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- Topic: Puerto Rico
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- ArticlePratt's Journal of Bankruptcy LawJuly/August 2019
In a decision that upends the expectations of the municipal bond market, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled that the “special revenue” provisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code do not compel the payment of debt service on certain municipal bonds during the pendency of a bankruptcy proceeding.
- ArticleThe Banking Law JournalJuly/August 2019
The First Circuit recently found that a UCC filing amendment naming the debtor contained an appropriate name and that, when coupled with a corrected collateral description in the amendment, the bondholders’ lien was perfected and therefore unavoidable under the “strong-arm” provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.
- Client AlertMarch 11, 2019
In a case of constitutional importance, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit addressed whether members of the Financial Oversight and Management Board created by PROMESA are “Officers of the United States” subject to the US Constitution’s Appointments Clause.
- ArticlePratt's Journal of Bankruptcy LawNovember/December 2018
A decision by the Court overseeing Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy-like Title III proceeding has reiterated what every secured creditor understands — perfection matters. The Court found that bondholders holding $2.9 billion in debt issued by the Employees Retirement System of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico were rendered unsecured due to inadequate financing statements.
- Client AlertFebruary 6, 2018
In a decision likely to have a far-reaching effect in the municipal debt markets, the Court overseeing Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy-like Title III proceeding ruled that holders of municipal obligations secured by a pledge of special revenues are not guaranteed payment during the pendency of a bankruptcy proceeding.
- Client AlertWestlaw Journal BankruptcyOctober 5, 2017 (Originally Published September 14, 2017)
Following a recent decision by the Court overseeing the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy-like Title III proceeding, bondholders should continue to pay close attention to the pledge securing their bonds to determine how those bonds would be treated in a bankruptcy proceeding.
- Client AlertJune 30, 2016
Congress has approved the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, and President Obama is expected to sign the measure into law by July 1, 2016. Puerto Rico owes its bondholders a $1.9 billion debt payment on July 1 that by all accounts it cannot make.
- Client AlertJune 15, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court placed the final nail in the coffin of the Puerto Rico Public Corporation Debt Enforcement and Recovery Act. The Court found that Puerto Rico was not entitled to create its own restructuring process because such a process is prohibited by the Bankruptcy Code.
- Client AlertJuly 14, 2015
In a decisive opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling that the Puerto Rico Public Corporations Debt Enforcement and Recovery Act is preempted by the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and therefore unconstitutional.
- Client AlertClient AlertFebruary 10, 2015
On February 6, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico issued a decision holding Puerto Rico’s Public Corporations Debt Enforcement and Recovery Act unconstitutional, noting that it was “not a close case.”
