Amicus Briefs

Whyte v Barclays Bank

Summary

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)

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