Bankruptcy and Insolvency News and Analysis – Week Ending July 27, 2018

28 Jul Bankruptcy and Insolvency News and Analysis – Week Ending July 27, 2018

Trends and Legislative Developments

June 2018 Bankruptcy Filings Fall 2.6 Percent

Chapter 9 Municipal Bankruptcy Statistics: Use by Number, Type and Year

Receivership and Case Commencement

Receiver’s Appointing Order Language Controls Who Can File A Corporate Bankruptcy

Jurisdiction

Bankruptcy Courts’ Authority under § 505

A Constitutional Tango of Judicial Interpretation: The Instability of Bankruptcy Court Authority under Article III

Avoidance and Recovery

For Fraudulent Transfer Statute of Limitations, Transfer of Real Property Occurred upon Recording of Deed, not Execution

Sales

Ninth Circuit’s Expansion of Successor Liability May Make Asset Purchases More Costly

Reorganization

Corporate Bankruptcy Panel—Unpacking Jevic: An Attempt to Put the “Structure” Back in Structured Dismissals

Far from the Madding Crowd: Crowdfunding a Small Business Reorganization

Cross-Border

Crossing Borders—How B.C.I. Finances Broadened Chapter 15 Protections for Foreign Representatives