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2014 NORTON BANKRUPTCY LAW SEMINAR MATERIALS

LIQUIDATING CHAPTER 11 CASES AND LIQUIDATING TRUSTS

By William L. Norton III, Shari L. Heyen, David Lander

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION  1
II. ADVANTAGES OF THE LIQUIDATING TRUST  1
 A. Increased Creditor Control 2
 B. Less Expensive 3
 C. Flexibility 3
 D. Control of Asset Sales 5
 E. Claims Administration - Identify the Denominator 5
 F. Funding the Liquidating Trust 6
III. TAX CONSIDERATIONS  7
 A. Safe-Harbor Conditions 7
IV. RETENTION OF CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION AND TRANSFER TO LIQUIDATING TRUST  9
V. RETENTION OF BANKRUPTCY COURT'S JURISDICTION TO HEAR POST-CONFIRMATION LITIGATION 14
 A. Confirmation of the Liquidating Plan without a liquidating trust 18
 B. Dismissal or Structured Dismissal 18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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