Shearman & Sterling discusses Making the Safe Harbors Safe Again: Second Circuit Holds State Law Constructive Fraudulent Conveyance Claims Are Preempted by the Safe Harbor of Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code

In a March 29, 2016 decision,[1] the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the “Court of Appeals”) held that creditors are preempted from asserting state law constructive fraudulent conveyance claims by virtue of the Bankruptcy Code’s “safe …

Shearman & Sterling explains SDNY Bankruptcy Court Holding That Avoidance Powers Can Be Applied Extraterritorially, and Resulting Split Within the SDNY

On January 4, 2016, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”) deviated from SDNY precedent and held that, despite the absence of clear Congressional intent, the avoidance powers provided for under Section …