By Niklas Hüther (Indiana University) and Kristoph Kleiner (Indiana University) ''The bankruptcy system is supposed to work …
Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee Hearing on the “Texas Two-Step”: A Recap
By Amelia S. Ricketts (Harvard Law School) and Jin Lee (Harvard Law School) On February 8, 2022, the Senate Subcommittee on …
Ongoing Concern: Bankruptcy and Restructuring Perspectives on Venue Disputes March 4 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
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Creditor Rights, Corporate Leverage and Investments, and the Firm Type
By Aras Canipek (University of Konstanz), Axel H. Kind (University of Konstanz), and Sabine Wende (University of Cologne - Faculty …
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Bankruptcy Grifters
By Lindsey Simon (University of Georgia School of Law) The recent decision in In re Purdue Pharma did not uphold the third-party …
The Evolution of Corporate Rescue in Canada and the United States
By Jassmine Girgis (University of Calgary, Faculty of Law) This chapter explores the evolution of corporate rescue in both …
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Chapter 11’s Descent into Lawlessness
By Lynn M. LoPucki (Security Pacific Bank Distinguished Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law) The bankruptcy courts that …
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Corporate Reorganization as Labor Insurance in Bankruptcy
By Diana Bonfim (Banco de Portugal; Catholic University of Portugal - Catolica Lisbon School of Business and Economics) and Gil …
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The Time Has Come for Disaggregated Sovereign Bankruptcy
By Odette Lienau (Professor, Cornell Law School) The ongoing economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has generated …
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Government Activism in Bankruptcy
By Jared A. Ellias (Bion M. Gregory Chair in Business Law and Professor of Law, UC Hastings College of Law) and George Triantis …
Bankruptcy Shopping: Domestic Venue Races and Global Forum Wars
By Anthony J. Casey (Professor, The University of Chicago Law School) and Joshua Macey (Assistant Professor, The University of …
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Big Data Meets Bankruptcy
By Carl Wedoff (Jenner & Block), David P. Saunders (Jenner & Block) For as long as there have been consumer …
Challenges of Emerging Market Restructurings in the Age of COVID-19
By Steven T. Kargman (Kargman Associates/International Restructuring Advisors) As part of the overall global economic slowdown …
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INSOL Europe/LexisNexis coronavirus (COVID-19) Tracker of Insolvency Reforms—China
By Xiahong Chen (China University of Political Science and Law) The modification of Enterprise Bankruptcy Law of the People’s …
Venezuela’s Potential Debt Restructuring and Economic Recovery Efforts: Some Key Legal and Policy Challenges
By Steven T. Kargman (Kargman Associates/International Restructuring Advisors) The article provides an overview of certain key …
Badges of Opportunism: Principles for Policing Restructuring Support Agreements
By Edward J. Janger (Brooklyn Law School) and Adam J. Levitin (Georgetown University Law Center) Business reorganizations are …
A Bankruptcy History of Manias and Panics (in 80 pages)
By Mark Perelman (Yale School of Management) Fraud and irrationality are often blamed for financial manias and panics. Investor …
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What Small Businesses Need Most Is A Little More Time
By Brook Gotberg (University of Missouri Law School; Chair, Small Business Committee of the Bankruptcy & COVID-19 Working …
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Bankruptcy and COVID-19 Working Group
An interdisciplinary group of bankruptcy scholars from the “Large Corporations Committee of the Bankruptcy & COVID-19 Working …
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