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Full-Text Articles in Law
Where Have All The Lenders Gone?: "Loan To Own Transactions" In The Current Credit Market, Stephanie A. Nadler
Where Have All The Lenders Gone?: "Loan To Own Transactions" In The Current Credit Market, Stephanie A. Nadler
Stephanie A Nadler
Credit is not readily available in current markets. While distressed firms are in dire need of capital contributions, traditional lenders are not willing to make risky loans. Distressed firms have turned to hedge funds as lenders for much-needed capital. Thus, hedge funds engage in “loan to own” transactions, a lending technique that has recently drawn much criticism. In a loan to own transaction, the hedge fund makes a loan to a distressed company, while also taking an equity stake in the company. Pursuant to such activity, the hedge fund will generally gain a seat on the board of directors or …
Home Foreclosures: Will Voluntary Mortgage Modification Help Families Save Their Homes? Part Ii? : Hearing Before The H. Comm. On The Judiciary Subcomm. On Commercial And Administrative Law, 111th Cong., Dec. 11, 2009 (Statement Of Associate Professor Adam J. Levitin, Geo. U. L. Center), Adam J. Levitin
Testimony Before Congress
The results to date from MHAP are deeply disappointing. Even the most optimistic view of HAMP and HARP’s potential would now project the programs as having only a minor impact on the foreclosure crisis. Until and unless the problems of unemployment; negative equity, and servicer capacity, incentives, and contract restrictions are addressed, we are unlikely to see noticeably different results. These issues cannot be addressed within the current structure of HAMP.
Unfortunately, none of the solutions for foreclosures due to unemployment are particularly satisfying, and without addressing unemployment, foreclosures will remain at elevated levels. Bankruptcy presents possible solutions to negative …
You've Got Your Mother's Laugh: What Bankruptcy Mediation Can Learn From The Her/History Of Divorce And Child Custody Mediation, Nancy A. Welsh
You've Got Your Mother's Laugh: What Bankruptcy Mediation Can Learn From The Her/History Of Divorce And Child Custody Mediation, Nancy A. Welsh
Faculty Scholarship
Due to our current deep economic woes, growing bankruptcy filings, and apparent legislative unwillingness to expand the number of judges, bankruptcy courts are exploring the use of mediation to help resolve adversary proceedings, negotiate elements of reorganizations, and deal with claims that cannot be heard directly in bankruptcy proceedings. In addition, mediation advocates have been consistent in urging greater use of the process to reduce debtors’ and claimants’ costs, bridge the jurisdictional and standing challenges that bankruptcies can pose, and offer claimants the opportunity to be heard and determine their own resolution of claims. At this point, the relatively few …
Bankruptcy Law, Hon. Douglas O. Tice Jr., Suzanne E. Wade, K. Elizabeth Sieg
Bankruptcy Law, Hon. Douglas O. Tice Jr., Suzanne E. Wade, K. Elizabeth Sieg
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Modified Plans Of Reorganization And The Basic Chapter 13 Bargain, David G. Carlson
Modified Plans Of Reorganization And The Basic Chapter 13 Bargain, David G. Carlson
Articles
A very large number of chapter 13 plans are confirmed each year. Unlike chapter 11 plans (for non-individuals), these plans may be revised after confirmation. The modification provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, however, give very little guidance as to what constitutes a permissible modification. In contrast, confirmation of the original plan is very carefully governed. This article theorizes that modification must honor the basic chapter 13 bargain. According to this bargain, the debtor is entitled to the bankruptcy estate and the creditors are entitled to net surplus income. The article assesses whether the diffuse and disorganized caselaw of modification adheres …
The Financial Crisis Of 2009 - Have Reorganization Proceedings In Emerging Markets Gone Bankrupt? Israel As A Case Study, David Hahn
David Hahn
The financial crisis of 2009 affected markets all over the world, presenting an unprecedented challenge for international regulators. In emerging markets, firms began raising significant amounts of debt through corporate bonds only in recent years. When such markets crashed, and firms could no longer pay bondholders, regulators were forced to adopt innovative policies to cope with the problem. This paper explores the possible regulatory responses to the crisis, by focusing on the actions taken by regulators in Israel. The paper outlines the various mechanisms that have been employed and offered to combat the crisis and highlights their shortcomings. It then …
