As discussed in an earlier post called “Jumping Up: Bankruptcy Code Dollar Amounts Will Increase On April 1, 2025,” various dollar amounts in the Bankruptcy Code and related statutory provisions were increased for cases filed on or after today, April 1, 2025. This chart has a list of all of the dollar amount changes
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Jumping Up: Bankruptcy Code Dollar Amounts Will Increase On April 1, 2025

An official notice from the Judicial Conference of the United States was just published announcing that certain dollar amounts in the Bankruptcy Code will be adjusted upward by 13.2004%, perhaps the largest increase to date. Inflation adjustments are made to certain Bankruptcy Code dollar amounts every three years, and these new amounts will apply to…
ABI’s Industry Viewpoint Interview: Intellectual Property And Bankruptcy
I recently had the honor of talking with the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Editor-at-Large Bill Rochelle about the intersection of intellectual property and bankruptcy, as part of ABI’s Industry Viewpoints video series.
Bill and I discussed issues ranging from the U.S. Supreme Court’s Tempnology decision involving trademark licenses, to Section 365(n) of the Bankruptcy…
ABI’s Industry Viewpoint Interview: Intellectual Property And Bankruptcy
I recently had the honor of talking with the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Editor-at-Large Bill Rochelle about the intersection of intellectual property and bankruptcy, as part of ABI’s Industry Viewpoints video series.
Bill and I discussed issues ranging from the U.S. Supreme Court’s Tempnology decision involving trademark licenses, to Section 365(n) of the Bankruptcy…
The Monetization Of Intellectual Property In Bankruptcy And Restructuring
ABI Panel. Last month I had the honor of speaking on a panel at the American Bankruptcy Institute’s 2022 Annual Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C. The topic of our panel was the Monetization of Intellectual Property in Bankruptcy and Restructuring.
- I was joined by four distinguished panelists, Leslie Zmugg, General Counsel of Gordon Brothers (who
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Official Bankruptcy Forms Revised To Reflect April 1, 2022 Dollar Amount Adjustments Now In Effect
As discussed in an earlier post called “Moving Up: Bankruptcy Code Dollar Amounts Will Increase On April 1, 2022,” various dollar amounts in the Bankruptcy Code and related statutory provisions were increased for cases filed on or after today, April 1, 2022. This information sheet has a list of all of the dollar amount…
Moving Up: Bankruptcy Code Dollar Amounts Will Increase On April 1, 2022
An official notice from the Judicial Conference of the United States was just published announcing that certain dollar amounts in the Bankruptcy Code will be increased a larger than usual 10.973% this time for new cases filed on or after April 1, 2022. Follow this link for the Federal Register page with a chart listing…
Amendments To The Federal Rules Of Bankruptcy Procedure Take Effect December 1, 2021
Each year amendments are made to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, which govern how bankruptcy cases are managed. The amendments address issues identified by an Advisory Committee made up of federal judges, bankruptcy attorneys, and others. The rule amendments are ultimately adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court and technically subject to Congressional disapproval.…
Amendments To The Federal Rules Of Bankruptcy Procedure Take Effect December 1, 2020
Each year amendments are made to the rules that govern how bankruptcy cases are managed — the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. The amendments address issues identified by an Advisory Committee made up of federal judges, bankruptcy attorneys, and others. The rule amendments are ultimately adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court and technically subject to…
Fiduciary Duties And Financial Distress In The Time Of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented economic disruption, creating sudden financial distress across industries. Companies are now facing impacts ranging from a dramatic decline in revenue of uncertain duration, to potential setbacks to M&A transactions, to delayed or canceled financing rounds.
With even some previously well-performing companies potentially entering the so-called zone of insolvency, it’s…