Chapter 11
Subtitle: reorganizing American businesses
By: Elizabeth Warren.
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780735576544
Subjects: Corporate reorganization -- United States; Bankruptcy -- United States
Table of contents: title: Success, failure, and success again; title: Who files?; title: What does it mean to reorganize?; title: A quick history of business reorganization; title: Why encourage reorganization?; title: Distributive consequences of Chapter 11; title: Does Chapter 11 work?; title: Getting started; title: The filing decision; title: The bankruptcy estate; title: The automatic stay; title: Who benefits from the stay; title: Exceptions to the stay; title: Lifting the stay; title: Implications of stay litigation; title: Property of the estate; title: What is property of the estate?; title: Property excluded from the estate; title: Turnover of property of the estate; title: Creditors' Claims Against the Estate; title: Pre-bankruptcy claims; title: Secured and unsecured claims; title: Policy considerations; title: Operating the business; title: Who runs the show?; title: Managing as a Debtor-In-Possession (DIP); title: Replacing the DIP; title: The U.S. trustee; title: First day orders; title: Who runs the business?; title: Role of the creditors; title: Committee Work; title: How the business operates; title: Policy considerations; title: Reshaping the business; title: Dealing with the outstanding contracts; title: Basic structure; title: rejection; title: Assumption; title: Assignment; title: Interim treatment of executory contracts; title: Reorganizing American Businesses : essentials; title: Special circumstances; title: The economics of contracts with bankrupt businesses; title: Selling assets; title: The strong-arm clause; title: Operation of the strong-arm clause; title: Voidable preferences; title: Basic structure; title: Exceptions to the voidable preference rules; title: Impact on business negotiations outside; title: Bankruptcy; title: Statutory liens; title: Basic structure; title: Summary; title: Fraudulent conveyances; title: Basic structure; title: Summary; title: State avoidance laws; title: General operation; title: Summary; title: Equitable subordination; title: Operational details; title: Policy considerations; title: Confirming the Chapter 11 plan; title: Power to propose the plan; title: Basic structure; title: Summary; title: Special rules for small businesses; title: The new rules; title: Targeting small businesses; title: Plan process; title: Consensual plans; title: Voting rights; title: Other creditor protections; title: Nonconsensual plans; title: Absolute priority; title: The 1111(b) election; title: Discharge; title: No-discharge plans; title: The role of valuation; title: Moving faster with a pre-packaged plan; title: Policy considerations; title: Jurisdiction, procedure, and transnational cases; title: A broad grant of jurisdiction; title: The code solution and problem; title: A constitutional knot; title: Appeals from the bankruptcy court; title: Case management; title: Jury trials; title: Contempt powers; title: Where to file the bankruptcy case; title: Policy considerations; title: Cross-border bankruptcies.