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Government

Oct. 14, 2006

Independence of Valuation Experts Is Crucial in Chapter 11s

FOCUS COLUMN - By David S. Kupetz - Valuation disputes are frequently at the core of contested Chapter 11 reorganization plans.


Focus Column

By David S. Kupetz

     
      Valuation disputes are frequently at the core of contested Chapter 11 reorganization plans. Under a Chapter 11 plan, senior creditors are entitled to be paid in full before any creditor or equity holder (that is, shareholder of a corporation) with junior rights receives anything. 11 U.S.C. Section 1129(b). The flip side of this rule of absolute prior...

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