A pair of recent decisions adds more fuel to the debate over forum shopping by debtors. This time the issue involves application of the Bankruptcy Code's safe-harbor provision in section 546(e). Conflicting interpretations by the courts in several circuits are undermining the certainty that was intended to protect financial markets and creating jurisprudence that varies with geography. Read the full Client Alert.
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