AFFAIRS OF STATE: The Demise of the Wholly Unsecured Lien on Residential Property - Craig A. Gargotta
BANKRUPTCY BY THE NUMBERS: Lifestyles of the Rich and Bankrupt - Ed Flynn and Gordon Bermant
Benchnotes - Deborah D. Williamson and Ronald Hornberger
BEYOND THE QUILL: Internet Privacy: An Oxymoron - John D. Penn
DICTA: A Matter of Style - Hon. Leif M. Clark
DIRECTOR'S COLUMN: From the Director - Samuel J. Gerdano
FEATURE: Creditors' Rights Require Protection in the Reaffirmation Process - Timothy D. Zeiger
FEATURE: Self-settled Spendthrift Trusts Move Close to Home - Thomas L. Flynn and Matthew T. Cronin
LAST IN LINE: Timing Is Everything When Rejecting the Commercial Real Estate Lease - Lisa S. Gretchko
LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Aircraft Financing Amendments Signed into Law
LIEN ON ME: Asset Securitization Under Revised Art. 9 - Prof. G. Ray Warner
ON OUR WATCH: Dot-com Bankruptcies: A Preview from Silicon Valley? - Robert S. Gebhard
ON THE EDGE: In Search of the Elusive Break-up Fee - Robert T. Kugler and Daniel R. Boettge
PRACTICE & PROCEDURE: Fee Applications, Malpractice and Preclusion: Are Professionals Being Held Responsible for Bad Acts? - Bruce H. White and William L. Medford
SUGGESTED READING: Sins of the Brother - Romaine S. Scott III
THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: Mexico's New Insolvency Act: Increasing Fairness and Efficiency in the Administration of Domestic and Cross-border Cases (Part II) - Josefina Fernandez McEvoy
TOXINS-ARE-US: Old Bankruptcy Cases Never Die, They Merely Move on to Higher Courts - C.R. "Chip" Bowles Jr.
TURNAROUND TOPICS: Boo! You're Bankrupt! Lessons from E-bankruptcies - Dr. Carl E. Steidtmann
VALUE & CENTS: Professional Guidance for the Valuation of Assets and Liabilities for Determining Insolvency - Robert F. Reilly
AFFAIRS OF STATE: Civil Remedies for Bankruptcy Fraud - Craig Peyton Gaumer
BANKRUPTCY BY THE NUMBERS: Measuring Projected Performance in Chapter 13: Comparisons Across the States - Gordon Bermant and Ed Flynn
CONSUMER CORNER: Why We Should All Be Booing Boodrow - Matthew J. McGowan
FEATURE: "Plain-meaning" Cases Lead to Costly and Flawed Amendments to the Bankruptcy Code - Danuel J. Bussel
FEATURE: Chapter 13 Plan Confirmation: It's Final!Maybe... - Alane A. Becket
FEATURE: Outlook Grim for Bankruptcy Reform Bill
FEATURE: Reclamation: An Uncertain Remedy - Keith M. Baker
FEATURE: Sale of Estate Property Free and Clear of Real Property Leasehold Interests Pursuant to §363(f): An Unwritten Limitation? - Steven R. Haydon and Nancy J. March
INTENSIVE CARE: Creating Value in the Bankruptcy Case of a Physician Practice Management Company: Can the Management Services Agreements Be Assumed and Assigned? - Nancy A. Peterman and Matthew T. Gensburg
LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Privacy Policy Bill Introduced in Wake of Toysmart.com Bankruptcy Filing
Legislative Update
LIEN ON ME: Deposit Accounts as Collateral Under Revised Article 9 - Prof. G. Ray Warner
ON THE EDGE: Out-of-court Workouts and Corporate Authority - Jerald I. Ancel and Michael P. O'Neil
PRACTICE & PROCEDURE: Securing Copyrightable Collateral: A Lender's Perspective - Bruce H. White and William L. Medford
SUGGESTED READING: The Brethren - Romaine S. Scott III
THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: Mexico's New Insolvency Act: Increasing Fairness and Efficiency in the Administration of Domestic and Cross-border Cases (Part I) - Josefina Fernandez McEvoy
TURNAROUND TOPICS: Trout Fishing South of the 49th Parallel - Harvey L. Tepner
VALUE & CENTS: The Role of the Appraiser in a Bankruptcy Case - Leslie H. Miles Jr.
