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In this insightful Q&A found in Law 360, you’ll learn about today’s challenges in the current private equity market, what areas of industry are in need of reform,  as well as a personal perspective into one partner’s career development. Click here to see what Bracewell & Giuliani’s...

Good news for lenders and bondholders out of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. The PBGC has issued final rules providing that it will not guarantee benefits that are earned in the window between when an employer files for bankruptcy and the PBGC takes over a pension...

Good news for lenders and bondholders out of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. The PBGC has issued final rules providing that it will not guarantee benefits that are earned in the window between when an employer files for bankruptcy and the PBGC takes over a pension...

In Canada, as in the US, corporate debtors are permitted with court approval to obtain DIP financing on a super-priority basis. The Order typically provides protections as hard as a nutshell, including that pension claims cannot crack the shell of protection and are subordinated to the new DIP loan....

In Canada, as in the US, corporate debtors are permitted with court approval to obtain DIP financing on a super-priority basis. The Order typically provides protections as hard as a nutshell, including that pension claims cannot crack the shell of protection and are subordinated to the new DIP loan....

Most polls, political pundits, and crystal balls are predicting a larger crowd on the Republican side of the aisle after the midterm elections, potentially giving them a majority in the House and tightening the margin in the Senate. The natural question that follows is what will happen to...

Most polls, political pundits, and crystal balls are predicting a larger crowd on the Republican side of the aisle after the midterm elections, potentially giving them a majority in the House and tightening the margin in the Senate. The natural question that follows is what will happen to...

Who other than bankruptcy lawyers could successfully argue that a bunch of electrons streaming through a wire is a “sale of goods”? Seem ridiculous? Erving Industries certainly thought so, but Judge Boroff of the Bankruptcy Court in Massachusetts ruled otherwise. The result of this decision was...

Who other than bankruptcy lawyers could successfully argue that a bunch of electrons streaming through a wire is a “sale of goods”? Seem ridiculous? Erving Industries certainly thought so, but Judge Boroff of the Bankruptcy Court in Massachusetts ruled otherwise. The result of this decision was...