Bloomberg Law
September 15, 2020
By Zev Shechtman
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has developed a reputation among corporate restructuring practitioners as a debtor-friendly venue that issues consistent rulings while running efficient operations.
So far in 2020, 9% of large, publicly traded company bankruptcies have been filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, according to the UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database. That’s more than double the district’s share of major cases during the previous five years.
“Forum shopping is the story and Virginia is the flavor of the week,” said Danning Gill Partner Zev Shechtman.
Lord & Taylor, Ascena Retail Group, J. Crew, and Intelsat SA represent the large companies that filed for bankruptcy there this year following U.S. business shutdowns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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