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July 14, 2011 By Stephen Kass

Bankruptcy May Deter Employment

In Rea v. Federated Investors, 627 F.3d 937 (3d Cir. 2010), the court made clear the differences between public and private employers’ abilities to consider bankruptcy as a factor in the hiring process. The case makes people think twice about bankruptcy because bankruptcy may hurt someone’s employment opportunities, not just the credit score. The Federal

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Filed Under: Bankruptcy, Business Bankruptcy

July 11, 2011 By Stephen Kass

Bankruptcy and Intellectual Property

Intellectual property smacks with bankruptcy when a technology licensor has a debtor licensee who wants to assign the licensed rights to a licensor competitor. The Bankruptcy Code provides a debtor protection from spending to perform contract obligations with agreements are executory contracts. These agreements have material terms not yet performed by each party. For example,

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May 15, 2011 By Stephen Kass

Tax Discharge in New York Bankruptcy

Game News reported March 28, 2011, in “Trip Hawkins in serious shizzle over $20m tax bill” that the founder of Electronic Arts was rejected by a federal judge when he tried to use personal bankruptcy to cancel more than $20 million of federal and state tax obligations.  The gaming giant is responsible for mega-blockbusters like

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May 12, 2011 By Stephen Kass

Use of Cash Collateral in Bankruptcy

In a Chapter 11 case involving Delco Oil. Marathon, the federal court of appeals for the 11th Circuit forced Marathon Petroleum to return almost $2 million in cash paid to it by chapter 11 debtor. The case is persuasive authority for New York vendors dealing with a debtor in Chapter 11. To avoid credit risk

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April 5, 2011 By Stephen Kass

Chapter 11 Debtor-in-Possession

In February 2011, crain’s new york business.com reported that the founder of New York’s H&H Bagels, filed bankruptcy. The founder was sentenced to 50 weekends in jail in 2010 for failing to pay over $500,000 in payroll taxes. H&H Bagels started in 1972 with its first store at Broadway and West 80th Street on Manhattan’s

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Filed Under: Bankruptcy, Business Bankruptcy, Chapter 11

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I highly recommend using Steve Kass as an attorney. I had a serious issue with the IRS involving real property, a company I built and sold, and multiple years of taxes which were unfairly and incorrectly assigned to me and had been hanging over my head because my efforts to negotiate...

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I consider myself very lucky to have found Stephen B. Kass last year. We were drowning in credit card debt and were on the verge of filing bankruptcy. Mr. Kass was able to negotiate with all of our creditors and reduce the balances SIGNIFICANTLY. Within one year we are debt free

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Stephen and legal staff provided superb, accurate, and detailed financial analysis. Stephen has an exquisite knowledge of financial planning and tax law, and was able to make tailored, individualized recommendations that have helped me tremedously with regard to long-term financial planning and resolution of tax issues. Office staff are skilled

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I had a great experience with Stephen Kass. He took legally complicated case from another attorney and resolved it. Years later, when his assistance was needed, he responded right away, remembering every detail of the case. He is an expert in his field and great person to work with.

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