Publications
08/25/20 – Newsletter
Small Businesses May Be Able to Retroactively Amend Bankruptcy Petition Under the Small Business Reorganization Act Bankruptcy, Restructuring, and Creditor's Rights Alert Hailey A. VarnerIn August 2019, President Donald Trump signed the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA or “the Act”) into law in an effort to address the fact that small businesses have struggled to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy... Read More
01/29/20 – Newsletter
Supreme Court: Denying Request to Lift Bankruptcy Automatic Stay Is Immediately Appealable—So Don’t Wait Commercial Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditors' Rights /Appellate Alert Christopher Combest, E. King Poor
08/29/19 – Newsletter
Newly Revised Bankruptcy Law Expands Chapter 12 to More Family Farmers Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditor's Rights Alert Brittany Ogden
05/29/19 – Newsletter
Supreme Court: Bankruptcy Does Not Prevent Licensees from Using Trademarks Bankruptcy, Restructuring, and Creditor's Rights Christopher Combest, E. King Poor
10/11/18 – Newsletter
Banks’ Exposure to the Enron Fraud Lives — Seventeen Years Later Litigation & Dispute Resolution Alert Nicholas D'Amico
06/28/18 – Newsletter
Supreme Court: To Bar Bankruptcy Discharge, Statement of Financial Condition Must Be “In Writing” Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditor's Rights Alert Christopher Combest, E. King Poor
03/06/18 – Newsletter
Supreme Court Makes Bankruptcy Claw-Backs Easier While Protecting Financial Institutions Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditor's Rights Alert Christopher Combest, E. King Poor
01/25/18 – Newsletter
First Circuit Bucks Developing Trend; Favors Trademark Owners Over Their Licensees in Bankruptcy – In re Tempnology, LLC Litigation & Dispute Resolution Alert Kevin Grzebielski, Christopher Combest
05/17/17 – Newsletter
Supreme Court: Filing a Proof of Claim on Time-Barred Debt Does Not Violate Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditor's Rights Alert Christopher Combest, Benjamin B. Brown
12/02/16 – Newsletter
Lenders Are Entitled to Default Interest in Chapter 11: Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditor's Rights Alert Christopher Combest
11/02/16 – Article
"Bankruptcy Trustees May Have Special Card to Play After Kipnis Decision" Chicago Daily Law Bulletin By Faye B. Feinstein and Travis J. Eliason
08/30/16 – Newsletter
“Safe Harbor” for Transfers to or for Banks May Not Keep Them Safe from Bankruptcy Trustees: Seventh Circuit Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Alert Christopher Combest
05/23/16 – Newsletter
Fraudulent Transfer Scheme Prevents Discharge of Debtor's Obligation Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Alert Christopher Combest
12/04/15 – Presentation
"Diocese and Religious Order Bankruptcies" American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference By Susan G. Boswell
11/02/15 – Article
"Insolvency Doesn’t Justify Rewriting Agreement to Weaken Creditor’s Rights" Chicago Daily Law Bulletin By Christopher Combest and Faye B. Feinstein
06/29/15 – Newsletter
FCC Issues a Plethora of Rulings That Will Likely Bring More Lawsuits Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Litigation Law Alert John S. Craiger
11/17/14 – Article
“Commercial Loan Guaranties and Enforcement of Non-Recourse Carve-Out Liability” Westlaw Journal Bank & Lender Liability Travis J. Eliason
11/01/14 – Article
"U.S. Supreme Court Highlights New Concerns in Naming IRA Beneficiary" Pratt's Journal of Bankruptcy Law By Christopher Combest
10/10/14 – Article
"Restaurant Bankruptcies – 'Should I Make a Reservation Now?': Assumption of Franchise Agreements – A Survey of the Federal Circuits" ABA Business Bankruptcy Committee Meeting at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, Chicago, IL By Philip V. Martino
10/10/14 – Presentation
"Restaurant Bankruptcies – 'Should I Make a Reservation Now?'" ABA Business Bankruptcy Committee Meeting at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, Chicago, IL By Philip V. Martino
10/10/14 – Article
"Restaurant Bankruptcies – 'Should I Make a Reservation Now?' Restaurant Revenues as Cash Collateral" ABA Business Bankruptcy Committee National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges By Philip V. Martino
09/10/14 – Article
"A Wake-Up Call for Self-Settled Trusts and Spendthrift Provisions" Steve Leimberg's Asset Protection Planning Newsletter By Philip V. Martino
02/04/14 – Article
“Tax on trusts is unconstitutional if no connection to Illinois” Southern Business Journal Kirk A. Hoopingarner, E. King Poor
11/01/13 – Presentation
When Healthcare Becomes a Crime 31st Annual Health Law Symposium - Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys Speaker
10/16/13 – Presentation
"Hypotheticals & Case Studies: Analyzing Recent Commercial Bankruptcy Topics" Chicago Bar Association Bankruptcy and Reorganization Committee meeting, Chicago, IL By Sarah K. Baker
10/01/13 – Presentation
Hiring Wisely: Enforceability of Employment Agreements, Covenants Not to Compete, and Non-Solicitation/Confidentiality Clauses Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council, Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce Speaker
06/06/13 – Presentation
"Ethics in Workouts and Foreclosures" National Business Institute, Chicago, IL By Sarah K. Baker
02/15/13 – Newsletter
Read the Fine Print Before You Sell Your Bankruptcy Claim Bankruptcy Law Update Christopher Combest
03/25/11 – Presentation
Health Care Reform: Increased Focus on Fraud & Abuse Issues Life Services Network Annual Meeting Speaker
02/04/11 – Presentation
PPACA Health Reform Update, HITECH Act, and Fraud and Abuse Laws Illinois Association of Ophthalmology and the Chicago Ophthalmological Society Speaker