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Managers’ Fiduciary Duties In Financially Distressed Corporations: Chaos In Delaware (And Elsewhere), Rutheford B. Campbell Jr., Christopher W. Frost
Managers’ Fiduciary Duties In Financially Distressed Corporations: Chaos In Delaware (And Elsewhere), Rutheford B. Campbell Jr., Christopher W. Frost
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
The inherent conflict between creditors and shareholders has long occupied courts and commentators interested in corporate governance. Creditors holding fixed claims to the corporation's assets generally prefer corporate decision making that minimizes the risk of firm failure. Shareholders, in contrast, have a greater appetite for risk, because, as residual owners, they reap the rewards of firm success while sharing the risk of loss with creditors.
Traditionally, this conflict is mediated by a governance structure that imposes a fiduciary duty on the corporation's managers-its officers and directors-to maximize the value of the shareholders' interests in the firm. In this traditional view, …
Twilight In The Zone Of Insolvency: Fiduciary Duty And Creditors Of Troubled Companies - Theory And Policy, Kelli A. Alces, Larry E. Ribstein, Alan Schwartz, Simone M. Sepe
Twilight In The Zone Of Insolvency: Fiduciary Duty And Creditors Of Troubled Companies - Theory And Policy, Kelli A. Alces, Larry E. Ribstein, Alan Schwartz, Simone M. Sepe
Journal of Business & Technology Law
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Directors' Duties In Failing Firms, Larry E. Ribstein, Kelli A. Alces
Directors' Duties In Failing Firms, Larry E. Ribstein, Kelli A. Alces
Journal of Business & Technology Law
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Twilight In The Zone Of Insolvency: Fiduciary Duty And Creditors Of Troubled Companies - The Duty To Creditors In Practice, J. William Callison, Mark A. Grovic, James J. Hanks Jr., Roger A. Lane
Twilight In The Zone Of Insolvency: Fiduciary Duty And Creditors Of Troubled Companies - The Duty To Creditors In Practice, J. William Callison, Mark A. Grovic, James J. Hanks Jr., Roger A. Lane
Journal of Business & Technology Law
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Twilight In The Zone Of Insolvency: Fiduciary Duty And Creditors Of Troubled Companies - History & Background, Royce De R. Barondes, Lisa Fairfax, Lawrence A. Hamermesh, Robert Lawless
Twilight In The Zone Of Insolvency: Fiduciary Duty And Creditors Of Troubled Companies - History & Background, Royce De R. Barondes, Lisa Fairfax, Lawrence A. Hamermesh, Robert Lawless
Journal of Business & Technology Law
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Twilight In The Zone Of Insolvency: Fiduciary Duty And Creditors Of Troubled Companies - Presentation Of Much Ado About Little? Directors' Fiduciary Duties In The Vicinity Of Insolvency, Stephen M. Bainbridge
Twilight In The Zone Of Insolvency: Fiduciary Duty And Creditors Of Troubled Companies - Presentation Of Much Ado About Little? Directors' Fiduciary Duties In The Vicinity Of Insolvency, Stephen M. Bainbridge
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Twilight In The Zone Of Insolvency: Fiduciary Duty And Creditors Of Troubled Companies - Comparative & International Perspectives, Andres Engert, Reid Feldman, Pamela L.J. Huff, Donna W. Mckenzie-Skene
Twilight In The Zone Of Insolvency: Fiduciary Duty And Creditors Of Troubled Companies - Comparative & International Perspectives, Andres Engert, Reid Feldman, Pamela L.J. Huff, Donna W. Mckenzie-Skene
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Much Ado About Little? Directors' Fiduciary Duties In The Vicinity Of Insolvency, Stephen M. Bainbridge
Much Ado About Little? Directors' Fiduciary Duties In The Vicinity Of Insolvency, Stephen M. Bainbridge
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Fiduciary Duties In Distressed Corporations: Second Generation Issues, Royce De R. Barondes
Fiduciary Duties In Distressed Corporations: Second Generation Issues, Royce De R. Barondes
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Duty To Creditors Reconsidered - Filling A Much Needed Gap In Corporation Law, Richard A. Booth
The Duty To Creditors Reconsidered - Filling A Much Needed Gap In Corporation Law, Richard A. Booth
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Why A Fiduciary Duty Shift To Creditors Of Insolvent Business Entities Is Incorrect As A Matter Of Theory And Practice, J. William Callison
Why A Fiduciary Duty Shift To Creditors Of Insolvent Business Entities Is Incorrect As A Matter Of Theory And Practice, J. William Callison
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
From Production Resources To Peoples Department Stores: A Similar Response By Delaware And Canadian Courts On The Fiduciary Duties Of Directors To Creditors Of Insolvent Companies, Pamela L.J. Huff, Russell C. Silberglied
From Production Resources To Peoples Department Stores: A Similar Response By Delaware And Canadian Courts On The Fiduciary Duties Of Directors To Creditors Of Insolvent Companies, Pamela L.J. Huff, Russell C. Silberglied
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Direct Creditor Claims For Breach Of Fiduciary Duty: Is They Is, Or Is They Ain't? A Practitioner's Notes From The Field, Roger A. Lane
Direct Creditor Claims For Breach Of Fiduciary Duty: Is They Is, Or Is They Ain't? A Practitioner's Notes From The Field, Roger A. Lane
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Directors' Duty To Creditors Of A Financially Distressed Company: A Perspective From Across The Pond, Donna W. Mckenzie-Skene
Directors' Duty To Creditors Of A Financially Distressed Company: A Perspective From Across The Pond, Donna W. Mckenzie-Skene
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Directors' Duty To Creditors And The Debt Contract, Simone M. Sepe
Directors' Duty To Creditors And The Debt Contract, Simone M. Sepe
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Gap Filling In The Zone Of Insolvency, Frederick Tung
Gap Filling In The Zone Of Insolvency, Frederick Tung
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Bankruptcy Decision Making: An Empirical Study Of Continuation, Edward R. Morrison
Bankruptcy Decision Making: An Empirical Study Of Continuation, Edward R. Morrison
Faculty Scholarship
Many small businesses attempt to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, but most are ultimately liquidated instead. Little is known about this shutdown decision. It is widely suspected that the bankruptcy process exhibits a continuation bias, allowing failing businesses to linger under the protection of the court, which resists liquidation even when it is optimal. This paper examines the shutdown decision in a sample of Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases filed in a typical bankruptcy court over the course of a year. The presence of continuation bias is tested along several dimensions – the extent of managerial control …