Free Bankruptcy Research Tool Available Online

Bankruptcy professionals and the public rarely get a chance to read a judge's own research binder. Fortunately, however, Chief Judge Randall J. Newsome of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the...

Northern District of California Bankruptcy Court Local Rule Amendments Take Effect May 1, 2008

As previously reported, in August 2007 the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California proposed amendments to the Bankruptcy Local Rules designed to implement the changes made by the...

Trademark Licenses In Bankruptcy: New Developments In The N.C.P. Marketing Case

Last November I reported on the status of the Ninth Circuit appeal in In re: N.C.P. Marketing Group, Inc., a case addressing whether a debtor can assume a trademark license over the trademark...

Southern District Of New York Bankruptcy Court Proposes Amendments To Local Rules

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has announced proposed changes to its Local Bankruptcy Rules in light of the recent amendments to the Federal Rules of...

North Of The Border: Reorganization Under Canada's Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act

With the enormous amount of business between the United States and Canada these days, it's little wonder that from time to time U.S. companies find themselves affected by a Canadian insolvency...