Legal Lens

Host Andy Serbe sits down with Judge Shelley Chapman, who retired from the Southern New York #bankruptcy bench in 2022, for a conversation about megacases including #Purdue Pharma and #Lehman Brothers, her time on the court, and her return to private practice with Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

Joel Cohen, managing partner at Stout's NYC office, shares insights from his extensive experience in forensic accounting and asset management. He discusses the vital role of asset tracing in today's global economy, highlighting the complexities of cross-border regulations. The conversation also covers the rise of cryptocurrency, its implications for valuation, and the challenges of using digital assets in legal frameworks. Cohen explains the nuances between receiverships and bankruptcy, showcasing how these approaches affect distressed companies and international investments.

This month, ADR specialist Ken Feinberg joins host Andy Serbe to talk about managing major settlement funds, mediation, and the shift of mass tort cases into Chapter 11 as their venue of choice in recent years as seen in LTL Management, Purdue Pharma, and others.

Legal Lens host Andy Serbe sits down with Seth Lieberman of Pryor Cashman to discuss his path to restructuring, his practice representing indenture trustees, and some of the major cases under his purview such as Silicon Valley Bank, Celsius Network, and Diamond Sports Group. #restructuring trends #lawtwitter #Finance

Josh Sussberg, a leading restructuring lawyer at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, shares his journey from journalism to law, influenced by personal challenges and a desire to help struggling companies. He discusses recent trends in bankruptcy, emphasizing faster restructuring processes and pre-packaged bankruptcies. Sussberg highlights the need for companies to proactively navigate the current economic landscape, marked by rising borrowing costs and geopolitical tensions, showcasing the evolving rehabilitative purpose of bankruptcy practices.

On this episode of Legal Lens, legal analyst Aileen Ramia speaks with Judge Robert E. Gerber (ret.) to discuss his observed trends in bankruptcy over the course of his extensive career as well as his philosophies concerning bankruptcy generally. Judge Gerber served for 15 years as a United States bankruptcy judge in the Southern District of New York where he presided over a broad array of cases prior to his retirement in 2016. Presently, he is of counsel at Joseph Hage Aaronson LLC and is an adjunct professor of law at Columbia Law School, his alma mater, where he has taught Columbia’s Advanced Bankruptcy Seminar since 2012. He is a contributing author to Collier on Bankruptcy and a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. In Part I of this series, Judge Gerber discusses bankruptcy trends he has observed over the last 50 years, including those involving market forces and capital structures, changes in case dynamics as well as developments in law and bankruptcy judges' ability to implement traditional bankruptcy policy. In particular, he takes a deep dive into the development of the "common law of bankruptcy," which goes to the ability of bankruptcy judges to craft solutions to effect bankruptcy policy where the Bankruptcy Code offers little guidance.In Part II of this series, Judge Gerber discusses the rise of bankruptcy as a vehicle for addressing mass torts, the role of the “common law of bankruptcy” in these sorts of cases, and whether bankruptcy is still serving its purpose in light of the observed trends discussed. Relatedly, Judge Gerber will also share his views on whether bankruptcy should account for and help advance the “public good” or “public interest.”#bankruptcy #trends #restructuring #distresseddebt

On this episode of Legal Lens, legal analyst Aileen Ramia speaks with Judge Robert E. Gerber (ret.) to discuss his observed trends in bankruptcy over the course of his extensive career as well as his philosophies concerning bankruptcy generally. Judge Gerber served for 15 years as a United States bankruptcy judge in the Southern District of New York where he presided over a broad array of cases prior to his retirement in 2016. Presently, he is of counsel at Joseph Hage Aaronson LLC and is an adjunct professor of law at Columbia Law School, his alma mater, where he has taught Columbia’s Advanced Bankruptcy Seminar since 2012. He is a contributing author to Collier on Bankruptcy and a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. In Part I of this series, Judge Gerber discusses bankruptcy trends he has observed over the last 50 years, including those involving market forces and capital structures, changes in case dynamics as well as developments in law and bankruptcy judges' ability to implement traditional bankruptcy policy. In particular, he takes a deep dive into the development of the "common law of bankruptcy," which goes to the ability of bankruptcy judges to craft solutions to effect bankruptcy policy where the Bankruptcy Code offers little guidance.In Part II of this series, Judge Gerber discusses the rise of bankruptcy as a vehicle for addressing mass torts, the role of the “common law of bankruptcy” in these sorts of cases, and whether bankruptcy is still serving its purpose in light of the observed trends discussed. Relatedly, Judge Gerber will also share his views on whether bankruptcy should account for and help advance the “public good” or “public interest.”#bankruptcy #trends #restructuring #distresseddebt

In this episode, legal analyst Aileen Ramia speaks with corporate restructuring attorney Kathlene Burke regarding the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin case that is pending before the United States Supreme Court. The case, which goes to the intersection of bankruptcy and Federal Indian law, brings to the forefront the issue of whether the Bankruptcy Code abrogates tribal sovereign immunity. Specifically, is a Native American tribe a "governmental unit" under the Bankruptcy Code?In their discussion of the Lac du Flambeau case, they take a look at the notion of tribal sovereign immunity, how and when it is waived, and how tribes have historically been treated under the Bankruptcy Code. Finally, they discuss the implications of a Supreme Court ruling one way or the other and what such a ruling could mean for tribes moving forward.#bankruptcy #federalindianlaw #scotus