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FTC and CFPB Focus on Medical, Rental Debt Collection Practices
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Should Medical Debt Be Included in Creditworthiness Measures?
Private Equity Perspectives: Episode Three – Interest Rates and PE Deals
Private Equity Perspectives: Episode Two – The Shifting Market for Buyers
Credit Eco to Go Podcast: Demystifying the Debt Collection Rule
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 294: Money Talk (w/Carrie Friedberg)
Podcast: Questions & Concerns About Documentation: A Conversation with Colin Adams, M-III Partners
Podcast - Credit Funds: How PE Funds Can Address and Minimize Conflict When Expanding Into Credit
Underwriters, Universities and Government Debt Issuers Face a Critical Deadline
Maximizing Outcomes in Upcoming Asia Restructurings - Executive Summary
Bar President: 3Ls Should Get Paid for Internships
Bill on Bankruptcy: Kodak Plan Bumps the Debt, Craters Stock
Consultant: More Big Law Firms Will "Implode"
Law School Applications Crater
Will The Debt Ceiling Standoff End Up In Court?
Bill on Bankruptcy: MF Global Creditors Undeterred by Low Value
Symptoms of Student Loan Crisis Reveal Bubble About to Burst
Dean: There's No Oversupply of Lawyers
Bill on Bankruptcy: Will 2013 Be Kind To The Bankruptcy Bar?
Governor Newsom has signed Assembly Bill (AB) 692, which adds Section 16608 to the Business and Professions Code and Section 926 to the Labor Code, making it unlawful to include in any employment contract or require a worker...more
California has long had the nation’s most stringent laws against restrictive covenants. On September 15, 2025, the California legislature increased the potential scope of those laws, and whether by intention or mistake, set...more
A debt avalanche is bearing down on the U.S. cannabis market to the tune of roughly six billion dollars coming due by the end of 2026, with the top five borrowers—each a multi-state operator (“MSO”)—accounting for about $3.4...more
As European M&A activity begins to recover after a down cycle, private capital—now a cornerstone of the continent’s deal market—will be a key driver of its return - During the last fifteen years, European private capital has...more
Over the past few years, the fund finance market has seen net asset value (NAV) financing grow alongside more established “subscription line” facilities, to become an established part of the fund financing toolkit and an...more
Welcome to this edition of Credit Conditions, a quarterly publication from McDermott Will & Schulte that analyzes recent debt market trends. The third quarter of 2025 saw momentum return to the market with M&A deals...more
Complexity of deal-making has materially increased in the last 12 months. Debt, in the form of warehouses, revolvers and notes, often plays a pivotal role even in "vanilla" deals....more
Over the past year, we have observed a marked increase in Events of Default (“EoDs”) arising from financial underperformance in the European mid-market. This trend is largely attributable to the prevailing high interest rate...more
The English Court of Appeal (COA) in Re Petrofac Limited & Petrofac International (UAE) LLC [2025] EWCA Civ 821 ruled on one of the most significant restructuring rulings since Virgin Active and Thames Water. Petrofac, an...more
In the expanding digital economy, tokenisation is set to transform how we interact with assets by creating digital representations of real-world assets on distributed ledgers. This promises to enhance efficiency, transparency...more
I have feverishly been reporting about provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and have left my multi-part series on Subchapter S adrift at sea. Accordingly, I want to sneak in one more article in this Subchapter S...more
SAFEs can be a powerful fundraising tool—but they also carry real risks to existing equity holders. For founders, the danger lies not in the document itself, but in misunderstanding its terms and consequences. ...more
It’s very common in a marriage for one spouse to earn most of the income or handle all the financial decisions. But when divorce happens, the spouse who hasn’t managed the money often feels anxious or powerless. The good news...more
Information générale En juin 2025, un groupe d’organismes de conservation, présidé par The Nature Conservancy, a publié de nouvelles normes de pratique à adhésion volontaire pour les projets de conversion de dette, intitulé...more
The Southern District of New York dismissed an action under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), finding that there was no private right of action under section 1681s-2(a) for purportedly inaccurate reporting by a furnisher....more
After a rocky past six months, there is cautious optimism that merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is beginning to unfreeze. For much of the past year, there have been mismatched expectations around valuations and limited...more
Although high yield bond markets in the US and Europe recorded small year-on-year declines in issuance in H1, high levels of activity in Q2 bode well for the rest of the year - After a slow start to the year beset by a...more
The Civil Justice Council ("CJC") has issued a new report calling for an overhaul of the enforcement regime in England & Wales....more
On July 4, President Trump signed the landmark One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1, OBBBA) into law, ushering in a sweeping set of higher education reforms. The final bill introduces a new student loan repayment...more
On June 30, 2025, Wolfspeed, Inc.— a key player in the semiconductor and power device manufacturing space — filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. While the semiconductor sector has generally seen growth, Wolfspeed’s strategic...more
An ex parte temporary restraining order has been issued against the participants in a debt relief services scheme that allegedly targeted seniors, including veterans, using a variety of deceptive practices, including falsely...more
Pursuant to Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) § 9-515(c), a UCC-1 financing statement filed to perfect a secured party’s lien on personal property collateral lapses five years from the filing date unless the secured creditor...more
When award creditors for investor-state arbitrations think of an asset tracer’s arsenal of tools for enforcement of their awards, they may immediately think of chasing assets held by the state such as high-value properties, a...more
On July 14, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) secured a court order aimed at halting allegedly deceptive practices against seven companies and three individuals operating the “Accelerated Debt” program. The defendants...more
Pro bull riding league files objection of Dr. Phil’s media bankruptcy saying it is owed $181 million | The Independent - The Professional Bull Riders—the largest bull-riding league in the world, which had pulled out of a...more