The End Of The (Virtual) World, Joshua A.T. Fairfield
The End Of The (Virtual) World, Joshua A.T. Fairfield
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Virtual Territoriality, Edward J. Janger
Virtual Territoriality, Edward J. Janger
Edward J. Janger
Abstract Virtual Territoriality Edward J. Janger David M. Barse Professor Brooklyn Law School Current efforts to unify the laws of secured credit and bankruptcy are predicated on the belief that regularizing the law of debtor’s rights and creditor’s remedies will cause global business to flourish, and benefit both developed and less-developed countries. Certain and predictable remedies for creditors will facilitate lending and development, and coordination among courts will create opportunities to protect the going concern value of troubled businesses. The benefits that accompany such legal harmonization may, however, come at a price. Centralizing control of a bankruptcy case may create …
Simultaneous Distress Of Residential Developers And Their Secured Lenders: An Analysis Of Bankruptcy & Bank Regulation, Sarah P. Woo
Simultaneous Distress Of Residential Developers And Their Secured Lenders: An Analysis Of Bankruptcy & Bank Regulation, Sarah P. Woo
Sarah P Woo
With falling home prices and home foreclosures currently acknowledged as a severe problem in the U.S., more attention needs to be paid to the contributing phenomenon of residential developers undergoing liquidation, which has left behind a trail of partially-completed or abandoned properties. In order to understand this phenomenon, we analyzed 222 residential developers that filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions between November 2007 and December 2008. We find that only a very small proportion of these developers, as compared to previous similar large studies, confirmed a reorganization plan. Most cases ended in liquidations. In the sample, 72.5% of the cases showed …
Worsening Foreclosure Crisis: Is It Time To Reconsider Bankruptcy Reform?: Hearing Before The Subcomm. On Administrative Oversight And The Courts Of The S. Comm. On The Judiciary, 111th Cong., July 23, 2009 (Statement Of Adam J. Levitin, Associate Prof. Of Law, Geo. U. L. Center), Adam J. Levitin
Testimony Before Congress
The clear finding from my research is that mortgage prices are largely insensitive to bankruptcy modification risk. Permitting bankruptcy modification is unlikely to result in higher mortgage costs or lower mortgage credit availability.
The foreclosure crisis is not about to stop any time soon. Judicially-supervised restructuring of mortgages is the only tool we have left in the box. It's a tool we know can work. It's a tool that can save hundreds of thousands of families their homes and help stabilize communities, housing markets, and the economy. It's time to use it.
Caveat Lessor: U.S. Aircraft Financiers Beware - 11 U.S.C. § 1110 Expectations May Not Be Met In Cross-Border Insolvencies, Kevin Gaunt
Kevin Gaunt
The Viação Aérea Rio Grandense (“Varig”) airline judicial recuperation in Brazil was the first major test case under the New Bankruptcy and Restructuring Law of Brazil (“the NBRL”), ratified in February of 2005 and going into effect on June 9, 2005. The experience was largely negative for aircraft and engine lessors and creditors, most of whom were United States-based and accustomed to special protections afforded them by 11 U.S.C. § 1110, which specifically provides greater protection to aircraft owners in bankruptcy procedures than other secured creditors enjoy. In the United States, an aircraft creditor may use § 1110 to circumvent …
Like-Kind Exchanges And Qualified Intermediaries, Brad Borden, Paul L.B. Mckenney, David Shechtman
Like-Kind Exchanges And Qualified Intermediaries, Brad Borden, Paul L.B. Mckenney, David Shechtman
Bradley T. Borden
The economic downturn has depressed the real estate market, a significant component of the section 1031 industry. In its wake, the industry witnessed three major qualified intermediary failures. QI failures deprive exchangers of exchange proceeds and also create potential tax and legal liabilities for exchangers. This article analyzes those potential liablities and also discusses the cause of QI failures and actions that exchangers and QIs may consider to help safeguard exchange proceeds.
