Whyte v Barclays Bank
Published on:
October 9, 2013
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(g) 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:
Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Susan M. Freeman
Other Amici:
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA)