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06/13/08 Chambers USA 2008 Recognizes Morgan Lewis in 19 National Practice Areas
Morgan Lewis is pleased to announce that the 2008 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business features Morgan Lewis as a leading national firm in 19 practice areas.
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July/August 2007 Post-Travelers: Fobian may be gone, but unsecured creditors are still in limbo, Pratt's Journal of Bankruptcy Law
2005 2005 Bankruptcy Revisions: Implications for Businesses and Financial Advisors, Contributing Author (AIRA, AICPA, 2005)
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November 2008 How Private Funds Can Profit From the Next Wave of Restructurings

White Paper | Morgan Lewis White Paper
Wendy Walker, Neil Herman, Ethan Johnson, Howard Beltzer, Jedd Wider, Louis Singer

In light of ongoing turmoil in the credit markets, the continuing uptick in the default rate, and the increasing number of sizeable corporate bankruptcy filings, the time is right for private funds to consider how best to profi... more

Summer 2008 Morgan Lewis on Restructuring, Summer 2008

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis on Restructuring
Richard Toder, Annie Wells, Matthew Olsen, Andrew Gottfried

In this issue:

  • American Home Mortgage: A Different View of Servicing Rights
  • Delaware Chancery Court Rules the Automatic Stay Does Not Bar Shareholder Meeting
  • Recent Noteworthy... more

Fall/Winter 2007 Morgan Lewis on Restructuring, Fall/Winter 2007

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis on Restructuring
Wendy Walker, Neil Herman, Karen Gartenberg, Andrew Gottfried

In this issue:

  • The Enron Enigma: Claims trading at its fuzziest
  • In applying the theory of equitable subordination, the second circuit limits the ... more

November 2007 How Hedge Funds Can Profit from the Next Wave of Restructurings

White Paper | Morgan Lewis White Paper
Howard Beltzer

The markets remain at a historically low level of corporate defaults, with a resulting lack of sizeable out-of-court restructurings and Chapter 11 proceedings. However, we are unconvinced that the laws of econo... more

July/August 2007 Post-Travelers: Fobian may be gone, but unsecured creditors are still in limbo, Pratt's Journal of Bankruptcy Law

Outside Publications | Article
Karen Gartenberg

Summer 2007 Morgan Lewis on Restructuring, Summer 2007

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis on Restructuring
Menachem Zelmanovitz, Howard Beltzer, Annie Wells

In this Issue:

  • U.S. Supreme Court Decides That Debtor's Right to Convert is Not Absolute
  • Rule 2019: A long neglected rule of disclosure gains incr... more

01/30/07 The Lien at the End of the Distressed Tunnel: Second Lien Financing and Intercreditor Agreements

Presentation | Webcast
Wendy Walker, Kristin Wigness

Informational discussion on key business and legal isses associated with second lien financing, given by a panel of Morgan Lewis lawyers from the Restructuring Group, a key member of Wells Fargo's administrative agency group, and experienced advisors from Alvarez & Marshal LLC.

Winter 2007 Morgan Lewis on Restructuring, Winter 2007

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis on Restructuring
Menachem Zelmanovitz

In this Issue:

  • Going, Going, Almost Gone: Deepening Insolvency -... more

Fall 2006 Morgan Lewis on Restructuring, Fall 2006

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis on Restructuring
Bankruptcy/Restructuring Practice

In this Issue:

  • MAC Clauses in Commercial Loan Documents- Are they Effective?: The "standard" borrower representa... more

09/28/06 Creditor Committee Obligations Under 11 U.S.C. 11§1102(b)(3), presented at PBI's Eleventh Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

May 2006 Nondebtor Releases in Reorganization Plans: Are They Still Viable or a Thing of the Past in the Second Circuit? American Bankruptcy Institute Journal

Outside Publications | Article
Menachem Zelmanovitz

Spring 2006 Morgan Lewis on Restructuring, Spring 2006

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis on Restructuring
Wendy Walker, Terrence Dugan

In this Issue:

  • When Worlds Collide: Sarbanes-Oxley Act § 308 vs. Bankruptcy Code §§ 510 and 1129: Enac... more

04/03/06 Bankruptcy Basics: A Chapter 11 Primer, presented at the University Of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

Winter 2006 Morgan Lewis on Restructuring, Winter 2006

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis on Restructuring
Bankruptcy/Restructuring Practice

In this Issue:

  • Non-Debtor Releases in Reorganization Plans- Are they still viable or a thing of the past in the Second Circu... more

September 2005 Morgan Lewis on Restructuring, September 2005

Newsletter | Morgan Lewis on Restructuring
Bankruptcy/Restructuring Practice

In this Issue:

