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COMI Chameleon: Is ‘COMI Manipulation’ in Chapter 15 a Ballooning Problem?
by Editor
October 6, 2026
By Steven W. Golden and Brooke E. Wilson (Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP) Editor’s Note: Steven and Brooke’s article was published in the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Journal (August 2025). Chapter 15 requires U.S. bankruptcy courts to recognize a foreign proceeding as a “foreign main proceeding” when it is pending in the country where the debtor has its “center… Read more: COMI Chameleon: Is ‘COMI Manipulation’ in Chapter 15 a Ballooning Problem?

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