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Welcome to Corporate Bankruptcy A to Z, a show designed to educate you on the ins and outs and the dos and don'ts of corporate bankruptcy. On this show, you will hear experts from every step of the bankruptcy process answer the questions that you will need to know, from the simple to the complex.
Email your questions for the experts to neil@elementarybusiness.com and to sravin@saul.com Their door is always open and they will respond.
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6:10 – Josh discusses the traps of a bankruptcy
7:28 – Preference claims, personal guarantees, avoidance actions
8:58 – Small to mid-sized capitalized companies
9:44 – Example of a preference claim
13:46 – Look back period for owners and insiders
15:09 – Fraudulent transfers
16:01 – Excess payments
18:16 – Critical vendor motion and how to handle difficult vendors
20:00 – When to file
20:42 – Look back periods for insiders, equity owners, and personal guarantees.
21:53 – Violations
22:44 – A case study – highlighting insiders violation
25:00 – What might be considered a violation
28:43 – Owners’ Personal Guarantees in a bankruptcy.
34:43 – DISCLOSURE. Bankruptcy crime.
36:31 – Clients that hold back information
39:43 – Do owners keep their ownership in the company?
41:28 – The zero value of the company upon bankruptcy
43:23 – Closing thoughts.
44:45 – Josh's favorite cases
45:48 – Steve shares his closing thoughts
49:02 – Overtime
Guest Info:
Josh Eppich specialized in helping businesses reach their goals and solve their challenges. He has significant experience representing debtors and creditors in Chapter 11 and 7 Bankruptcy cases across the USA.
Call him (817) 405-6905 or email him joshua@bondsellis.com
Host Info:
Neil Goldstein (AKA the Workout Guy) is the founder of Elementary Business inc. a specialized consulting firm for distressed businesses and entities in transition. With many successes in his portfolio, Mr. Goldstein focuses on the needs of the owner to achieve results in profitability, sale of the company or finding a partner for growth.
Neil's book is now available on Amazon.com
Call 940-808-9451 or Email neil@elementarybusiness.com or visit ElementaryBusiness.com. Visit his Blog here
Stephen B. Ravin is a highly seasoned insolvency and bankruptcy attorney, with more than 40 years experience. He has served as a trustee and has represented trustees, individual and corporate debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees, assignees for the benefit of creditors and receivers.
Call 973-286-6714. Or email him sravin@saul.com You can also visit his firm's website.
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Next episode will be part 2 in our segment on bankruptcy traps. Our special guest will be Michelle Novick of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP. Listen in on the conversation as she answers questions like “Whos cash is it?” and “What are the different classes of creditors?”.
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