Joining the Eighth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a debtor or trustee can sell its avoidance actions to third-party, non-estate representatives. See Briar Capital Working Fund Capital, L.L.C. v. Remmert (In re South Coast Supply Company), No. 22-20536 (5th Cir. Jan. 22, 2024) (Dennis, J). […]
Read MoreIn MOAC Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC, 134 S.Ct. 927, 937 (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court recently resolved a debate that has long divided Circuit Courts throughout the U.S: whether section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code, a provision that is intended to protect good-faith purchasers of bankruptcy assets, imposes a jurisdictional barrier to a […]
Read MoreIn In re McDermott International, Inc., et al., Case No. 20-30336 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. May 20, 2020) [Dkt. No. 916], Judge Jones called into question the usefulness of the J. Alix Protocol in retaining turnaround advisors and their firms during a bankruptcy case. According to Judge Jones: While innovative at its inception, the Alix Protocol […]
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