January 24, 2012:  Reorganizations in the United States

 The basics of United States corporate bankruptcy law

 Lecturers:  Evan Flaschen, Renée Dailey and Katherine Lindsay

 ●    Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code

 ●    Fourth Time’s A Charm: How Donald Trump Made Bankruptcy Work For Him

 ●    Bankruptcy Code §109

 ●    Bankruptcy Code §§ 361-365

 ●    Bankruptcy Code §§ 1101-1129

 ●    Basis Points Blog
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Class Syllabus: Part I

International and Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law

 January 17, 2012:  History and Culture of Bankruptcy Law

 Brief history of credit and debt; bankruptcy law as a reflection of society and culture; bankruptcy law choices and consequences

 Lecturers:  Evan Flaschen and Renée Dailey

 ●    The History of Credit & Debt—Bankruptcy

 ●    Role of History and Culture in Developing Bankruptcy and Insolvency Systems: The Perils of Legal Transplantation

 ●    Development of Insolvency Law as Part of the Transition from a Centrally Planned to a Market Economy
 ●    American Exceptionalism

 ●    U.S. Presidents That Have Filed Bankruptcy

 January 31, 2012:  Corporate Finance

 Financing the Modern Corporate Group

 Lecturers:  Evan Flaschen, Renée Dailey and Ilia O’Hearn

 ●    What is Corporate Finance?

 ●    Bankruptcy Laws Drive Corporate Default Rates

 ●    Kodak Financial Statements and Sears Financial Statements

 ●    Corporate Diagram