This book is an authoritative introduction to bankruptcy. Case studies, case notes, and examples illustrate points under consideration. Thought-provoking questions generate classroom discussion and hone students' legal reasoning. Students reap the benefit of the author's expert opinions, insight, and experience. Representative topics include the individual debtor, corporate reorganizations, and claims, property of the state, and the "Strong-Arm Powers."
Table of Contents includes:
A Road Map to Bankruptcy Law;
The Individual Debtor and the Fresh Start;
Corporate Reorganizations and the Absolute Priority Rule;
Claims, Property of the Estate, and the "Strong-Arm" Powers;
Executory Contracts;
Fraudulent Conveyances, Equitable Subordination, and Substantive Consolidation;
Preferences;
The Automatic Stay;
The Debor in Possession;
Forming the Plan of Reorganization. |