In re Tribune Company
Published on:
March 7, 2014
SIFMA submitted an Amicus “Friend of the Court” Brief
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals
(Second Circuit)
Amicus Issues:
Whether the safe harbor provision in Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code, which protects swap transactions from state-law fraudulent transfer claims by the bankruptcy estate, preempts state-law fraudulent transfer claims brought by the debtor’s creditors.
Counsel of Record:
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
Marshall H. Fishman
Timothy P. Harkness
David Y. Livshiz
Other Amici:
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
NYSE Euronext