, emergency manager for the city of Detroit, indicated that the renowned art collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts is an asset that could be liquidated to satisfy the city’s crippling debt.

The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Regulation amending the Solvency II Delegated Regulation (EU 2015(35)) concerning the calculation of regulatory capital requirements...

A snapshot of some recent developments regarding insolvency, restructuring, and related issues in the EU.