AFFAIRS OF STATE: Missing the Forest for the Trees - Karen Cordry
BANKRUPTCY BY THE NUMBERS: Estimating Means-tested Chapter 13 Case Yields from Current Chapter 13 Performance - Ed Flynn and Gordon Bermant
CONSUMER CORNER: Consensual Redemption Agreements: Outside the Scope of Judicial Authority? - David B. Wheeler
DICTA: Quiet Heroism - Hon. James S. Starzynski
FEATURE: Res Judicata Revisited by the Fifth Circuit - Rudy J. Cerone
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Understanding Financial Statements: What They Don't Tell You - Alan M. Jacobs
LAST IN LINE: "First Days"/Crazy Days Or, "There's Mischief in Them Thar' Motions" - John D. Penn
LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Bankruptcy Bill Hanging in the Balance: Crop Insurance Bill Still Eyed as Possible Vehicle
LIEN ON ME: Real Estate Transactions Under Revised Article 9 - Prof. G. Ray Warner
ON OUR WATCH: Protecting Financial Information in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases - Joseph A. Guzinski
PRACTICE & PROCEDURE: PACA Claims and the Bankruptcy Code: Getting Paid Has Never Been So Easy - Bruce H. White and William L. Medford
SUGGESTED READING: Corporate Trust Administration and Management - Joseph R. Prochaska
THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: Ionica PLC: Comity Taken Seriously - Steven Karotkin and Marc Puntus
TOXINS-ARE-US: A Trust Grows in Brooklyn (or, Asbestos Alone Doth Not a Disease Make) - Jordan A. Kroop
TURNAROUND TOPICS: Unique Cash-flow Issues Facing Health Care Companies - Gina Gutzeit and Louis E. Robichaux IV
VALUE & CENTS: Zen and the Art of Committee Courtship - Vito J. Iacovazzi
AFFAIRS OF STATE: Privacy Concerns and Safeguards in the Governmental Dissemination of Bankruptcy Data on the Internet - Richard Lauter
BANKRUPTCY BY THE NUMBERS: Distributions and Expenses in Chapter 13 - Gordon Bermant and Ed Flynn
CODE TO CODE: Constructive Trusts, the UCC and Code Section 544(a)(1): Part Two - Carlos J. Cuevas
DICTA: Local Counsel - Hon. Leif M. Clark
FEATURE: "Better Scarf It Down": The Third Circuit Applies PACA to Restaurants - David R. Seligman
FEATURE: Congress Adjourns for Spring Recess; Bankruptcy Bill Left Hanging
FEATURE: Supreme Court to Decide Creditors' Standing Under Section 506(c) - Patrick J. Trostle
LAST IN LINE: Recovering Attorneys' Fees and Costs in Bankruptcy Cases - Geoffrey L. Berman and Peter M. Gilhuly
LIEN ON ME: Default and Foreclosure Under Revised Article 9 - Prof. G. Ray Warner
ON THE EDGE: Jurisdiction to Enjoin Claims of Third Parties: Correcting a Flawed Analysis - Jeffrey W. Warren
PRACTICE & PROCEDURE: Lessor's Forbearance: Does It Constitute New Value? - Bruce H. White and William L. Medford
SUGGESTED READING: Cadillac Jukebox - Romaine S. Scott III
THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: Non-debtor Protection in an International Case - E. Bruce Leonard
TURNAROUND TOPICS: Inner-city Hospitals: An Uncertain Future - Sam Huston
VALUE & CENTS: Current Valuation Issues Related to COD Income - Robert F. Reilly