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Exploring Chapter 11 Reform: Corporate And Financial Institution Insolvencies; Treatment Of Derivatives -, Michelle M. Harner
Exploring Chapter 11 Reform: Corporate And Financial Institution Insolvencies; Treatment Of Derivatives -, Michelle M. Harner
Congressional Testimony
No abstract provided.
The Effect Of Ongoing Civil Litigation On Chapter 11 Reorganization, Kaitlin Fitzgibbon
The Effect Of Ongoing Civil Litigation On Chapter 11 Reorganization, Kaitlin Fitzgibbon
Bankruptcy Research Library
(Excerpt)
Businesses and, in some cases, individuals who have incurred a significant amount of debt can voluntarily file for bankruptcy under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code as a means of settling their debts with their creditors and preserving their businesses as going concerns. Chapter 11 is a vehicle for businesses to achieve this goal because it emphasizes debtor reorganization and rehabilitation rather than liquidation. Chapter 11 strikes a balance between rehabilitating the debtor and maximizing value to creditors. Public policy encourages reorganization as opposed to liquidation wherever possible because the successful rehabilitation of debtors is in the best interest …
Article Iii And Bankruptcy Code Standing: Preserving A Party’S Right To Object To A Proposed Reorganization Plan, James Scahill
Article Iii And Bankruptcy Code Standing: Preserving A Party’S Right To Object To A Proposed Reorganization Plan, James Scahill
Bankruptcy Research Library
(Excerpt)
In a chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding, a troubled company can either restructure or liquidate through a confirmed chapter 11 plan. To encourage more participation in reorganization cases, courts have broadly interpreted section 1109(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, which determines who may object to a plan. Section 1109(b) states that “a party in interest, including the debtor, the trustee, a creditors’ committee, an equity security holders’ committee, a creditor, an equity security holder, or any indenture trustee, may raise and may appear and be heard on any issue in a case under this chapter.” A party wishing to object to …
Activist Investors, Distressed Companies, And Value Uncertainty, Michelle M. Harner, Jamie Marincic Griffin, Jennifer Ivey-Crickenberger
Activist Investors, Distressed Companies, And Value Uncertainty, Michelle M. Harner, Jamie Marincic Griffin, Jennifer Ivey-Crickenberger
Faculty Scholarship
Hedge funds, private equity firms, and other alternative investment funds are frequently key players in corporate restructurings. Most commentators agree that the presence of a fund can change the dynamics of a chapter 11 case. They cannot agree, however, on the impact of this change—i.e., do funds create or destroy enterprise value? This essay contributes to the dialogue by analyzing data from chapter 11 cases in which funds are in a position to influence the debtor’s exit strategy. The data shed light on what such funds might achieve in chapter 11 cases and the potential implications for debtors and their …
When Churches Reorganize, Pamela Foohey
When Churches Reorganize, Pamela Foohey
Articles by Maurer Faculty
The article complements and expands the author’s prior article, Bankrupting the Faith. This article primarily relies on interviews with attorneys who represented religious organizations in chapter 11 bankruptcy to assess whether reorganization has the potential to offer an effective solution to religious organizations’ financial problems. In doing so, it makes three contributions. First, it tracks the post-bankruptcy outcomes of a portion of the debtors to find that approximately 65% remained operating post-bankruptcy; these outcomes contradict previous studies of small business bankruptcy and are important to current debates about reforming small business bankruptcy. Given this—and in keeping with the ABLJ’s …
Detroit's Real Challenge, John A. E. Pottow
Detroit's Real Challenge, John A. E. Pottow
Articles
When Detroit became the largest city in U.S. history to file for bankruptcy, it was a bad thing—unless you have the unique world-view of a bankruptcy lawyer, in which case it was marvelous news, worthy of celebration.
When Churches Reorganize, Pamela Foohey
When Churches Reorganize, Pamela Foohey
Scholarly Works
This Article combines an analysis of documents submitted in connection with Chapter 11 cases filed by religious organizations with the results of in-depth interviews with these organizations’ leaders and their bankruptcy attorneys to assess whether reorganization has the potential to offer an effective solution to these debtors’ financial distress. In doing, it makes three contributions. First, it identifies a subset of organizations that seemed more likely to turn to bankruptcy: small congregationalist and non-denominational churches, often with predominately African-American membership. The Article pinpoints salient questions about these churches’ access to credit and use of bankruptcy for future study. Second, it …
Bankruptcy Voting And The Designation Power, Christopher W. Frost
Bankruptcy Voting And The Designation Power, Christopher W. Frost
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code is the only form of bankruptcy that requires winning the consent of the creditor body. Creditors are given the right to vote based on an underlying assumption that they will cast their votes to maximize recovery on their claims. When creditors collectively vote to further these distributional goals, then the estate in turn should realize the maximum value for its assets. "Value maximization" is one of the fundamental goals of chapter 11, and voting in bankruptcy is an important way of achieving that goal.