Free Falling With A Parachute That May Not Open: Debtor-In-Possession Financing In The Wake Of The Great Recession, Jarrod B. Martin, Kristofor Nelson, Eric Rudenberg, Jonathan Squires
Free Falling With A Parachute That May Not Open: Debtor-In-Possession Financing In The Wake Of The Great Recession, Jarrod B. Martin, Kristofor Nelson, Eric Rudenberg, Jonathan Squires
Jarrod B Martin
Debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing is one of the most important building blocks of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. The recent economic downturn, however, has frozen the DIP financing market. Absent the financing necessary to reorganize, many companies will be forced to liquidate. Who will fill the void in DIP financing as banks exit the market? This note seeks to explore alternative options—local banks, the government, and private equity or hedge funds—that may fill the vacuum left by the banks, and the risks and rewards associated with DIP financing. As these alternate institutions go forward, the landscape of DIP financing may forever …
A Reappraisal Of Attorneys' Fees In Bankruptcy, Michelle A. Cecil
A Reappraisal Of Attorneys' Fees In Bankruptcy, Michelle A. Cecil
Michelle A. Cecil
The current mortgage foreclosure crisis, coupled with the country’s economic downturn and escalating consumer costs, have combined to place a crippling burden on the nation’s bankruptcy system. During difficult economic times such as this, it is imperative that the bankruptcy system operate efficiently, as it provides a social safety net for both consumers and businesses. Unfortunately, there are many issues of statutory interpretation left unanswered in the Bankruptcy Code, and these issues have placed an increased burden on the country’s bankruptcy courts. This Article seeks to resolve one thorny issue of statutory interpretation: the treatment of attorneys’ fees in bankruptcy. …
Perverse Incentives: Risk Taking And Reform, Aaron J. Unterman
Perverse Incentives: Risk Taking And Reform, Aaron J. Unterman
Aaron J. Unterman
The common theme that ties the financial crisis (and this article) together is one of misguided incentives that pervaded the finance industry and perverted the actions of individuals and institutions resulting in a global crisis with severely deleterious social effects. In the world of finance, the greatest way to achieve a dramatic increase in wealth is to take large risks, of course, this is also the easiest way to lose it. A great deal of the so-called financial innovation that we experienced preceding the crisis was devoted to finding ways to take on as much risk as possible. The rise …
Eighth Circuit Loosens The Grip Of The Bankruptcy Gag Rule, But Holds Attorneys To Advertising Disclosure Requirement, The, Bethany R. Findley
Eighth Circuit Loosens The Grip Of The Bankruptcy Gag Rule, But Holds Attorneys To Advertising Disclosure Requirement, The, Bethany R. Findley
Missouri Law Review
The Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, in a case of first impression, struck down a provision of the 2005 bankruptcy reform law that prohibits attorneys from advising their clients to incur more debt in contemplation of filing for bankruptcy. At the same time, the court upheld a provision of the Bankruptcy Code that compels attorneys to include a specified disclosure within their bankruptcy-related advertisements. The court's rationale for striking down the Code's restriction on attorney advice was that its broad application restricted attorneys from rendering advice that in some situations would be entirely lawful and beneficial to their …
The Means Test: Finding A Safe Harbor, Passing The Means Test, Or Rebutting The Presumption Of Abuse May Not Be Enough, Robert J. Landry Iii
The Means Test: Finding A Safe Harbor, Passing The Means Test, Or Rebutting The Presumption Of Abuse May Not Be Enough, Robert J. Landry Iii
Northern Illinois University Law Review
The scholarship addressing the changes to individual consumer chapter 7 cases under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) has largely focused on application of the mechanics of the means test and the presumption of abuse standard. The focus of this article is the application of the abuse standard in cases in which the means test is not applicable, has been passed, or has been rebutted. The author argues that most of the litigation and attention in the post-BAPCPA era will be in this area. The resulting complex statutory framework may be insufficient for debtors to …
Financial Crisis Containment, Anna Gelpern
Financial Crisis Containment, Anna Gelpern
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
This Article maps financial crisis containment - extraordinary measures to stop the spread of financial distress - as a category of legal and policy choice. I make three claims.
