The Monetization Of Intellectual Property In Bankruptcy And Restructuring: I recently had the pleasure of speaking on an American Bankruptcy Institute panel and the video of the panel discussion is now available if you would like to watch. bit.ly/3wQcgbH ABI

ABI Industry Viewpoints: I recently had the honor of speaking with ABI Editor-at-Large Bill Rochelle about a range of intellectual property and bankruptcy issues. You can find the video of the interview here and hope you find it of interest: bit.ly/3nIno6v

Catching up with update on bus. Ch. 11 #bankruptcy filings in May '22. They were at 330 in May '22, a 32% increase from the 250 in April '22. New trend given market turbulence? ABI

Bus. Ch. 11 filings up again in June '22 to 447, up a substantial 35% from the 330 filings in May '22, and up over the 347 in June '21. Filings do seem to be on an upward swing. ABI

Bus. Ch. 11 #bankruptcy filings fell to 212 in July '22, down from 449 in June '22 and similar to the 245 in July '21. With interest rates rising, was July the calm before the storm? ABI

I had the pleasure of writing an article with evanlazer about IP licenses and bankruptcy issues for Bankruptcy Law360 - hope you find it useful. bit.ly/3Aqmqmv

Bus. Ch. 11 #bankruptcy filings at 466 in August '22, up from 257 in July '22. As interest rates continue to rise, this uptick may continue. ABI

Bus. Ch. 11 #bankruptcy filings at 437 in Sept. '22, vs. 466 in August '22, and up from 249 in Sept. '21. For the first 9 months of 2022, bus. Ch. 11 filings are about 3% less than in 2021. With rising interest rates, maybe that will change in Q4? ABI

Bus. Ch. 11 #bankruptcy filings at 304 in Oct. '22 vs. 437 in Sept. '22 and 297 in Oct. '21. Could the Oct. downtick in filings be the calm before the storm given rising interest rates? ABI

Bus. Ch. 11 #bankruptcy filings rose to 345 in Nov. '22, up from 304 in Oct. '22 and 198 in Nov. '21. Crypto filings pushed the number up last month. Overall, 2022 bus. Ch. 11 filings remain on a pace similar to 2021 totals, barring a December filings surge. ABI

Bus. Ch. 11 #bankruptcy filings at 326 in Dec. '22 vs. 345 in Nov. '22 and 316 in Dec. '21. Total 2022 bus. Ch. 11 filings were at 3,816, up 2% from 3,726 in 2021. Will 2023 bring a bigger increase in filings as rising interest rates continue to impact the economy? ABI

Bus. Ch. 11 #bankruptcy filings start the year at 257 in Jan. '23, up from 151 in Jan. '22 but down from 326 in Dec. '22. Despite the tick down in January, will we see an uptrend in filings in 2023? ABI

Bus. Ch. 11 #bankruptcy filings shoot up to 373 in Feb. '23, up from 257 in Jan. '23 (despite Feb. being a shorter month) and 204 in Feb. '22. Will be interesting to see if the uptick continues. ABI

Bus. Ch. 11 #BANKRUPTCY filings way up to 548 in March '23 vs. 373 in Feb. '23 and 306 in March '22. A month does not make a trend but notable that March was the first month with 500+ filings since 2020. ABI

Bus. Ch. 11 #bankruptcy filings at 277 in April '23, down from 548 in March '23 but up from 210 in April '22. For comparison, Feb. '23 filings were at 373 and Jan. '23 filings were at 257. (What's another word for all over the map?) ABI

Bus. Ch. 11 #bankruptcy filings at 680 in May '23, up from 277 in April '23 and the 332 in May '22. Filing levels continue to bounce around but perhaps are starting to trend up. ABI

Bus. Ch. 11 #bankruptcy filings at 404 in June '23, down from 680 in May '23 and up from 371 in June '22. Trend line for the first half of 2023 seems to be higher compared with 2022. ABI

Bus. Ch. 11 #bankruptcy filings at 362 in July '23, down from 404 in June '23 but up from 212 in July '22. Monthly filing figures have been pretty noisy this year, bouncing around month to month, but overall higher than last year. ABI

Bus. Ch. 11 #bankruptcy filings shoot up to 634 in Aug. '23, far above the 361 in July '23 and the 411 in Aug. '22. Still hard to tell if this is more noisy data or the beginning of a sharper upward trend. ABI

Bus. Ch. 11 #bankruptcy filings at 573 in Sept. '23, compared to 634 in Aug. '23 and 455 in Sept. '22. For the first nine months of 2023, filings are at 4,553 vs 2,837 during the same period in 2022, up 61% year-over-year thus far. ABI