Reorganizations Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code


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Reorganizations Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code is the most complete and up-to-date one-volume treatment of this important business-planning tool. It contains a thorough discussion of Chapter 11 law and practice, including significant changes in: exclusivity; key employee retention plans; pre-petition severance pay; the debtor's ability to retain turnaround specialists; conversion and dismissal of cases; the obligation of creditors' committees to share information with members of the constituencies; and the way in which small business and single-asset real estate cases are conducted. This authoritative volume also brings you legal analysis and practical guidance on such subjects as: bankruptcy court jurisdiction; voluntary and involuntary petitions; creditors' committees; managing and operating the debtor and its business, including obtaining post-petition financing; treatment of secured creditors; dealing with executory contracts and unexpired leases; filing and allowance of proofs of claims and interests; the content, modification and confirmation of plans of reorganization, including a discussion of how claims may be classified; the effect of plan confirmation; and post-confirmation appeals and plan consummation. Reorganizations Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code will keep you current on the latest statutory and regulatory developments while briefing you on the often conflicting decisions handed down by the courts




United States Reports


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Bankruptcy Litigation and Practice


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Bankruptcy Litigation and Practice: A Practitionerand’s Guide, Fourth Edition serves as the comprehensive reference on bankruptcy litigation topics for legal practitioners in all specialties. For the generalist and commercial law practitioner it clarifies basic Bankruptcy Code issues and practical features of bankruptcy litigation including consumer bankruptcies, business and corporate reorganizations, liquidations and personal debt restructuring. For the bankruptcy professional, it serves as a sophisticated compendium of reliable forms, recent case law, and statutory amendments relating to all major bankruptcy topics including: Automatic stay Preferences Dischargeability Executory contracts The Chapter 11 confirmation process Appellate procedures Chapter 13 individual debt restructurings The rights and obligations of secured and unsecured creditors And much more! Only Bankruptcy Litigation and Practice: A Practitionerand’s Guide delivers instant access to: An exclusive collection of key bankruptcy litigation resource materials Practical insights into the bankruptcy court system A consolidated presentation and analysis of bankruptcy provisions common to all cases Reliable, practice-based coverage of Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 cases Bankruptcy Litigation and Practice: A Practitionerand’s Guide delivers broad coverage that keeps you completely current with the latest law in all key areas. Updated twice annually, this one-of-a-kind reference serves as the foundation of your bankruptcy library by providing: The starting point for researching the widest range of bankruptcy litigation issues A guide throughout all stages of bankruptcy litigation A consolidated resource and practical tool that combines case law and analysis as well as a valuable CD-ROM to help you navigate familiar and unfamiliar areas of bankruptcy litigation




Ordin on Contesting Confirmation


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This remarkable volume, now in its Fifth Edition, will take your research straight to the pressure points of contemporary confirmation proceedings. Ordin on Contesting Confirmation was written for attorneys representing secured and unsecured creditors as well as counsel for debtors in possession, committees, trustees, asset purchasers and other participants, and covers a wide variety of substantive issues potentially affecting the strategy and outcome of a creditor's challenge to a debtor's proposed plan of reorganization under Chapter 11, including: Plans that violate court-approved stipulations Claim classification, impaired claims, allowed secured claims Specific plan provisions Effect of confirmation Post-confirmation proceedings Duty of court and counsel in confirming plans Acceptance of impaired class Competing plans Release of non-debtor third parties Valuation issues




Modern Real Estate Finance and Land Transfer


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Modern Real Estate Finance and Land Transfer—sophisticated, yet teachable—explains the increasingly complex legal, business, and tax issues surrounding real estate transactions with discussion relevant to both commercial and residential situations. Through a transactional and interdisciplinary approach, students learn the general rules of law, their underlying rationale or policy, and how (or whether) a rule can be superseded by the mutual consent. Real-world examples help foster practical skills required of attorneys in real estate firms, and the text is appropriate for both a basic Real Estate Transactions or Finance course and also advanced seminars. Topical and chronological organization features coverage of both Real Estate Sales and Real Estate Finance and follows the lending cycle in modern financing. Questions and planning problems help students examine issues in the context of relevant transactions and documents for sale, finance, leasing, and development transactions. The authors are scholar-practitioners who skillfully mix practical skills and theory students will need in today’s competitive legal markets. Key Features: sophisticated, yet teachable—thoroughly explains complex legal, business, and tax issues in real estate transactions transactional, interdisciplinary approach teaches the general rules of law shows underlying rationale or policy explores how (or whether) a rule can be superseded by mutual consent real-world examples and accessible explanations topical and chronological organization coverage of both Real Estate Sales and Real Estate Finance follows lending cycle in modern real estate financing appropriate for both basic Real Estate Transactions or Finance course and advanced seminars relevant questions and planning problems written by scholar-practitioners who blend practical skills with theory suited to both commercial and residential real estate transactions Thoroughly updated, the revised Sixth Edition presents changes in the law since 2013, including: case law responses to the recent mortgage crisis in residential real estate including lender refusals to fund committed construction loans new case law involving nonrecourse carve-outs a new section and cases on recourse against and protection of the guarantor, and ethical issues in guarantor representation new developments in bankruptcy law involving real estate transactions




Business Bankruptcy


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The purchase of this ebook edition does not entitle you to receive access to the Connected eBook on CasebookConnect. You will need to purchase a new print book to get access to the full experience including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities, plus an outline tool and other helpful resources. Levitin’s Business Bankruptcy: Financial Restructuring and Modern Commercial Markets, Third Edition is a comprehensive textbook on business reorganization law, covering modern financing structures, out-of-court restructuring and Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Business Bankruptcy: Financial Restructuring and Modern Commercial Markets provides students with a contemporary stand-alone business bankruptcy text. Designed to teach financial restructuring law in a realistic twenty-first century commercial context, the book uses problem sets to explore not only Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy, but also out-of-court restructuring, modern financial products and transactions, and advanced in-court restructuring topics. New to the Third Edition: Coverage of Subchapter V small business reorganizations Expanded coverage of labor and pension issues Expanded coverage of sub rosa restructuring plans Expanded coverage of restructuring support agreements and rights offerings Revised coverage of fraudulent transfers Professors and students will benefit from: Unique coverage of out-of-court restructuring providing students with realistic view of contemporary restructuring practice and shows what Chapter 11 adds to the financial restructuring toolkit. Detailed coverage of modern financial products and markets— derivatives, securitization, loan syndications, and claims trading—familiarizing students with the dynamics of the modern restructuring landscape. Comprehensive expository text clearly explains the operation of the Bankruptcy Code and the policy issues involved. In-depth case-studies contextualizing judicial decisions within larger strategic picture. Incorporation of actual deal documents, including a bond indenture, a loan syndication agreement, ISDA Master Agreement, and a restructuring support agreement. Modular design enabling optional coverage of advanced topics.




Ordin on Contesting Confirmation


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This remarkable volume, now in its Fourth Edition, will take your research straight to the pressure points of contemporary confirmation proceedings. Ordin on Contesting Confirmation was written for attorneys representing secured and unsecured creditors as well as counsel for debtors in possession, committees, trustees, asset purchasers and other participants, and covers a wide variety of substantive issues potentially affecting the strategy and outcome of a creditor's challenge to a debtor's proposed plan of reorganization under Chapter 11, including: Plans that violate court-approved stipulations Claim classification, impaired claims, allowed secured claims Specific plan provisions Effect of confirmation Post-confirmation proceedings Duty of court and counsel in confirming plans Acceptance of impaired class Competing plans Release of non-debtor third parties Valuation issues