securities litigation

Kirschner Court Adopts Fact Specific Analysis to Conclude That Loans Are Not Securities

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently affirmed the 2020 Kirschner v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. ruling that a secured $1.775 billion syndicated term loan to Millennium Laboratories LLC (Millennium) was not a security. The decision is great news for the loan market, but a slightly different set of facts could easily lead to a different decision. Read our key takeaways here.

The Gorsuch Nomination: The Return of the Business Friendly Court?

 

President Donald Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch, a federal appellate judge on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, to fill the Supreme Court seat of Justice Antonin Scalia. Our Supreme Court and appellate team, led by partner Bob Loeb, took a look at Judge Gorsuch’s track record as a judge on key business issues like securities litigation, arbitration and bankruptcy, to speculate on his future as a potential justice. To read the full article, please click here.