Matt Spero to co-present at New York State Bar Association’s Business Law Section

On January 29, 2014, Matt Spero, a partner in the firm’s Corporate & Commercial practice group co-presented “Sellers’ Rights In Bankruptcy” to the New York State Bar Association’s Business Law Section (Bankruptcy Committee).  He co-presented with Judge Cecelia Morris and Robert D. Raicht, Esq.

This program focused on the issues that sellers commonly face in dealing with bankruptcy entities, including reclamation rights under the Uniform Commercial Code, administrative expense claims (including Bankruptcy Code section 503(b)(9)), potential pitfalls in transacting post-petition business under Bankruptcy Code section 549, and the consequences of filing proofs of claim.  This roundtable event addressed ways that practitioners can help to protect their clients.

Under New York’s MCLE rule, this program has been approved for a total of 1.5 credit hours in areas of Professional Practice.