First, containment is distinct from financial regulation, crisis prevention and resolution. Containment is brief; it targets the immediate term. It involves claims of emergency, rule-breaking, time inconsistency and moral hazard. In contrast, regulation, prevention and resolution seek to establish sound incentives for the long term. Second, containment decisions deviate from non-crisis norms in predictable ways, and are consistent across diverse countries and crises. Containment invariably entails three kinds of choices: choices …
Where There's A "Will," There Should Be A Way: Why In Re Salvino Unjustifiably Restricts The Application Of § 523(A)(6) To Exclude Willful And Malicious Breaches Of Contract, Michael D. Martinez
Where There's A "Will," There Should Be A Way: Why In Re Salvino Unjustifiably Restricts The Application Of § 523(A)(6) To Exclude Willful And Malicious Breaches Of Contract, Michael D. Martinez
Northern Illinois University Law Review
In accordance with the Bankruptcy Code's policy of limiting the privilege of discharge to "honest but unfortunate" debtors, the Code provides that certain types of debts shall be excepted from discharge as a matter of law. Of the twenty-one exceptions to discharge, the exception for "willful and malicious" injuries contained in section 523(a)(6) of the Code has given rise to a split of authority in the United States Circuit Courts of Appeals regarding whether tortious conduct is an essential element of a willful and malicious injury, as defined in section 523(a)(6). This note analyzes the decision in Wish Acquisition v. …
Divorce Obligations And Bankruptcy Discharge: Rethinking The Support/Property Distinction, Jana B. Singer
Divorce Obligations And Bankruptcy Discharge: Rethinking The Support/Property Distinction, Jana B. Singer
Jana B. Singer
The Bankruptcy Code currently divides divorce-related obligations into two categories: awards or agreements in the nature of support are non-dischargeable; obligations arising from property divisions can be discharged in the same manner as ordinary commercial debts. Because recent developments in family law have undermined the support/property distinction and because privately negotiated divorce agreements often fail to distinguish between payments intended to serve as support and those intended to distribute property, the Code's reliance on this classification often leads to confusion and hardship for divorce obligees. In addition, because of the rise of equitable distribution as the dominant method of allocating …
Setting Things Straight: Adding A Provision To Allow Damages For Emotional Distress In The Bankruptcy Code Could Clear Up A Lot Of Confusion, Nathan M. Priestaf
Setting Things Straight: Adding A Provision To Allow Damages For Emotional Distress In The Bankruptcy Code Could Clear Up A Lot Of Confusion, Nathan M. Priestaf
Missouri Law Review
This Comment details the history of the automatic stay, the differing treatment of the statute in various jurisdictions, and the potential ramifications to debtors. Clearly, much of the time-consuming analysis performed by courts could be avoided if the Bankruptcy Code expressly permitted recovery for emotional distress, something most courts already permit, albeit only after considerable hand-wringing and strained reasoning. As a result, this Comment proposes a statutory addition to § 362(k) that addresses the dual concerns of bankruptcy courts: (1) allowing a legitimately injured debtor to recover for emotional distress damages while (2) providing a standard and burden of proof …
Secret Liens And The Financial Crisis Of 2008, Michael N. Simkovic
Secret Liens And The Financial Crisis Of 2008, Michael N. Simkovic
Michael N Simkovic
This article explains the roots of financial crises in one of the oldest and most fundamental problems of commercial law: hidden leverage. Common law courts wrestled with this problem for centuries and developed a time-tested solution: the doctrine of secret liens. If the debtor becomes insolvent, the doctrine of secret liens punishes secret lien holders by subordinating their claims to those of other creditors. In other words, by overriding privately negotiated payment priorities, the doctrine of secret liens creates incentives for transparency. This article argues that legal changes over the last 80 years eroded the doctrine of secret liens, and …
So He Huffed And He Puffed........But Will The Home(Stead) Fall Down?: The Applicability Of Section 522(P)(1) Of The U.S. Bankruptcy Code To Varying Interest Accumulation Of The Debtor In Homestead Property, Gloria J. Liddell, Pearson Liddell
So He Huffed And He Puffed........But Will The Home(Stead) Fall Down?: The Applicability Of Section 522(P)(1) Of The U.S. Bankruptcy Code To Varying Interest Accumulation Of The Debtor In Homestead Property, Gloria J. Liddell, Pearson Liddell
Pearson Liddell Jr.
