United States: Insolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-Structuring

The Fifth Circuit has confirmed the old adage that liens "ride through" bankruptcy regardless of a discharge.

In a published decision issued July 1, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court's reversal of a bankruptcy court ruling that had deemed a state court judgment nondischargeable under the Bankruptcy Code's embezzlement exception...

In this episode of the Lowenstein Bankruptcy Lowdown, partners David M. Posner and Daniel B. Besikof discuss how tariffs—originally intended as tools of industrial policy...