  • Substantive Consolidation: Owens Corning - Third Circuit Severely Restricts Availability of This Extraordinar... more

08/29/05 The New Chapter 15, presented at the Annual Conference of the International Bar Association, Prague

Presentation | Speech
Wendy Walker

2005 2005 Bankruptcy Revisions: Implications for Businesses and Financial Advisors, Contributing Author (AIRA, AICPA, 2005)

Outside Publications | Book
Wendy Walker

04/27/05 An Overview of the 2005 Bankruptcy Act

White Paper | Morgan Lewis White Paper
Wendy Walker, Richard Toder

The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (the “Act”) has now become law. While the Act principally focuses on consumer and small business1 bankruptcy issues, it also includes significant change... more

01/24/05 Expanding Jurisdiction of U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, New York Law Journal, Vol. 233, No. 15

Outside Publications | Article
Wendy Walker

05/03/04 Cross-Border Insolvencies: Plenary Cases and Ancillary Proceedings Involving Foreign Debtors in US Bankruptcy Courts, Business Law International, Vol. 5, No. 2

Outside Publications | Article
Wendy Walker

February 2003 Cross-Border Insolvencies: Plenary Cases and Ancillary Proceedings Involving Foreign Debtors in U.S. Bankruptcy Court

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Wendy Walker

There are two types of insolvency proceedings under United States bankruptcy law which are available to entities formed outside the United States. First, a foreign entity that is already subject to a “foreign proceeding”... more

November 2002 As 3d Circuit Reinforces Disinterestedness Standard, Law Firms May Find It More Difficult to Remain Disinterested, The Bankruptcy Strategist, Vol. 20, No. 1

Outside Publications | Article
Michael Bloom

08/12/02 Conflicts of Interest Issues, presented at the Philadelphia Bar Institute's 7th Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

02/20/02 Bankruptcy Basics: A Chapter 11 Primer, presented at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

04/01/00 Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets and the Commodity Exchange Act, presented at the Derivatives Training Session, New York

Presentation | Speech
Maris M. Rodgon

11/16/99 Ethical Issues Arising in Labor and Employment Law, presented at an Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Thomas Reinert, Jr., Michael Bloom

04/01/99 After the Fraud: Recovering Assets in the U.S. and Abroad

Presentation | Speech
Robert Goldspink

08/31/98 The "Disinterestedness" Standard in Bankruptcy Cases, presented at the Third Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

May 1998 The Rap on Personal Services Contracts & Noncompete Clauses, The Bankruptcy Strategist

Outside Publications | Article
Michael Bloom

02/26/98 Common Legal Issues in QF Contract Restructuring - QF Perspective, presented at the QF Contract Restructuring Roundtable, Marina del Rey, CA

Presentation | Speech
Steven D. Eisenberg

December 1997 Ethical Issues Arising in Reduction in Force and Related Litigation, American Corporate Counsel Association, Greater Houston Metropolitan Chapter

Outside Publications | Article
Francis Milone, Michael Bloom

11/20/97 Ethical Issues Arising in Labor and Employment Law, presented at the Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom, Michael Banks

11/01/97 Handling Workouts and Bankruptcy Matters, presented at The Bank Lending Institute Conference on Asset Based Lending, New York

Presentation | Speech
Barry V. Freeman

10/01/97 Considerations in Drafting the Loan Agreement, presented at The Banking Law Institute, Charlotte, NC

Presentation | Speech
Barry V. Freeman

10/01/97 Credit Restructure Agreement, presented at The Banking Law Institute, Charlotte, NC

Presentation | Speech
Barry V. Freeman

10/01/97 Waivers, Renunciations and Acknowledgments Regarding Section 9504 Sale, presented to The Banking Law Institute, Charlotte, NC

Presentation | Speech
Barry V. Freeman

05/18/97 Representation of an Unsecured Creditors Committee: Duties and Potential Conflicts of Interest of Committee Counsel, presented at the American Bankruptcy Institute Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C.

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

11/18/96 Ethical Issues Arising in Labor and Employment Law, presented at ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Francis Milone, Michael Bloom

10/01/96 Bank Regulatory Relief Provisions in the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997

White Paper | Morgan Lewis White Paper
James S. Keller

On September 30, President Clinton signed into law the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997, which included Savings Association Insurance Fund rescue provisions. To make the cost of these provisions mo... more

11/16/95 Preserving Privileged Information Within An Organization, presented at The Price Waterhouse General Counsel Forum, West Conshohocken, PA

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

10/10/95 Ethical Issues In Labor and Employment Law, presented at a Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Francis Milone, Michael Bloom

