AFFAIRS OF STATE: ERISA and Bankruptcy: A Comfortable Coexistence - Israel Goldowitz
BANKRUPTCY BY THE NUMBERS: Bankruptcy and Natural Disasters - Ed Flynn
BENCHNOTES - Deborah D. Williamson and Ronald Hornberger
CHAPTER 11 - "101": Confirming a Plan - Prof. John D. Ayer, Michael L. Bernstein and Jonathan Friedland
CLERK COMMENTARY: Bankruptcy Courts Recognized for Their Efficiency - Mary M. Weibel
CONSUMER CORNER: Proofs of Claims: A Look at the Forest - Alane A. Becket
DICTA: 24-7ers: Listen Up - Hon. Prudence Carter Beatty
DIRECTOR'S COLUMN: From the Director - Samuel J. Gerdano
Till" We Meet Again: Why the...">FEATURE: "UnTill" We Meet Again: Why the Till Decision Might Not Be the Last Word on Cramdown Interest Rates - Ronald F. Greenspan and Cynthia Nelson
FEATURE: Amend Rule 2014(a) to Include a Rule of Reason or Safe Harbor Guidelines - Arthur J. Spector and Paul A. Avron
FEATURE: Beware a False Sense of Security: Why Banks Should Think Twice Before Insuring Performance of Real Estate Leases - William McGrane
FEATURE: Marshaling Against Guarantors: Not a Fool's Errand? - Henry Karwowski
FEATURE: Recommending Turnaround Managers: Ensuring that a Good Deed Goes Unpunished - Keriann M. Atencio and John R. Clemency
FEATURE: Second Circuit OKs Asset Sales Despite Significant Present and Future Liabilities - William F. Taylor Jr., Charles Rysavy, Alissa Pyrich and Pranita Raghavan
FEATURE: Solvent Shopping Center Tenants: Reexamination in Light of In re Trak Auto Corp.: Part I - Pamela Smith Holleman and Magdalena Ellis
FEATURE: The Middle Kingdom's Chapter 11?: China's New Bankruptcy Law Comes into Sight - James H.M. Sprayregen, Jonathan P. Friedland and Yong Wang
FEATURE: When a Creditors' Committee Dies, Does Its Pending Appeal Die Too? - Hon. Murry B. Cohen, J. Stephen Barrick
FROM THE PRESIDENT: President's Column - Michael P. Richman
LAST IN LINE: Memo to Tenants: If You're Going to Trash Leased Estate Property, Be Sure to Reject the Lease - Thomas J. Salerno
LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Impact of GOP Election Sweep
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS - Courtney Reyers
NEWS AT 11: Solvent Debtors and Myths of Good Faith and Fiduciary Duty - Robert J. Keach
ON THE EDGE: Subordination Agreement Case Highlights Conflict with State Law - Richard E. Mikels, Adrienne K. Walker and Sara R. Bollerup
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: Dismissals of Bankruptcies Filed in Bad Faith: What's the Standard? - Bruce H. White and William L. Medford
STRAIGHT AND NARROW: What Is Reasonable under Lodestar? - C.R. "Chip" Bowles Jr.
THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: Bankruptcy Reform Coming to Brazil - Christopher Andrew Jarvinen, Luiz Fernando Valente de Paiva and Patrícia Barbi Costa
TURNAROUND TOPICS: Cross-jurisdictional Filing: An Alternative International Bankruptcy Strategy - Stacey Hightower
VALUE AND CENTS: Fiduciary Responsibility in the Case of Defined Contribution Plans - Dr. Allen Michel and Dr. Israel Shaked
AFFAIRS OF STATE: Use Expert Witness Testimony in Student Loan Hardship Discharge Litigation - Craig Peyton Gaumer
CHAPTER 11 - "101": Executory Contracts under §365 - Prof. John D. Ayer, Michael L. Bernstein and Jonathan Friedland
CONSUMER CORNER: Consumer Leases in Chapter 7 - Thomas J. Yerbich
FEATURE: Consumer Credit Counseling Reform: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Leslie E. Linfield
FEATURE: Defining "Value" in 11 U.S.C. §363(f)(3): Is Face Amount of the Claim Secured by the Lien or the Economic Value of the Lien? - Jordi Guso and Paul A. Avron
FEATURE: Evergreen Retainers for a Debtor's Professionals: A Market-driven Approach - Brendan Linehan Shannon and Alfred Villoch III
FEATURE: First Government Contracts, then Patents, and Now Software: The "Hypothetical Test" Makes It Harder to Reorganize - John C. "Kit" Weitnauer
FEATURE: The Deflation of the "Golden Parachute" in Bankruptcy - William R. Fabrizio and L. Vanessa Abrahams-John
INSURANCE ISSUES: D&O Insurer Beware: Payment of Defense Costs May Be Required Pending the Stay of Claims for Recission and Determination of Exclusions - Susan N.K. Gummow
LAST IN LINE: Reclamation Rights Trumped by UCC's Floating Inventory Security Interest - Bruce S. Nathan
LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Last Days of the 108th Congress; Lame Duck Session Looms
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Bankruptcy Reform Bill - Prof. Edward Janger
NEWS AT 11: Lamenting Lamie and the Appointment of the Chapter 11 Trustee - Dillon E. Jackson
ON OUR WATCH: Get Involved in Financial Literacy Education - Lawrence A. Friedman
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: Debt-to-equity Recharacterization: Is It More than Equitable Subordination's Evil Twin? - Bruce H. White and William L. Medford
STRAIGHT AND NARROW: Faith, Hope and Clarity: In re Integrated Telecam Express Inc. and In re NuCentrix Broadband Networks Inc., et al. - C.R. "Chip" Bowles Jr.
THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: The Stalking Horse in Cross-border Insolvency Sales: Canada Saddles Up - Lawrence J. Crozier
VALUE AND CENTS: Auctioneers and Claims Administrators: Using Technology to Lead the Way - Lorenzo Mendizabal and Laura DiBiase
ABC UPDATE: ABC Programs Earn Reaccreditation from ABA - Michelle L. Anderson
AFFAIRS OF STATE: In Pari Delicto Should Not Bar a Trustee's Recovery - Gerald L. Baldwin
CHAPTER 11 - "101": Bankruptcy Issues for Landlords and Tenants - Prof. John D. Ayer, Michael L. Bernstein and Jonathan Friedland
CLERK COMMENTARY: The Future of CM/ECF: Less Is More - George Prentice
CONSUMER CORNER: Redemption "Value" Is Hard to Put a Judicial Finger On - Timothy D. Moratzka
FEATURE: Getting Out After It's Too Late: Exit Strategies in Chapter 11 Bankruptcies - Brett Goldblatt
FEATURE: Pacific Overtures: Acquisitions of Financially Distressed Company Assets in Japan - Patrick E. Mears and Hideyuki Sakai
FEATURE: The Legacy of Reading Co. v. Brown: Administrative Claims Arising from Trustee or DIP Misconduct - Daniel Morman
FEATURE: The Perils of Plan Confirmation: Speak Now or Forever - Keith C. Owens
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Accounting for Pre-petition Liabilities: Not Always as Easy as It Sounds - Stephen R. Burns and Brian M. Linscott
INTENSIVE CARE: AHERF: It May Have Started with a Bang, but Did It End in a Whimper? - Arthur L. Cobb and Herbert G. Hotchkiss
LAST IN LINE: Vaulting Past Recharacterization and Equitable Subordination - Jordan A. Kroop
LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS: House Committee Strips Bankruptcy Judges from Senate-passed Bill
LIEN ON ME: Searching for Federal Tax Liens: The Typical Search for UCC Financing Statements May Not Be Good Enough - Dennis H. Long
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS - Beverly Hoeftman
NEWS AT 11: Secured Creditors Beware: The Latest Tool in the Creditors' Committee Toolbox: Aiding and Abetting in the Breach of a Fiduciary Duty - Jo Ann J. Brighton
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: Rejecting Executory Contracts: Is the Standard Changing? - Bruce H. White and William L. Medford
STRAIGHT AND NARROW: Chapter 13 Debtor's Counsel: The Other Lamie Shoe: Is Employment Regulated by 11 U.S.C. §327(a)? - C.R. "Chip" Bowles Jr.
SUPREME COURT UPDATE: From the Petition for Certiorari; From the Brief in Opposition
THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: Lloyd's of London: The Curious Case of Equitas Re - Richard J. Astor
VALUE AND CENTS: Alternative Strategies for Maximizing Results During Retailer Liquidation Projects - David Peress
