Reports and Published Articles from Cooley LLPhttp://www.cooley.comNews, trends and developments from the continually evolving bankruptcy sector.This issue discusses:Bankruptcy Courts Grapple With Jurisdictional Limitations Following Stern v. MarshallSDNY Bankruptcy Court Grants Plan Relief In Wake Of Stern v. MarshallSeventh Circuit Delivers Credit-Bidding Win For...http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=66093Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTRon Sussman, partner in Cooley's Bankruptcy and Restructuring practice group and president of the Turnaround Management Association, authored a new year message in the Association's Journal of Corporate Renewal.View the article here.http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=65991Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTPartner Ron Sussman and Special Counsel Nicholas Smithberg, members of Cooley's Bankruptcy and Restructuring practice group, authored an article on the continuing fallout of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme and its impact on banks in the Fairfield Sentry litigation.  View the article here.http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=66050Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTStanley Barsky, associate in Cooley's Tax practice group, authored an article on what taxpayers want to know about accounting method changes.View the article here.http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=66051Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTCooley LLP is pleased to present our findings on venture financings for Q3 2011, which can be found by clicking on the PDF link below. This report provides a summary of data reflecting our experience in venture capital financing terms and trends. Information is taken from transactions in which Coole...http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=65940Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTSam Coates, partner in Cooley's Emerging Companies practice group, authored an article providing insight into what it takes to guide a successful startup.  View the full article here.http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=66012Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTAttorneys in Cooley's Bankruptcy and Restructuring practice group, including partner Cathy Hershcopf and associates Seth Van Aalten and Robert Winning, authored an article on the so-called "absolute priority rule."View the full article here.http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=65853Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTPartner Ron Sussman and Associate Michael Klein, attorneys in Cooley's Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice group and resident in the New York office, authored an article recently on the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Stern v. Marshall.View the full article here.http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=65659Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTAlfred Browne and Eric Grossman, partners in Cooley's Business department author an article on growth equity investments from a lawyer's perspective for the 2011 edition of the Venture Capital Review.View the full article here.http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=65554Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTNews, trends and developments from the continually evolving bankruptcy sector. This issue discusses:Third Circuit Strikes Down Application of Res Judicata Against Plan Administrator In Successor Bankruptcy CaseSecond Circuit Curbs "Gifting" Under Chapter 11 PlanSDNY Bankruptcy Court Excludes Private...http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=65436Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTRichard Frank, partner in Zurich, Switzerland and chair of Cooley's International Employment practice group, co-authored an article on social networking in the workplace under U.S. and Swiss law. View the full article here.http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=65490Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTCooley LLP is pleased to present our findings on venture financings for Q2 2011, which can be found by clicking on the PDF link below. This report provides a summary of data reflecting our experience in venture capital financing terms and trends. Information is taken from transactions in which Coole...http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=65405Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTDear Clients and Friends,At Cooley, our passion is serving you, working with you and counseling you as you strive to achieve your most critical business imperatives. We are proud and energized by the fact that many of you are the source or culmination of a zealous belief in an idea for a new and bet...http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=65226Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTCooley LLP is pleased to present our findings on venture financings for 2010, which can be found by clicking on the PDF link below. This report provides a summary of data reflecting our experience in venture capital financing terms and trends. Information is taken from transactions in which Cooley s...http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=64879Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTRecent antitrust enforcement actions and court decisions in the United States and the European Union warrant attention from pharmaceutical companies and their counsel. In the United States, pharmaceutical companies have been the subject of antitrust scrutiny for some time. That attention has intens...http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=64869Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTNews, trends and developments from the continually evolving bankruptcy sector.This issue discusses:WaMu Court Rejects Bankruptcy Plan Due to Overly Broad ReleasesLehman Brothers Court Compels Bank of America's Return of $500 Million Following Improper Unilateral SetoffSDNY Bankruptcy Court Addresses...http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=64846Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT(TMA International Headquarters)In a decision sure to bolster the efforts of Irving Picard, the bankruptcy trustee of seeking to recover billions of dollars in transfers made to investors in furtherance of Bernard L. Madoff's infamous Ponzi scheme, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District...http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=64834Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTIn August 2010, the FASB and IASB issued a joint exposure draft — Leases. The exposure draft creates a new accounting model for both lessees and lessors, and eliminates the concept of operating leases. All outstanding leases will be subject to the new lease accounting rules — there will be no grandf...http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=64698Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTCooley LLP is pleased to present our findings on venture financings for the third quarter of 2010, which can be found by clicking on the PDF link below. This report provides a summary of data reflecting our experience in venture capital financing terms and trends. Information is taken from transacti...http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=64513Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe U.S. Bankruptcy Code does not explicitly address whether courts may substantively consolidate a bankruptcy estate's assets and liabilities with those of a separate debtor or nondebtor entity.  Nonetheless,many courts consider substantive consolidation to be a remedy that is available to cre...http://www.cooley.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=64425Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT