Publications
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06.17.2020INSIGHT: Retailers Considering Bankruptcy Should Look to CARES Act, Court RulingsArticlesRetailers hit by the economic downturn are considering bankruptcy protections.
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2020
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01.14.2020Why Chinese Companies File Chapter 15 Cases in US Bankruptcy CourtsUpdatesReward Science and Technology Industry Group Co., Ltd. (Reward) joins a growing list of Chinese companies which have chosen to file a case in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in connection with their restructuring efforts under the People’s Republic of China’s Enterprise Bankruptcy Law (EBL).
This update was also published in Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable, titled "Why Chinese Companies File Chapter 15 Cases in US Bankruptcy Courts," on 02.25.2020. -
Fall 2017Enforcing Unenforceable Contract Provisions in BankruptcyArticlesContracts routinely include anti-assignment and ipso facto provisions, which are typically unenforceable in bankruptcy cases. Such provisions restrict contracting parties from transferring their obligations and rights under the agreement to a third party without obtaining permission. They are known as "anti-assignment clauses." They also permit termination due to the bankruptcy financial condition, or insolvency of a party — known as "ipso facto clauses."
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11.18.2015Retail Distress in the 2015 Buying SeasonArticlesA record number of retail and mall closures and bankruptcies should put retailers and their vendors on alert as the holiday season begins.
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06.09.2015Can This Holiday Be Saved? Retail Distress in the 2015 Buying SeasonUpdatesIn the ramp up to this holiday season, the record number of retail and mall closures and bankruptcies should put retailers and their vendors on alert. Several retail icons have sought or considered bankruptcy protection.
Republished in Law360 on 06.25.2015.
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03.2013Bankruptcy Buyers BewareArticles
Corporate Counsel Magazine
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03.2012Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Law 2012Lawyer Publications
Aspatore Thought Leadership
Author of the chapter "Developments With Bankruptcies, Restructurings, Workouts, and Distressed Asset Sales." -
03.2011Inside the Minds: Trends in Commercial Bankruptcy FilingsLawyer Publications
Aspatore Thought Leadership
Author of the chapter "The New Landscape in Chapter 11 Cases: Lots of Liquidations, More Undersecured Creditors, and Less Time for Everyone."
Presentations
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01.2024Navigating Lease Disputes in BankruptcySpeaking EngagementsLos Angeles County Bar Association / Los Angeles, CA
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10.06.2023Emerging Issues in Bankruptcy in the Entertainment and Sports IndustriesSpeaking EngagementsSpeaker
ABA Forum on Entertainment & Sports Industries / Los Angeles, CA -
06.09.2023Disruption in the Beauty Products Industry: When Beauty and Financial Distress MeetSpeaking Engagements
Moderator
Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors
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06.06. 2023Special Assets Issues NowSpeaking EngagementsPanelist
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12.2021Winding Down Companies When Chapter 11 Is Not an OptionSpeaking EngagementsChapter 11 doesn’t work for every corporate liquidation. This panel of experts discussed other ways a corporation can be liquidated, including out-of-court liquidations, receiverships, ABCs, the Delaware Dissolution Statute and chapter 7.
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05.2021Consensus Building and Mediation in BankruptcySpeaking EngagementsPanelist
California Bankruptcy Forum / Virtual -
12.10.2020
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09.24.2020Capital Solutions for Financially Stressed CompaniesSpeaking Engagements
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05.14.2020How to Maximize Value at Companies with Challenged Capital StructuresPerkins Coie Partners Sara Chenetz and Joydeep Dasmunshi and Gordian Group President and Head of Restructuring Peter Kaufman discussed ways funds can address challenges and enhance the value of portfolio companies as well as capitalize on investment opportunities in this market.
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04.16.2020
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03.06.2018Perkins Coie Partner Featured at 2018 Bankruptcy Battleground West ConferencePerkins Coie proudly announced that Partner Sara L. Chenetz was a featured panelist during the plenary session at the 2018 Bankruptcy Battleground West Conference in Los Angeles on March 6, 2018.
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12.2016What Business Lawyers Need to Know About Bankruptcy Remote Entities: How Remote Is Bankruptcy Remote?American Law Institute
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06.2016How Investment Bankers Get Full Value From Distressed TransactionsAssociation of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors Annual Bankruptcy and Restructuring Conference
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03.2016Judges’ “Shark Tank” Panel
American Bankruptcy Institute Battleground West
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01.2015Protecting, Acquiring and Using Intellectual Property When Financial Distress is Present or Possible
American Law Institute CLE
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03.2014Getting Employed, Getting Retained and Getting AppointedAmerican Bankruptcy Institute Battleground West
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02.2014Investing in Distressed Real Property
CBRE Radio