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When Churches Reorganize, Pamela Foohey Jan 2014

When Churches Reorganize, Pamela Foohey

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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 …


Owners, Auctions, And Absolute Priority In Bankruptcy Reorganizations, Bruce A. Markell Jan 1991

Owners, Auctions, And Absolute Priority In Bankruptcy Reorganizations, Bruce A. Markell

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