John C. Weitnauer

The Second Circuit Interprets the Bankruptcy Code’s Safe Harbor Provisions More Broadly than the Bankruptcy Court
Dennis J. Connolly,Jonathan T. Edwards,William S. Sugden,Jason H. Watson,John C. Weitnauer,David A. Wender, August 2, 2011
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has now weighed in on the Bankruptcy Code’s safe harbor provisions. In Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. v. Alfa, S.A.B. de C.V., Docket Nos. 09-5122, 09-5142, 2011 WL 2536101 (2d Cir. June 28, 2011), the Second Circuit Court of Appeals faced an issue of first...

Court Holds that a Bankruptcy Termination Provision that Subordinates an In-The-Money Debtor’s Right to a Distribution May Be an Unenforceable Ipso Facto Provision
Dennis J. Connolly,Jonathan T. Edwards,William S. Sugden,Jason H. Watson,John C. Weitnauer,David A. Wender, June 17, 2011
In Lehman Brothers Special Financing, Inc. v. Ballyrock ABS CDO 2007-1 Limited (In re Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.), Adv. P. No. 09-01032 (JMP) (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. May 12, 2011) [hereinafter “Ballyrock”], the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York held that...