The problem with these assumptions is that creditors sometimes vote …
Bankrupting The Faith, Pamela Foohey
Bankrupting The Faith, Pamela Foohey
Articles by Maurer Faculty
This Article presents the results of a comprehensive empirical study of religious organizations that filed bankruptcy under Chapter 11 from the beginning of 2006 to the end of 2011. It examines the institutions’ characteristics, reasons for filing, and case outcomes to investigate whether Chapter 11 is an effective solution to their financial problems. In investigating the religious organizations’ cases, the Article also assesses the role of bankruptcy courts in adjudicating Chapter 11 cases and places the cases within theories about the larger purposes of Chapter 11.
The study finds that the vast majority of debtors are small organizations that operate …
Bankrupting The Faith, Pamela Foohey
Bankrupting The Faith, Pamela Foohey
Scholarly Works
This Article presents the results of a comprehensive empirical study of religious organizations that filed bankruptcy under Chapter 11 from the beginning of 2006 to the end of 2011. It examines the institutions’ characteristics, reasons for filing, and case outcomes to investigate whether Chapter 11 is an effective solution to their financial problems. In investigating the religious organizations’ cases, the Article also assesses the role of bankruptcy courts in adjudicating Chapter 11 cases and places the cases within theories about the larger purposes of Chapter 11.
The study finds that the vast majority of debtors are small organizations that operate …
Reader's Digest, Walter Machnicki
Reader's Digest, Walter Machnicki
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
No abstract provided.
The Case For Value Billing In Chapter 11, Nancy B. Rapoport
The Case For Value Billing In Chapter 11, Nancy B. Rapoport
Scholarly Works
This article explores the forces contributing to very high professional fees in large Chapter 11 cases and suggests that lawyers might want to consider valuing their services in ways other than the traditional billable hour approach.
Mesa Airlines, Brittany Brent, Lindy Harris
Mesa Airlines, Brittany Brent, Lindy Harris
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
No abstract provided.
Solyndra, Brandon Brewer, Matthew Kinsey, Anthony Mendenhall
Solyndra, Brandon Brewer, Matthew Kinsey, Anthony Mendenhall
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
No abstract provided.
In Re Jazz Photo Corp., Archie Carden, Cory Swainston
In Re Jazz Photo Corp., Archie Carden, Cory Swainston
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
No abstract provided.
In Re Adelphia Communications Corp., Hilari Sheffield, Adam Smith
In Re Adelphia Communications Corp., Hilari Sheffield, Adam Smith
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
No abstract provided.
New Era Bankruptcy, Holly N. Mancl
New Era Bankruptcy, Holly N. Mancl
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
No abstract provided.
The Bankruptcy Of D & K Aviation, T J. Hatter, Maurice Echols, Michael Mason
The Bankruptcy Of D & K Aviation, T J. Hatter, Maurice Echols, Michael Mason
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
No abstract provided.
The Bankruptcy Of Golfers' Warehouse, Inc.: A Lesson In How To Sell A Business In Chapter 11, Briton Collins, Will Smith, David Choi
The Bankruptcy Of Golfers' Warehouse, Inc.: A Lesson In How To Sell A Business In Chapter 11, Briton Collins, Will Smith, David Choi
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
No abstract provided.
Independence Air, Kara West, Patrick Woodside
Independence Air, Kara West, Patrick Woodside
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
No abstract provided.
Lambuth, Jennifer Crake, Zackarij Gradner, Scott Mcleod
Lambuth, Jennifer Crake, Zackarij Gradner, Scott Mcleod
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
No abstract provided.
Movie Gallery, Cornell Kennedy, Phylinda Ramsey, Kevin Rayburn
Movie Gallery, Cornell Kennedy, Phylinda Ramsey, Kevin Rayburn
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
No abstract provided.