No abstract provided.
H.R. 200, The "Helping Families Save Their Homes In Bankruptcy Act Of 2009," And H.R. 225, The "Emergency Homeownership And Equity Protection Act": Hearing Before The H. Comm. On The Judiciary, 111th Cong., Jan. 22, 2009 (Statement Of Associate Professor Adam J. Levitin, Geo. U. L. Center), Adam J. Levitin
Testimony Before Congress
Permitting modification of all mortgages in bankruptcy would create a low-cost, effective, fair, and immediately available method for resolving much of the current foreclosure crisis without imposing costs on taxpayers, creating a moral hazard for borrowers or lenders, or increasing mortgage credit costs or decreasing mortgage credit availability. As the foreclosure crisis deepens, bankruptcy modification presents the best and least invasive method of stabilizing the housing market and is a crucial step in stabilizing financial markets.
D&O Insurance In Bankruptcy: Just Another Business Contract, Elina Chechelnitsky
D&O Insurance In Bankruptcy: Just Another Business Contract, Elina Chechelnitsky
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
No abstract provided.
A Reappraisal Of Attorneys' Fees In Bankruptcy, Michelle Arnopol Cecil
A Reappraisal Of Attorneys' Fees In Bankruptcy, Michelle Arnopol Cecil
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Shadow Bankruptcy System, Jonathan C. Lipson
The Shadow Bankruptcy System, Jonathan C. Lipson
Jonathan C. Lipson
This article exposes and explores a puzzle at the heart of the current economic crisis: The surprising under-use, and increasing misuse, of Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, the principal legal system for salvaging troubled businesses.
The answer offered here: The rise of the shadow bankruptcy system. “Shadow bankruptcy” describes the severely under-regulated non-bank financial institutions (e.g., hedge funds, private equity funds and investment banks) that increasingly dominate and manipulate Chapter 11 reorganizations.
Like the “shadow banking” system for which it is named, shadow bankruptcy thrives on and promotes opacity and undisclosed, possibly perverse, incentives. Shadow bankruptcy players …
The Case For The Tax Collector, Marie T. Reilly
The Case For The Tax Collector, Marie T. Reilly
Journal Articles
This article considers the question: Is a transfer of property via a noncollusive, properly conducted property tax foreclosure process entitled to respect in bankruptcy against the trustee's fraudulent transfer avoiding power? It answers this question in the affirmative. Part II examines the Court's opinion in BFP v. Resolution Trust Corp. and how courts have applied it in fraudulent transfer challenges to tax foreclosure transfers. Most courts have read BFP as requiring a comparison between the conditions under which the tax foreclosure at issue occurs and mortgage foreclosure. If the tax foreclosure process does not require public sale with competitive bidding, …
The End Of The (Virtual) World, Joshua A.T. Fairfield
The End Of The (Virtual) World, Joshua A.T. Fairfield
Scholarly Articles
Virtual worlds have been the next big thing for some time now. In 2008, more than 100 public virtual worlds received venture capital funding - a significant increase over previous years. Yet virtual worlds have been going bankrupt faster than ever, including several high-profile firms and worlds. Every technology goes through a shakedown phase, and for virtual worlds the current recession has served as a catalyst for a downturn that, although not unexpected, is nevertheless startling in both numbers and rapidity.
This article examines the intimate relationship between how a virtual world begins life and how it ends. The amount …
Defense Of In Pari Delicto Does Not Affect Trustee Standing, Elizabeth L. Anderson
Defense Of In Pari Delicto Does Not Affect Trustee Standing, Elizabeth L. Anderson
Bankruptcy Research Library
(Excerpt)
Rejecting the Second Circuit’s Wagoner rule and agreeing with the First, Third, Fifth, and Eleventh Circuits, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that the collusion of corporate insiders with third parties to injure the corporation does not deprive the corporation’s trustee of standing to sue third parties, resulting in a greater rift between Second Circuit and the other Courts of Appeal on this issue. Moratzka v. Morris, 482 F.3d 997, 1004 (8th Cir. 2007). Nevertheless, the court affirmed that such a situation may give rise to the defense of in pari delicto barring the …