AFFAIRS OF STATE: The Problem with Late Claims in Chapter 13 - Robert K. Coulter
Benchnotes - Deborah D. Williamson and Ronald Hornberger
BEYOND THE QUILL: For Whom the Bells (and Whistles) Toll: Are IEPSs for You? - Lisa A. Tracy
CONSUMER CORNER: The Fragile Middle Class: Hear the Cracking? - Thomas J. Yerbich
FEATURE: "Orderly" Takeovers of Special Properties: A Court Order Checklist - William J. Hoffman
FEATURE: How Free Is "Free and Clear"? A Practical Guide to Protection Against Successor Liability When Purchasing Assets Out of a Bankruptcy Estate - Jo Ann J. Brighton
From the Director - Samuel J. Gerdano
LAST IN LINE: How to Analyze a Trade Lien - Lisa S. Gretchko
LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Corporate Financial Scandals Inspire New Proposal in Congress
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Accounting reform Law Adds Broad Securities Fraud Discharge Exception - Prof. G. Ray Warner
ON OUR WATCH: Protecting the Integrity of the System: the Civil Enforcement Initiative - Antonia G. Darling and Mark A. Redmiles
PRACTICE & PROCEDURE: The Doctrine of Necessity and Critical Trade Vendors: The Impracticality of Maintaining Post-petition Business Relations in Mega-cases - Bruce H. White and William L. Medford
STRAIGHT & NARROW: Mega-case Conflict Issues: Enron Committee Counsel - Michael P. Richman
TOXINS ARE US: Be Careful What You Ask For: You Just Might Get It - Removal, Waiver and Eleventh Amendment Immunity - James W. Herr and Tracy M. Sullivan
TURNAROUND TOPICS: Cash Management and the Turnaround - John A. Dischner
VALUE & CENTS: Recent Judicial Decisions Guide Valuation Analysts - Robert F. Reilly
BANKRUPTCY BY THE NUMBERS: A Tale of Two Chapters - Ed Flynn and Gordon Bermant
CLERK COMMENTARY: Primer on Advanced Courtroom Technology - Mary M. Weibel
CODE TO CODE: Collateral Estoppel and Dischargeability Proceedings - Carlos J. Cuevas
CONSUMER CORNER: Judicial Estoppel in Chapters 7 and 13 - Thomas E. Ray
DICTA: On Promoting "Uniform Laws Respecting Bankruptcy" - Hon. Leif M. Clark
FEATURE: Representing the Oversecured Creditor: Eleventh Circuit Allows Claim for Attorneys' Fees Based on Statutory Formula - Brian C. Walsh
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Financial Reporting Restatements: What Are the Causes and Warning Signs? - Michael C. Sullivan and Darrin K. Wald
INTENSIVE CARE: Treating Latent Medical Tort Claims in Bankruptcy - James T. Markus and Donald J. Quigley
LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Bankruptcy Bill Update: Hyde/Schumer Continue to Trade Language on Clinic Access
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Corporate Fraud and Accountability Act (as Passed by the Senate)
LIEN ON ME: A Horse of a Different Color: Problems of Classification Under Article 9 of the UCC - Robert J. Bein
ON THE EDGE: Dangerous Dicta for DIP Lenders: The Risk of a Valid but Valueless Replacement Lien - Jerald I. Ancel, Marlene Reich and Jeffrey J. Graham
PRACTICE & PROCEDURE: Section 363 Sales: Let the Buyer Beware - Bruce H. White and William L. Medford
PRESIDENT'S COLUMN: From the President - Andrew W. Caine
THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: Bankruptcy - Indonesian Style - E. Bruce Leonard
TURNAROUND TOPICS: Reporting the Post-restructuring Balance Sheet: It's Not Always What You Would Expect - James Horgan
VALUE & CENTS: Location, Location, Location - David Peress
AFFAIRS OF STATE: Going-out-of-business Sales and State Law: No More Mister Nice Guy - Karen Cordry
BEYOND THE QUILL: Mobile Computing: Wireless Computer Networks' Convenience and (In)Security - John D. Penn
CONSUMER CORNER: In re Jamo: 1st Circuit Increases Creditor Leverage in Reaffirmations - David B. Wheeler
DIRECTOR'S COLUMN: From the Director - Samuel J. Gerdano
FEATURE: Capital Contribution or a Loan? A Practical Guide to Analyzing Recharacterization Claims (or, When Is Equitable Subordination the Appropriate Analysis?) - Jo Ann J. Brighton
FEATURE: Identifying Valuable Intellectual Property in Bankruptcy: Part II - Weston Anson and Rick Schioldager
LAST IN LINE: Critical Vendors: Elevating the Low-priority Unsecured Claims of Pre-petition Trade Creditors - David S. Nathan
LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Bankruptcy Bill Conference Reaches Critical Stage
Legislative Update
ON OUR WATCH: A New Approach to Accountability in the Bankruptcy System - Lawrence A. Friedman
ON THE EDGE: Medicare and Medicaid Receivables: Recoupment or Setoff? - Daniel C. Bruton and Thomas W. Waldrep Jr.
