Kenneth A. Kopelman

A Shortfall at Lehman Brothers Inc.: The SIPA Trustee's Property Allocation Motion
Joshua Dorchak, Kenneth A. Kopelman, Edwin E. Smith, Chris Atkinson, Aileen M. Foley, October 23, 2009
On October 5, 2009, the trustee ("Trustee") overseeing the liquidation of Lehman Brothers Inc. ("LBI"), the U.S. broker-dealer, asked the court to approve his proposed allocation of LBI property (the "Motion"). The Motion reveals a $4.9 billion shortfall in assets that...

The Continuing Evolution of Credit Derivatives: ISDA Publishes 2009 Supplement and Protocol
Kenneth A. Kopelman, Stephen Tirrell, Christine L. Ayotte-Brennan, April 15, 2009
Credit default swaps and other credit derivative transactions ("CDS") have been at the center of discussions involving the recent credit crisis and a central topic in discussions of regulatory reform.

Is Contractual Triangular Setoff Permitted Under the Bankruptcy Code for Derivative Transactions?
Joshua Dorchak, Kenneth A. Kopelman, Jeffrey S. Sabin, Ronald J. Silverman, Edwin E. Smith, February 24, 2009
It is not unusual for a seller or provider of services to a group of affiliated companies to obtain by contract a right to set off payment obligations owed by the seller or provider to one member of the group against amounts owed to the seller or provider by another member of the group.