Williams Mullen's Comeback Plan: Part IV - How Banks Think About Loan Defaults: Lessons for Borrowers in Troubled Times
In a recent opinion and order, the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois denied a secured lender’s motion for relief from the automatic stay in order for the lender to record a deed being held in escrow...more
The private real estate industry has been anticipating distress since the start of the pandemic. But as governments passed emergency measures to keep the economy afloat, the prospect of widespread distress receded. ...more
In the final installment of our video series aimed at helping borrowers in uncertain times, Matt Cheek, chair of Williams Mullen’s Financial Services Industry Group, and Mike Mueller, chair of our Restructuring, Bankruptcy...more
As we continue our series on bankruptcy litigation, we want to discuss the use of receiverships as an important aspect of a fully developed creditors' rights practice. Creditors often face recalcitrant corporate debtors who...more
The global COVID-19 pandemic has placed an unprecedented stress on the ability of businesses to service their debt. Certain businesses—such as oil and gas, airlines, cruise lines, hospitality, brick-and-mortar retailers, and...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES”) enacted on March 27, 2020 contains a number of provisions affecting bankruptcy cases, modification and enforcement of federally backed residential mortgage...more
Our Financial Restructuring & Reorganization Group takes up the question of whether prepetition automatic stay waivers are enforceable in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding and what lenders can do to ensure waivers are...more
Bankruptcy court is not the first place that comes to mind when a lender thinks about full recovery on a loan. Usually, debtors file bankruptcy because they can't pay all their creditors in the ordinary course of business....more
While significant energy here at the Bankruptcy Cave is devoted to substantive bankruptcy matters, not all aspects of a general insolvency practice are always fun and litigation. Oftentimes insolvency lawyers add the most...more
In a June 3, 2016 decision, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (“the Bankruptcy Court”) invalidated, on federal public policy grounds, a provision in the debtor-LLC’s operating agreement that it...more
In connection with out-of-court restructurings, workouts and forbearance agreements, creditors often seek to include provisions that purport to limit the ability of a debtor to file for bankruptcy relief. However, bankruptcy...more
Southside, LLC v SunTrust Bank (In re Southside, LLC), 520 B.R. 914 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. 2014) – A debtor objected to attorney fees included in the proof of claim filed by a mortgagee, and the mortgagee moved for relief...more
In that case, Walnut Creek Mining Company (“Walnut Creek”), the debtor Optim Energy’s largest unsecured creditor, sought standing to pursue recharacterization, equitable subordination, and fiduciary duty claims on behalf of...more