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American Business Bankruptcy
A Primer
2nd edition
9781800379190 Edward Elgar Publishing
The second edition of the first and only concise introduction to American business insolvency law, this volume provides a succinct overview of American business bankruptcy as it is actually practiced, integrating the law as written and implemented, and now includes coverage of the Small Business Reorganization Act.
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The second edition of the first and only concise introduction to American business insolvency law, this volume provides a succinct overview of American business bankruptcy as it is actually practiced, integrating the law as written and implemented, and now includes coverage of the Small Business Reorganization Act.
American Business Bankruptcy explores specialized proceedings like brokerage liquidations, pre-packaged chapter 11 cases, and 363 sales. Professor Lubben also reviews the transnational aspects of modern American bankruptcy practice, and explains chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code, which allows for foreign insolvency proceedings to be ‘recognized’ in U.S. courts.
U.S law students and junior attorneys, international insolvency professionals, and non-legal professionals, including bankers and accountants, will appreciate this practical synthesis, which includes citations and guidance for further research.
American Business Bankruptcy explores specialized proceedings like brokerage liquidations, pre-packaged chapter 11 cases, and 363 sales. Professor Lubben also reviews the transnational aspects of modern American bankruptcy practice, and explains chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code, which allows for foreign insolvency proceedings to be ‘recognized’ in U.S. courts.
U.S law students and junior attorneys, international insolvency professionals, and non-legal professionals, including bankers and accountants, will appreciate this practical synthesis, which includes citations and guidance for further research.
Critical Acclaim
‘The author’s second edition of his primer on American Business Bankruptcy provides a concise and accessible description of the key chapters of the US Bankruptcy Code. This book would be quite useful to students of insolvency law and indeed anyone who wishes to develop a working knowledge of the key aspects of the American insolvency framework. It is direct and clear, while also providing enough depth and discussion that it would also be useful from a comparative perspective. It is a very practical synthesis which, in the second edition, integrates the recent Small Business Reorganisation Act.’
– Jennifer L.L. Gant, eurofenix
‘Stephen Lubben has provided the go-to overview of the American business bankruptcy system. American Business Bankruptcy is the ideal book for anyone looking to understand the overall design of business restructuring in the United States.’
– Adam Levitin, Georgetown University Law Center, US
– Jennifer L.L. Gant, eurofenix
‘Stephen Lubben has provided the go-to overview of the American business bankruptcy system. American Business Bankruptcy is the ideal book for anyone looking to understand the overall design of business restructuring in the United States.’
– Adam Levitin, Georgetown University Law Center, US
Contents
Contents: Preface PART I BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY BASICS 1. Some historical context 2. The central core of business bankruptcy – section 109 PART II ELEMENTS COMMON TO ALL BUSINESS BANKRUPTCIES 3. The estate and the automatic stay 4. Creditors’ claims against the estate 5. Executory contracts and unexpired leases 6. The avoidance powers PART III LIQUIDATION UNDER CHAPTER 7. An introduction to chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code 8. The chapter 7 trustee 9. Distributing the chapter 7 estate 10. Special chapter 7 cases PART IV REORGANIZATION UNDER CHAPTER 11 11. An introduction to chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code 12. Stabilizing the debtor’s business in chapter 11 13. Committees 14. Professionals 15. The plan – formulation and voting 16. The plan – confirmation (consensual) 17. The plan – confirmation (cramdown) 18. 363 sales 19. Prepacks 20. The effects of plan confirmation 21. Small businesses in chapter 11 PART V TRANSNATIONAL BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY
UNDER CHAPTER 22. An introduction to chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code Index
UNDER CHAPTER 22. An introduction to chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code Index