Chapter 11 Reorganization And The Fair And Equitable Standard: How The Absolute Priority Rule Applies To All Nonprofit Entities, Pamela Foohey
Chapter 11 Reorganization And The Fair And Equitable Standard: How The Absolute Priority Rule Applies To All Nonprofit Entities, Pamela Foohey
Articles by Maurer Faculty
In recent years, nonprofit entities increasingly have sought bankruptcy protection. Though the Bankruptcy Code does not prevent nonprofits from reorganizing, Chapter 11 was designed for and applies best to for-profit businesses. This creates challenges for courts evaluating a nonprofit’s reorganization plan. This Article focuses on one crucial aspect of a court’s evaluation — the fair and equitable standard, a necessary, but not sufficient condition of which is satisfaction of the absolute priority rule.
The few courts addressing absolute priority claims in nonprofit reorganizations have held that the rule is categorically inapplicable to nonprofit entities except in limited circumstances. These courts …
Can A Secured Creditor Be Denied The Right To Credit Bid When The Creditor’S Collateral Is Sold Pursuant To A Chapter 11 Plan Of Reorganization?, Marshall E. Tracht
Can A Secured Creditor Be Denied The Right To Credit Bid When The Creditor’S Collateral Is Sold Pursuant To A Chapter 11 Plan Of Reorganization?, Marshall E. Tracht
Articles & Chapters
CASE AT A GLANCE
A bankruptcy plan can only be confirmed over the objection of a secured creditor if the plan is found to be “fair and equitable.” The fair and equitable standard requires, at a minimum, that (i) the creditor may retain its lien on its collateral; (ii) the collateral will be sold subject to the creditor’s right to credit bid its debt; or (iii) the creditor will receive the “indubitable equivalent” of its claim. The Supreme Court must decide whether a plan can provide for the sale of collateral without granting the creditor the right to credit bid …
Chapter 11 Reorganization And The Fair And Equitable Standard: How The Absolute Priority Rule Applies To All Nonprofit Entities, Pamela Foohey
Chapter 11 Reorganization And The Fair And Equitable Standard: How The Absolute Priority Rule Applies To All Nonprofit Entities, Pamela Foohey
Scholarly Works
In recent years, nonprofit entities increasingly have sought bankruptcy protection. Though the Bankruptcy Code does not prevent nonprofits from reorganizing, Chapter 11 was designed for and applies best to for-profit businesses. This creates challenges for courts evaluating a nonprofit’s reorganization plan. This Article focuses on one crucial aspect of a court’s evaluation — the fair and equitable standard, a necessary, but not sufficient condition of which is satisfaction of the absolute priority rule.
The few courts addressing absolute priority claims in nonprofit reorganizations have held that the rule is categorically inapplicable to nonprofit entities except in limited circumstances. These courts …
The Potential Value Of Dynamic Tension In Restructuring Negotiations, Michelle M. Harner, Jamie Marincic
The Potential Value Of Dynamic Tension In Restructuring Negotiations, Michelle M. Harner, Jamie Marincic
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
The Story Of Kmart's Reorganization, John Fisher, Justin Wolbert
The Story Of Kmart's Reorganization, John Fisher, Justin Wolbert
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
No abstract provided.
Drug Fair Group, Inc., Robby Lockett, Scott Lochridge, Jessica Manning
Drug Fair Group, Inc., Robby Lockett, Scott Lochridge, Jessica Manning
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
No abstract provided.
Committee Capture? An Empirical Analysis Of The Role Of Creditors' Committees In Business Reorganizations, Michelle M. Harner, Jamie Marincic
Committee Capture? An Empirical Analysis Of The Role Of Creditors' Committees In Business Reorganizations, Michelle M. Harner, Jamie Marincic
Faculty Scholarship
The number of businesses experiencing financial distress increased significantly during the past several years. The number of Chapter 11 reorganization cases likewise rose. And many of these business failures were spectacular, leaving little value for creditors and even less for shareholders. Consequently, how the business debtor’s limited asset pie is divided and who gets to allocate the pieces are very relevant and important questions.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Code generally contemplates the appointment of a committee of the debtors’ unsecured creditors to serve as a fiduciary for all general unsecured creditors and as a statutory watchdog over the debtor and its …
In Re Crabtree & Evelyn: "Almost Washed Up", Kristina Chuck, Lin Ye
In Re Crabtree & Evelyn: "Almost Washed Up", Kristina Chuck, Lin Ye
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
Crabtree and Evelyn (“C&E”) started in 1972 as an outlet of fine soaps from all over the globe. The name was derived from the crabapple tree and John Evelyn who was a Renaissance Englishman who had works on the conservation of forests and timber. Over the almost forty years since then it has expanded what it has to offer from fine soaps to a variety of other products including “personal care products and related accessories, fragrances, comestibles (i.e., food products including cookies, teas and jams), products for the home and gift arrangements.”
It also “manufactures and distributes more …