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Welcome to the website for International and Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law. This seminar studies and compares the corporate insolvency laws and culture from a variety of countries and from the perspective of experienced guest lecturers, with a number of “war stories” mixed in in order to discuss “how things really work” when dealing with foreign laws and cultures. The seminar begins with a brief history of insolvency law and culture, focusing on the social, cultural and political reasons as to why different countries follow such different approaches in addressing insolvency issues. Next, the course reviews Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code as a basis for comparison with other insolvency laws, followed by a class on corporate finance principles that will be useful for the rest of the semester. The seminar then studies the insolvency laws of Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Germany, Italy, Argentina, Brazil and East Asia, followed by a session on coordinating cross-border insolvencies, The seminar then concludes with a class on practical lawyering issues and an interactive workshop on the legal and practical problems involved in a cross-border restructuring. Classroom discussions also focus on practical issues, not just legal technicalities, and include working examples from current international insolvency situations. Active classroom participation and a research paper are required. No written exam. Contact the professors if you would like your course paper to satisfy your upperclass writing requirement. |
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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Goodwin Square 225 Asylum Street, Suite 2600 Hartford CT 06103 860.256.8537 |
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International and Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law Spring 2012 |
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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Goodwin Square 225 Asylum Street, Suite 2600 Hartford CT 06103 860.256.8531 |
