AFFAIRS OF STATE: Litigating under the Federal Tort Claims Act - Craig A. Gargotta
BANKRUPTCY BY THE NUMBERS: Demographics of Chapter 7 Debtors - Ed Flynn and Gordon Bermant
BENCHNOTES - Deborah D. Williamson and Ronald Hornberger
BEYOND THE QUILL: How Do You Grab an Explosion? Making the World Wide Web Usable - John D. Penn
DICTA: 21st Century Trustees - Hon. Lisa Hill Fenning
DIRECTOR'S COLUMN: From the Director - Samuel J. Gerdano
FEATURE: Mediation in Bankruptcy - Results of FJC Survey - Robert J. Niemic
FEATURE: Primer on Organizing Moot Court Teams for the Duberstein Competition - Neil P. Olack
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Financial Statement Disclosures for Financially Troubled Enterprises - James M. Lukenda, CIRA
INTENSIVE CARE: Selling Relationships With Governmental Entities: How to Maximize Your Health Care Client's Value - Samuel R. Maizel and Debra I. Grassgreen
LAST IN LINE: Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act Makes Insider Preferences Creatures of State Law - Lisa Sommers Gretchko
LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Section 102 ("Dismissal or conversion")
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS - Nancy Locke
ON OUR WATCH: Cash Collateral: The Risks of Non-consensual Use - Dean P. Wyman
PRACTICE & PROCEDURE: Appealing an Interlocutory Order - Bruce H. White and William Medford
THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: Russian Bankruptcy Law Updated - Ludmila Chuplygina
TURNAROUND TOPICS: Controlling Cash During a Turnaround - R. Carter Pate and Lee Weiner
VALUE & CENTS: Executory Contracts Under the Proposed Legislation - Stewart L. Cohen
AFFAIRS OF STATE: Caveat Counsel: Pitfalls That Can Lead to the Prosecution of Attorneys for Bankruptcy Crimes - Craig Peyton Gaumer
BANKRUPTCY BY THE NUMBERS: Bankruptcy Reform:Finding the Best Gross Income Test - Gordon Bermant
CODE TO CODE: Consignments, the Uniform Commercial Code and the Bankruptcy Code: Part II - Carlos J. Cuevas
CONSUMER CORNER: Should Charity Begin with Bankruptcy? - Alane A. Becket
DICTA: The Chinese Curse - Hon. Leif M. Clark
FEATURE: Rewriting a Debtor's Tax Obligation Under the Code - Jo Ann J. Brighton and Daniel W. Sklar
FEATURE: S. 625 Set for Full Senate Action in Fall
FEATURE: Supreme Court Clarifies "New Value Exception" to Absolute Priority Rule - Or Does It? - George H. Singer
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Responding to Audit Inquiry Letters: Working with Your Client to Provide Full Disclosure While Protecting Sensitive Information - Andrew M. Apfelberg and William McC. Wright
LAST IN LINE: Playing "Catch Up" With Pre-petition Claims Can Be Costly for Vendor - Scott Blakeley
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
ON THE EDGE: All for One and One for All? The Assumption and Rejection of Multiple Intertwined Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases - Jerald I. Ancel, Marlene Reich and Jennifer Ancel Reiter
STRAIGHT & NARROW: Multidisciplinary Practices: Ethical Concerns or Economic Concerns - Richard E. Mikels and Mark I. Davies
SUGGESTED READING: Consumer Credit Law Manual - Joseph R. Prochaska
THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: Israeli Insolvency Law Moves to Encourage Reorganization - Ronald J. Silverman and Yori Nehushtan
AFFAIRS OF STATE: Consumer Protection and the Code: Pre-emption and Enforcement - Karen Cordry
BANKRUPTCY BY THE NUMBERS: Low-income Chapter 7 Debtors - Ed Flynn
BEYOND THE QUILL: Big Brother Really Is Watching: Following Computers' Trails - John D. Penn
CODE TO CODE: Consignments, the UCC and the Bankruptcy Code: Part One - Carlos J. Cuevas
DICTA: All Truths Aren't Self-evident - Hon. Stephen Raslavich
FEATURE: House Passes Major Reform Bill by Wide Margin
FEATURE: Practitioners Gather for Largest Spring Meeting, First Annual New York City Program a Hit
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Assessing the Likelihood of a Turnaround in the High-tech Sector - Dominic DiNapoli and Elliot Fuhr
INTENSIVE CARE: State Regulators Order Financially Distressed Health Care Businesses to Cease and Desist! - Nancy A. Peterman and Joshua W. Dobin
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE - Hon. Wesley W. Steen
ON OUR WATCH: A New Role for U.S. Trustees: Approval of Credit Counseling Services - Sue Ann Slates
ON THE EDGE: Bankruptcy Lawyers Better Tune Up Their ADR Skills: Best Products Is One Case Where Mediation Really Worked - H. Slayton Dabney Jr. and Dion W. Hayes
PRACTICE & PROCEDURE: Compensation for Debtor's Counsel After a Chapter 11 Trustee Is Appointed: When Should Debtor's Counsel Stop Working? - Bruce H. White and William Medford
PRESIDENT'S COLUMN: From the President - Ford Elsaesser
SUGGESTED READING: CHAP7..13 TM Bankruptcy Filing Software for Windows - Romaine S. Scott III
THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: A Primer on Korean Bankruptcy Law - Mikyung Yun and Kyung S. Lee
TURNAROUND TOPICS: Managing a Successful Business Turnaround - R. Carter Pate and Gagan S. Ahluwalia
VALUE & CENTS: Implications of Recent Daubert-Related Decisions on Valuation Expert Testimony - Robert F. Reilly
BANKRUPTCY BY THE NUMBERS: Exploring the Demographics of Consumer Chapter Choice - Gordon Bermant
BEYOND THE QUILL: A Paperless Office - Fact or Fiction? - Laura DiBiase
CONSUMER CORNER: "Best Interests of Creditors": An Equitable Rule in the Eighth Circuit - Timothy D. Moratzka
DICTA: Policymaking Challenges in Europe and the United States - Hon. Leif M. Clark
FEATURE: Senate, House Panels Clear Reform Bill
FEATURE: University of Florida Wins 1999 Moot Court
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: When the Music Stops...Hedge Funds - Looking Behind the Numbers - Alan Jacobs and Ron Brandon
LAST IN LINE: "You Want Fries With That?" Or, How to "Batter" Yourself Out of PACA Protections - Thomas J. Salerno
ON THE EDGE: Post-petition Claims Trading: Caveat Emptor - Jeffrey W. Warren and Jeffrey P. Greenberg
PRACTICE & PROCEDURE: Is Your Expert's Testimony Admissible Under the Supreme Court's Recent Ruling in Kumho Tire Co.? - Bruce H. White and William Medford
SUGGESTED READING: The Testament - Romaine S. Scott III
TOXINS-ARE-US: A Tale of Two Cities: Recent Decisions as to When a CERCLA Claim Arises and How an Environmental Claim May Be Disallowed Under Section 502(e)(1)(B) - Chip Bowles
TURNAROUND TOPICS: Improving the Effectiveness of Audit Committees - Rob Rock and Molly Butler Hart
VALUE & CENTS: Issues Regarding Inventory Value - Leslie H. Miles Jr., ASA