Andrew Kissner

Oct 9, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Saqib Alam |Andrew Kissner

No Va Land decision cements Singapore’s status as forward thinking, commercial jurisdiction for cross-border restructurings Lenders and financial sponsors structuring deals in the Southeast Asian market may consider Singapore as an alternative to Hong Kong for choice of law and forum Over the Summer, the Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”) issued a landmark decision in In Re No Va Land Investment Group Corp [2024] SGHC(I) 17, authored by International Judge (and MoFo alum) James...

Jun 1, 2024 | reuters.com | Theresa A. Foudy |Andrew Kissner |Joseph Murphy

Beginning in 2022, many of the largest retail-facing crypto platforms, including Celsius, Voyager, FTX, Genesis, and BlockFi, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Several of these cases were precipitated, at least in part, by “runs on the bank” in which retail customers withdrew substantial amounts of crypto from each platform. In several cases, insiders of the crypto debtors also engaged in misconduct relating to the management of crypto assets.