Bankruptcy for business
Subtitle: the benefits, pitfalls and alternatives
By: by Lei Lei Wank Ekvall and Evan D. Smiley.
Contributors: Smiley, Evan D.
Publisher: Entrepreneur Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Irvine, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9781599180960
Subjects: Bankruptcy -- United States; Corporate reorganizations -- United States
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Preventative measures; title: The borrower/lender relationship; title: Principal's liabilities for the business's debts; title: Doing business as a DBA; title: Alter ego claims/piercing the corporate veil: failure to abide by corporate formalities, commingling of personal and business's assets; title: Personal guaranty; title: Liability imposed by statute; title: State of incorporation; title: Early trouble shooting; title: The effect of a pending lawsuit and the prospect of a substantial judgment; title: Non-bankruptcy alternatives; title: Out-of-court workouts; title: Assignment for benefit of creditors; title: Pre-bankruptcy planning; title: Zone of insolvency; title: Limiting personal liability for the business's debts; title: Director and officer insurance; title: Bankruptcy crimes; title: Business implications of a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy; title: Legal implications of a bankruptcy; title: Effect of bankruptcy on the owners of the company; title: Forming alliances; title: Formulating the exit strategy; title: Locating competent bankruptcy attorney; title: The Chapter 11 case; title: Bankruptcy schedules; title: Supervision by the U.S. trustee and compliance with U.S. trustee's regulations; title: Court supervision of all out of the ordinary transactions; title: The creditors' committee; title: First day motions; title: Bankruptcy financing and borrowing; title: The debtor's professionals; title: The employment approval process; title: The fee approval process; title: What is the automatic stay?; title: Debtor/creditor relationship; title: Management issues; title: The Chapter 11 plan; title: Considerations unique to single asset real estate debtor; title: Considerations unique to a franchise business; title: Considerations unique to small businesses.