Business Bankruptcy Business Bankruptcy studies financially distressed firms. The course centers around the reorganization process under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, although students study other topics as well. Professor Lawless will teach Business Bankruptcy in the 2002 Spring Semester. The materials on this site date from the 1999 Winter Semester and are maintained for archival purposes.
Students use course materials prepared by the instructor.
These materials include explanatory textual materials as well as excerpts from important court decisions and law review articles. The coursework requires students to prepare and then argue orally two written briefs based on problems in the course materials. Other students sit as a court reviewing the problem at issue. One student from the judicial panel then prepares to prepare an opinion deciding the case. These opinions and students briefs are available through the Business Bankruptcy Web Reporter System .