JUDGE SHOPPING IN CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY Page 1 JUDGE SHOPPING IN CHAPTER
11 BANKRUPTCY Adam J Levitin* Forum shopping has long been a feature of large case …

On July 18, 2013, at 4: 06 pm Eastern Time, the City of Detroit entered bankruptcy without a
friend in the world. Its restructuring plan had no creditor support.'Unlike for General Motors …

Revlon describes itself" as a color authority and beauty trendsetter in the world of color
cosmetics and hair care."'Most people would probably just call it a makeup or cosmetics …

This article examines the hedge fund investment strategy of buying junior claims of Chapter
11 debtors and playing an activist role in the bankruptcy process. These hedge funds are …

This Article assesses the relative priority approach in the European Union's new
Restructuring Directive (" Directive") 1 from the comparative perspective of US bankruptcy …

The paper analyzes the characteristics of bankruptcy procedures that may impact on
creditors' recoveries. We propose 132 legal indexes accounting for the main functions of …

Outside of bankruptcy, a board of directors' decision to take control rights away from existing
shareholders and grant them to another is subject to heightenedfiduciary duties. As the sale …

Inside counsel have to manage expectations in a variety of ways. They need to provide
guidance to their business units; they need to ensure compliance with a network of statutes …

As corporations become increasingly globalized, cross-border insolvencies are more
prevalent. Insolvency raises the problems of any cross-border dispute: reciprocity, venue …

In a recent article, 2 I suggested that general counsel should take a more active role in
managing the costs of large Chapter 11 cases. Given the way that court-appointed …