On May 12, 2026, Chief Judge Martin Glenn of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York issued a 27-page memorandum opinion in In re Iovate Health Sciences International Inc., Case No. 25-11958 (MG), recognizing and enforcing an Approval and Reverse Vesting Order entered by the Ontario Superior Court of
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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Provisionally Extends Chapter 15 Stay to U.S. Cannabis Subsidiaries of Canadian Debtor
By Carl D. Neff on
On March 26, 2026, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Hon. Brendan L. Shannon) entered a provisional order in In re The Cannabist Company Holdings Inc., Case No. 26-10426 (BLS), extending stay protections to the non-debtor U.S. subsidiaries of a Canadian cannabis company whose parent is restructuring under Canada’s Companies’ Creditors…
Foreign Incorporation Does Not Shield Debtors from Involuntary Chapter 11: The Xinyuan Decision
By Carl D. Neff on
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York recently rejected arguments that a foreign debtor’s incorporation outside the United States and concurrent foreign restructuring proceedings should compel dismissal of an involuntary Chapter 11 petition. In re Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (S.D.N.Y., March 3, 2026) clarifies that U.S. courts retain meaningful jurisdiction…