Publisher's Synopsis
<p> Every step in the <b>business bankruptcy litigation</b> process is covered in Aspen Publishers’ <i><b>Bankruptcy Litigation Manual</b></i>, from the drafting of the first pleadings through the appellate process. In fact, by making the <i><b>Bankruptcy Litigation Manual</b></i> a part of your working library, you not only get detailed coverage of virtually all the topics and issues you must consider in any <b>bankruptcy</b> case, you also get field-tested answers to questions you confront every day, such as: </p> <ul> <li> How to stay continuing litigation against a corporate debtor’s non-debtor officers? </li> <li> What are the limits on suing a <b>bankruptcy</b> trustee? </li> <li> Is the Deprizio Doctrine still alive? </li> <li> Does an individual debtor have an absolute right to convert a case from Chapter 7 to Chapter 13? </li> <li> What prohibitions exist on cross-collateralization in financing disputes? </li> <li> Are option contracts “executory” for <b>bankruptcy</b> purposes? </li> <li> When, and under what circumstances, may a <b>bankruptcy</b> court enjoin an administrative proceeding against a Chapter 11 debtor? </li> <li> What are the current standards for administrative priority claims? </li> <li> When must a creditor assert its setoff rights? </li> <li> When can a remand order issued by a district court be reviewed by a court of appeals? </li> <li> What are the limits on challenging pre-<b>bankruptcy </b>real property mortgage foreclosures as fraudulent transfers? </li> <li> Can an unsecured lender recover contract-based legal fees incurred in post-<b> bankruptcy </b>litigation on issues of <b>bankruptcy law</b>? </li> <li> Is there a uniform federal limitation on perfecting security interests that primes a longer applicable state law period, thus subjecting lenders to a preference attack? </li> <li> Do prior <b>bankruptcy</b> court orders bar a plaintiff’s later state court suit and warrant removal of the action in federal court?<b> </b></li> </ul> <p> <b>Michael L. Cook</b>, a partner at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP in New York and former long-time Adjunct Professor at New York University School of Law, has gathered together some of the country’s top bankruptcy litigators to contribute to <i><b>Bankruptcy Litigation Manual. </b></i></p> <p> <b>Contributing Authors:</b> </p> <ul> <li> Jay Alix, Southfield, MI </li> <li> Neal Batson, Alston & Bird, LLP, Atlanta, GA </li> <li> Kenneth K. Bezozo, Haynes and Boone, New York, NY </li> <li> Susan Block-Lieb, Fordham University School of Law, Newark, NJ </li> <li> Peter W. Clapp, Valle Makoff, LLP, San Francisco, CA </li> <li> Dennis J. Connolly, Alston & Bird, LLP, Atlanta, GA </li> <li> David N. Crapo, Gibbons P.C., Newark, NJ </li> <li> Karen A. Giannelli, Gibbons P.C., Newark, NJ </li> <li> David M. Hillman, Schulte Roth & Zabel, LLP, New York, NY </li> <li> Alfred S. Lurey, Kilpatrick & Stockton, Atlanta, GA </li> <li> Gerald Munitz, Butler Rubin, Salterelli & Boyd, LLP, Chicago, IL </li> <li> Robert L. Ordin, Retired Bankruptcy Court Judge </li> <li> Stephen M. Pezanosky, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Partner and Chair of Bankruptcy Section, Fort Worth, TX </li> <li> Robin E. Phelan, Haynes and Boone, LLP Dallas, TX </li> <li> Daniel H. Squire, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP, Washington, DC </li> <li> Michael L. Temin, Fox Rothschild, LLP, Philadelphia, PA </li> <li> Sheldon S. Toll, Law Office of Sheldon S. Toll, Southfield, MI </li> <li> Jason H. Watson, Alston & Bird, LLP, Atlanta, GA </li> <li> Kit Weitnauer, Alston & Bird, LLP, Atlanta, GA </li> </ul> <p> Written by Mr. Cook and nineteen other experts, <i><b>Bankruptcy Litigation Manual</b></i> provides authoritative, up-to-date information on virtually every aspect of the bankruptcy litigation process, from discovery through appeal. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>