PRACTICE & PROCEDURE: Post-petition Claims and Administrative Expense Priority: Timing Alone Does Not Entitle You to Payment - Bruce H. White and William L. Medford
STRAIGHT & NARROW: Goldilocks, Bankruptcy and Divorce: Are the Adversarial Relationships Too Much, Not Enough or Just Right? - C.R. "Chip" Bowles Jr.
SUGGESTED READING: The Executive Guide to Corporate Bankruptcy - Romaine S. Scott III
THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: Three's a Charm? Russia Adopts Third Bankruptcy Law in 10 Years - Hon. Sidney B. Brooks
TOXINS-ARE-US: Putting the "Brakes" on Federal Court Jurisdiction - Jordan A. Kroop
VALUE & CENTS: Valuation of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Robert F. Reilly
AFFAIRS OF STATE: When Two Worlds Collide: The Relationship and Conflicts Between Asset Forfeiture and Bankruptcy Law - Craig Peyton Gaumer
BANKRUPTCY BY THE NUMBERS: Just Recently Hired: Job Tenure Among No-asset Chapter 7 Debtors - Gordon Bermant, Ed Flynn and Karen Bakewell
CLERK COMMENTARY: Where to Go to Be in the Know: Court Web Sites - David D. Bird
CODE TO CODE: Collateral Estoppel and Dischargeability Proceedings: Part I - Carlos J. Cuevas
CONSUMER CORNER: Are Windfalls Part of a Fresh Start? Avoidance of Judicial Liens Under 11 U.S.C. §522(f) - Timothy D. Moratzka
DICTA: Tips and Tricks - Hon. Leif M. Clark
FEATURE: Identifying Valuable Intellectual Property in Bankruptcy: Part I - Weston Anson
INTENSIVE CARE: Precautions Against "Cherry Picking" for Developers and Other Lessors of Multiple Nursing Home Facilities - Nancy A. Peterman and Robert W. Lannan
LAST IN LINE: When Is Contemporaneous (as in Exchange) Not Contemporaneous? - Geoffrey L. Berman
LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS: House Passes Short-term Chapter 12 Extension, Sets Date for Further Conference on Omnibus Bill
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Kohl Letter Urges Colleagues to Keep Homestead Cap
Letter to the Editor - Kenneth L. Anderson
LIEN ON ME: Search Logic from MARS - Hon. John K. Pearson
ON THE EDGE: Proper Perfection Procedures for Intellectual Property - Jeffrey W. Warren and Carrie Beth Baris
PRACTICE & PROCEDURE: Assumption of Provider Agreements and Personal Service Contracts - Bruce H. White and William L. Medford
PRESIDENT'S COLUMN: From the President - Richardo I. Kilpatrick
TURNAROUND TOPICS: The Slow Burn of Corporate Distress - John Yozzo and Kevin Regan
VALUE & CENTS: Deepening Insolvency: Plaintiff vs. Defendant - Dr. Allen Michel and Dr. Israel Shaked