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Understand What Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Does for Businesses
Authored by: Charles M. Rubio, Lenard M. Parkins What does Chapter 11 change about handling litigation exposure in bankruptcy? One of the main changes Chapter 11 introduces is the automatic stay, which halts…
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Authority Given to Committee to Sue the Sacklers: Purdue Opinion Reaffirms the Use of Derivative Standing by Creditor Committees
A decision in the Purdue Pharma1 bankruptcy reinforces a cornerstone of bankruptcy jurisprudence: the longstanding authority of bankruptcy courts to grant derivative standing to official committees…
Read ArticleThe Fall of the Gatekeeper Provision: Fifth Circuit Determines No Broader Than Exculpation
In its March 2025 decision in Highland Capital Management, the Fifth Circuit has drawn a bright line: gatekeeper provisions in Chapter 11 plans must be coextensive…
Read ArticleWhen Does Equitable Mootness Fall Short?
Lessons from In re ConvergeOne Holdings, Inc. The Southern District of Texas recently tackled the complex doctrine of equitable mootness in the bankruptcy appeal of In…
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