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Bankruptcy Or Bailouts?, Kenneth Ayotte, David Skeel
Bankruptcy Or Bailouts?, Kenneth Ayotte, David Skeel
Kenneth Ayotte
The usual reaction if one mentions bankruptcy as a mechanism for addressing a financial institution’s default is incredulity. Those who favor the rescue of troubled financial institutions, and even those who prefer that their assets be promptly sold to a healthier institution, treat bankruptcy as anathema. Everyone seems to agree that nothing good can come from bankruptcy. Indeed, the Chapter 11 filing by Lehman Brothers has been singled out by many the primary cause of the severe economic and financial contraction that followed, and proof that bankruptcy is disorderly and ineffective. As a result, ad-hoc rescue lending to avoid bankruptcy …
Liquidity, Systemic Risk, And The Bankruptcy Treatment Of Financial Contracts, Riz Mokal
Liquidity, Systemic Risk, And The Bankruptcy Treatment Of Financial Contracts, Riz Mokal
Riz Mokal
An Alternative Universe To §1113 Of The Bankruptcy Code: The Mediation Of American Airlines And Its Pension Obligations, Max L. Schatzow
An Alternative Universe To §1113 Of The Bankruptcy Code: The Mediation Of American Airlines And Its Pension Obligations, Max L. Schatzow
Max Schatzow
This paper explores mandatory mediation as an alternative method to the current §1113 framework, where judges determine the fate of collective bargaining agreements. Through dialogue, this paper will explore one potential outcome to the ongoing dispute between the various labor unions with collective bargaining agreements with American Airlines.
Silos, Corporate Law, And Bankruptcy Law, Lawrence Hamermesh
Silos, Corporate Law, And Bankruptcy Law, Lawrence Hamermesh
Lawrence A. Hamermesh
No abstract provided.
Directors' Duties: The Impact Of The Company Directors Disqualification Act, Adrian Walters
Directors' Duties: The Impact Of The Company Directors Disqualification Act, Adrian Walters
Adrian J Walters
No abstract provided.
Enforcing Wrongful Trading: Substantive Problems And Practical Disincentives, Adrian Walters
Enforcing Wrongful Trading: Substantive Problems And Practical Disincentives, Adrian Walters
Adrian J Walters
No abstract provided.
Creditor-Funded Litigation In Corporate Insolvency, Adrian Walters
Creditor-Funded Litigation In Corporate Insolvency, Adrian Walters
Adrian J Walters
No abstract provided.
Priority Of The Floating Charge In Corporate Insolvency, Adrian Walters
Priority Of The Floating Charge In Corporate Insolvency, Adrian Walters
Adrian J Walters
No abstract provided.