Small Business Reorganization Act Enacted

As discussed in a previous post, on Friday, the Small Business Reorganization Act was signed into law and will take effect in 180 days. The new law, which FactorLaw will further summarize in future blog posts, adds a new subchapter to the Bankruptcy Code that is designed to make the process less expensive and more feasible for small businesses (defined as persons engaged in a commercial or business activity with aggregate and noncontingent debts of less than $2,725,625). The American Bankruptcy Institute indicates that some have estimated that about half the chapter 11 cases filed today could qualify for treatment under this new law.

Stay tuned as we continue to monitor these changes.

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