Legal Opinion

Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP v. Barnet

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided December 11, 2013No. 19-946PublishedCited by 80 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STRAUB, Circuit Judge:

Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP (“Drawbridge”) appeals from a September 6, 2012 order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Shelley C. Chapman, Bankruptcy Judge) granting recognition of a foreign main proceeding (“Recognition Order”). Because we find that 11 U.S.C. § 109(a) applies to the debtor in a foreign main proceeding under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code, we VACATE and REMAND to the Bankruptcy Court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

BACKGROUND

Foreign Representatives are the liquidators of…

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