Business Bankruptcy

3.0 credits · LA

This course explores the core policy rationales, basic legal mechanics, and other select topics in business bankruptcy in the United States. Topics include types of creditors and their priority in bankruptcy, the role of courts in the bankruptcy process, the automatic stay and its safe harbors, asset sales and debtor-in-possession financing, avoidance transactions, third party releases, divisive mergers, money and bankruptcy, group bankruptcy, and transnational bankruptcy procedures.