Aaron Gavant
Mayer Brown
Articles
Attempting to Close the Shops: New York and Virginia Adopt Random Case Assignment to Discourage Forum Shopping
USA - January 7 2022 The Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “SDNY”) has been a longstanding epicenter of Chapter 11 filings. Historically seen as…
J&J Talc Bankruptcy Case: Events Leading Up To Potential Dismissal Battle
USA - December 6 2021 Johnson & Johnson’s newly-created subsidiary, LTL Management LLC (“LTL”), filed for bankruptcy in the Western District of North Carolina on October 14…
What We’re Reading This Week [November 10, 2021]
Canada, USA - November 10 2021 Whether—and in what circumstances—a debtor should pay creditors a make-whole premium continues to be litigated in bankruptcy courts. Last week, as…
Is Stablecoin Stable? Media and Regulators Raise Concerns
USA - October 25 2021 Tether - the world’s largest issuer of “stablecoin” - has come under increased media and regulatory scrutiny in recent months as concerns over its…
Stay and Direct Appeal Requests Denied in Purdue Pharma; District Court Commits to Shielding Case from Equitable Mootness Concerns
USA - October 25 2021 Partially walking back her prior pronouncements suggesting that she would rule to the contrary (which we previously wrote about here), on October 13…
