Research Handbook on Corporate Bankruptcy Law

'Readable and guiding contributions concerning fundamental issues of large group corporate bankruptcies. In Europe, the book will prove equally valuable to lawmakers and scholars with an affection for law and economics policy analysis of the theme.' -- Bob Wessels, Professor Emeritus of International Insolvency Law, Leiden University, the Netherlands and Expert Advisor on Insolvency and Restructuring Law of the European Commission

Edited by Barry E. Adler, New York University, School of Law, US

Contents: Foreword Douglas G. Baird Introduction Barry E. Adler 1. Bankruptcy's Logic and Limits in the 21st Century: Some Thoughts on Chapter 11's Evolution and Future Thomas H. Jackson 2. The End of Bankruptcy Revisited Robert K. Rasmussen 3. Bankruptcy Sales Melissa B. Jacoby and Edward J. Janger 4. The New Synthesis of Bank Regulation and Bankruptcy in the Dodd-Frank Era David Skeel 5. Derivatives and Repos in Bankruptcy Mark J. Roe 6. Distress-Triggered Liabilities and the Agency Costs of Debt Richard Squire 7. On the Mandatory Stay of Secured Creditors in Bankruptcy Kenneth Ayotte 8. Debtor-in-Possession Financing in Bankruptcy George G. Triantis 9. Beyond Options Anthony J. Casey and Edward R. Morrison 10. The Treatment of Secured Credit in Bankruptcy: A Unified Model Michell J. White 11. Making Fraudulent Transfer Law More Predictable Michael Simkovic 12. The Costs of Corporate Bankruptcy: How Little We Know Stephen J. Lubben 13. The Chrysler and General Motors Bankruptcies Todd J. Zywicki 14. Cross-Border Corporate Insolvency in the Era of Soft(ish) Law John A. E. Pottow 15. Bankruptcy Related Contracting and Bankruptcy Functions Alan Schwartz Index