1995 Bankruptcy's Fresh Start vs. Environmental Cleanup: Statutory Schizophrenia, Villanova Environmental Law Journal, Vol. 6, Issue 1

Outside Publications | Article
Michael Bloom

10/12/94 Selected Ethical Issues in Employment Law, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Francis Milone, Michael Bloom

07/01/94 Ninth Circuit Resolves Status of Post-Petition, Pre-Assumption/Rejection Rent Obligation Arising in Bankruptcy

White Paper | Morgan Lewis White Paper
Barry V. Freeman, Jeffrey M. Reisner

On June 20, 1994, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a landlord of non-residential real property is entitled to an administrative expense claim at the full rate specified in the lease for the debtor’s post-pe... more

04/01/93 United States District Court Reverses Long Standing Bankruptcy on Perfection of Assignment of Rents: ML&B White Paper

White Paper | Morgan Lewis White Paper
Michael Bloom

02/01/93 Third Circuit Levels Blow To Single Asset Real Estate Debtors: ML&B White Paper

White Paper | Morgan Lewis White Paper
Michael Bloom

01/01/93 United States District Court Grants Summary Judgment Against Bankruptcy Trustee of Interstate Motor Carrier In Freight Undercharge Case on Bankruptcy Law Grounds: ML&B White Paper

White Paper | Morgan Lewis White Paper
Barry V. Freeman, Alan M. Kindred, Deanna L. Ballesteros

August 1992 Claims Trading: Beauty or Beast, The Bankruptcy Strategist

Outside Publications | Article
Michael Bloom

05/19/92 Loan Default Workouts - Internal Procedures Workout and Restructure of Non Performing Credits Bankruptcy and Non-Bankruptcy Concerns, presented at Workouts, Bankruptcy and Restructurings: Successful Strategies to Restructure Problem Loans Conference sponsored by Executive Enterprises, Inc., San Francisco

Presentation | Speech
Barry V. Freeman

February 1992 Exceptions to Bankruptcy Preferences: Countryman Updated, Business Lawyer, Vol. 47

Outside Publications | Article
Michael Bloom

02/01/92 Non-Judicial Solutions for Resolving the Problem Loan: The Workout, presented at the Saving the Ailing Business: Work-Outs, Reorganization & Bankruptcies conference, sponsored by Pennsylvania Bar Institute Continuing Legal Education

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

12/06/91 Ethical Considerations for Domestic Relations Practitioners, presented at the Institute's Tax Aspects of Divorce seminar

Presentation | Speech
Michael Bloom

12/01/91 Third Circuit Decision Excludes Qualified Pension Plans From a Debtor's Bankruptcy Estate - Velis V. Kardanis: ML&B White Paper

White Paper | Morgan Lewis White Paper
Michael Bloom

11/18/91 Courts Define Airline Lessor Obligations, The National Law Journal

Outside Publications | Article
Michael Bloom

October 1991 When a Client Gets Boxed in By A Lie, Family Advocate, Vol. 14, No. 2

Outside Publications | Article
Michael Bloom

June 1991 Limits on the Assumption and Assignment of Shopping Center Leases, Bankruptcy Law Review, Vol 3, No. 2

Outside Publications | Article
Stephen Jannetta, Michael Bloom

May 1991 Code Sec. 1110 Applies to All Aircraft Leases, The Bankruptcy Strategist, Vol. 8, No. 7

Outside Publications | Article
Michael Bloom

April 1991 Three Courts Affirm Protection for Lessors, The Bankruptcy Strategist, Vol. 8, No. 6

Outside Publications | Article
Michael Bloom

March 1991 Sale and Leaseback Transactions for Aircraft Get Conflicting Rulings on Sec. 1110 Protection, The Bankruptcy Strategist, Vol. 8, No. 5

Outside Publications | Article
Michael Bloom

02/01/91 Third Circuit Clarifies Limitations on Debtor's Ability to Assume and Assign Unexpired Leases of Commercial/Retail Real Property in Chapter 11 - In Re Joshua Slocum, Ltd.: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

White Paper | Morgan Lewis White Paper
Stephen Jannetta, Michael Bloom

12/01/90 Negotiating Warn Liability: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

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Michael Bloom, Michael Banks

10/24/90 Current Issues In Construction Law Pennsylvania, presented at Construction Claims Under Pennsylvania Law

Presentation | Speech
Dennis Morikawa, Michael Bloom

08/24/90 Current Issues in Today's Construction Industry, presented to the Professional Education Systems, Inc., Richmond, VA

Presentation | Speech
Dennis Morikawa, Michael Bloom

03/01/90 U.S. Bankruptcy Court S.D.N.Y. LTV Decision: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper

White Paper | Morgan Lewis White Paper
Michael Bloom

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