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An official notice from the Judicial Conference of the United States was just published announcing that certain dollar amounts in the Bankruptcy Code will be increased a larger than usual 10.973...

https://bankruptcy.cooley.com/2022/02/articles/business-bankruptcy-issues/moving-up-bankruptcy-code-dollar-amounts-will-increase-on-april-1-2022/

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented economic disruption, creating sudden financial distress across industries. Companies are now facing impacts ranging from a dramatic decline in reven...

https://bankruptcy.cooley.com/2020/03/articles/recent-developments/fiduciary-duties-and-financial-distress-in-the-time-of-covid-19/

As discussed in an earlier post called “Moving Up: Bankruptcy Code Dollar Amounts Will Increase On April 1, 2019,” various dollar amounts in the Bankruptcy Code and related statutory provisi...

https://bankruptcy.cooley.com/2019/04/articles/business-bankruptcy-issues/official-bankruptcy-forms-revised-to-reflect-april-1-2019-dollar-amount-adjustments-now-in-effect/

An official notice from the Judicial Conference of the United States was just published announcing that certain dollar amounts in the Bankruptcy Code will be increased about 6.2% this time for ...

https://bankruptcy.cooley.com/2019/02/articles/recent-developments/moving-bankruptcy-code-dollar-amounts-will-increase-april-1-2019/

Just about every year changes are made to the rules that govern how bankruptcy cases are managed — the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. The revisions address issues identified by an Advis...

https://bankruptcy.cooley.com/2016/12/articles/business-bankruptcy-issues/amendments-federal-rules-bankruptcy-procedure-take-effect-december-1-2016/

As discussed in an earlier post called “Going Up: Bankruptcy Code Dollar Amounts Will Increase On April 1, 2016,” various dollar amounts in the Bankruptcy Code and related statutory provisio...

https://bankruptcy.cooley.com/2016/04/articles/business-bankruptcy-issues/official-bankruptcy-forms-revised-to-reflect-april-1-2016-dollar-amount-adjustments/

An official notice from the Judicial Conference of the United States was just published announcing that certain dollar amounts in the Bankruptcy Code will be increased ever so slightly — only ...

https://bankruptcy.cooley.com/2016/02/articles/business-bankruptcy-issues/going-up-bankruptcy-code-dollar-amounts-will-increase-on-april-1-2016/

Many start-up companies backed by venture capital financing, especially those still in the development phase or which otherwise are not cash flow breakeven, at some point may face the prospect of...

https://bankruptcy.cooley.com/2016/02/articles/the-financially-troubled-company/the-venture-backed-company-running-out-of-cash-fiduciary-duties-and-wind-down-options/

Almost every year, changes are made to the set of rules that govern how bankruptcy cases are managed — the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. The changes address issues identified by an Adv...

https://bankruptcy.cooley.com/2015/11/articles/business-bankruptcy-issues/major-overhaul-of-federal-bankruptcy-forms-plus-an-accompanying-rule-amendment-to-take-effect-december-1-2015/

Risky Business. When a debtor is a licensee under a trademark license agreement, does it risk losing those license rights when it files bankruptcy? The question had not been answered in a Delawa...

https://bankruptcy.cooley.com/2015/03/articles/business-bankruptcy-issues/trump-card-delaware-bankruptcy-court-gives-trademark-owner-upper-hand-with-debtor-licensee/