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The most successful investors in this arena realize that the bankruptcy sales process is based upon an inherent contradiction, as the interests of creditors in obtaining the highest sales price often conflict with the desire of a debtor’s insiders to sell the property through a process that restricts bidders. As a result, investors must be willing to get involved in the early stages of a case that includes potential target assets and must be nimble in its due diligence capabilities.</p>","<div class=\"paywall-content\"><p><strong><em>GlobeSt.com: How does a bankruptcy filing by a tenant impact a commercial lease and how does a bankruptcy filing by a commercial lessor impact a commercial lease?</em></strong></p>","<p><strong><em>Bollinger:</em></strong> These issues have been the subject of many treatises and much litigation over the years but let me try to reduce these issues to their essence. A debtor tenant can assume a lease; assume and assign a lease to a third party (even if a lease specifically prevents assignment); or reject a lease, while a debtor lessor (a pretty rare circumstance until recently) has little or no ability to modify an existing lease without the consent of the tenant. These rights are dictated by very complicated bankruptcy code provisions that have been amended numerous times to address issues raised by various lobbying groups, so these circumstances warrant the involvement of a knowledgeable insolvency attorney.</p>","<p><strong><em>GlobeSt.com: I have heard the term “automatic stay” recently when talking about bankruptcy. Can you explain what is it exactly and how it impacts the rights of creditors in a bankruptcy case? In addition, why would a creditor want to serve on a creditor committee in a real estate bankruptcy case?</em></strong></p>","<p><strong><em>Bollinger:</em></strong> The automatic stay prevents creditors from proceeding with collection remedies. It goes into effect from the moment a bankruptcy case is filed and remains in place throughout a debtor’s case unless the creditor obtains an order lifting the automatic stay. As a result, creditors seeking to foreclose upon real property must first obtain relief from stay… Stay relief it is very difficult to obtain if a debtor can demonstrate that the property is necessary to an effective reorganization that is in progress. 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At one time that remedy was almost never granted, but I have recently seen several instances where a receiver has been permitted to remain in place during the course of a bankruptcy proceeding.</p>","<p><strong><em>GlobeSt.com: What is a “cramdown” and how often do you see that tactic successfully employed in a real estate case?</em></strong></p>","<p><strong><em>Bollinger:</em></strong> In bankruptcy parlance a “cram down” is the process by which the holder of a claim or a class of claims is forced to accept a plan of reorganization’s treatment of those claims. Most often the term is applied to a secured creditor that has its loan terms modified through a plan despite its lack of consent to that treatment. 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