{"product_id":"american-business-bankruptcy-a-primer-9781800379190","title":"American Business Bankruptcy: A Primer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second edition of the first and only concise introduction to American business insolvency law, this volume provides a succinct overview of American business bankruptcy as it is actually practiced, integrating the law as written and implemented, and now includes coverage of the Small Business Reorganization Act.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Business Bankruptcy\u003c\/i\u003e explores specialized proceedings like brokerage liquidations, pre-packaged chapter 11 cases, and 363 sales. Professor Lubben also reviews the transnational aspects of modern American bankruptcy practice, and explains chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code, which allows for foreign insolvency proceedings to be ‘recognized’ in U.S. courts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eU.S law students and junior attorneys, international insolvency professionals, and non-legal professionals, including bankers and accountants, will appreciate this practical synthesis, which includes citations and guidance for further research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘The author’s second edition of his primer on \u003c\/i\u003eAmerican Business Bankruptcy\u003ci\u003e provides a concise and accessible description of the key chapters of the US Bankruptcy Code. This book would be quite useful to students of insolvency law and indeed anyone who wishes to develop a working knowledge of the key aspects of the American insolvency framework. It is direct and clear, while also providing enough depth and discussion that it would also be useful from a comparative perspective. It is a very practical synthesis which, in the second edition, integrates the recent Small Business Reorganisation Act.’\u003c\/i\u003e -- Jennifer L.L. Gant, eurofenix\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘Stephen Lubben has provided the go-to overview of the American business bankruptcy system. \u003c\/i\u003eAmerican Business Bankruptcy\u003ci\u003e is the ideal book for anyone looking to understand the overall design of business restructuring in the United States.’\u003c\/i\u003e -- Adam Levitin, Georgetown University Law Center, US\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: Preface  PART I BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY BASICS  1. Some historical context  2. The central core of business bankruptcy – section 109  PART II ELEMENTS COMMON TO ALL BUSINESS BANKRUPTCIES  3. The estate and the automatic stay  4. Creditors’ claims against the estate  5. Executory contracts and unexpired leases  6. The avoidance powers  PART III LIQUIDATION UNDER CHAPTER  7. An introduction to chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code  8. The chapter 7 trustee  9. Distributing the chapter 7 estate  10. Special chapter 7 cases  PART IV REORGANIZATION UNDER CHAPTER 11  11. An introduction to chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code  12. Stabilizing the debtor’s business in chapter 11  13. Committees  14. Professionals  15. The plan – formulation and voting  16. The plan – confirmation (consensual)  17. The plan – confirmation (cramdown)  18. 363 sales  19. Prepacks  20. The effects of plan confirmation  21. Small businesses in chapter 11  PART V TRANSNATIONAL BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY UNDER CHAPTER  22. An introduction to chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code   Index","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412768301399,"sku":"9781800379190","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781800379190.jpg?v=1730517867","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/american-business-bankruptcy-a-primer-9781800379190","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}