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Introduction: The Future Of Chapter 11: A Symposium Cosponsored By The American College Of Bankruptcy, Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger
Introduction: The Future Of Chapter 11: A Symposium Cosponsored By The American College Of Bankruptcy, Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger
Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger
Professor Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger offers introductory remarks to the Symposium: The Future of Chapter 11, cosponsored by the American College of Bankruptcy and the Boston College Law Review and held at the Boston College Law School on April 22, 2005.
The Uncertainty Of “True Sale” Analysis In Originator Bankruptcy, Stephen P. Hoffman
The Uncertainty Of “True Sale” Analysis In Originator Bankruptcy, Stephen P. Hoffman
Stephen P. Hoffman
While much of law is complex or unclear, it is unusual for a judge to comment that a legal doctrine is so unsettled that courts “could flip a coin” to decide an issue. Unfortunately for practitioners, determining what constitutes a “true sale” for bankruptcy purposes is such an issue. Add to this the recent novel and innovative processes of structured finance and asset-backed securitization, and you have the stuff of law students’—and corporate counsels’—nightmares. As a result, courts and legislatures need to provide clarity in this area so that originators can safely structure investments and transactions, not only for the …