"Contents" [2019] ELECD 2074; in Lubben, Stephen (ed), "American Business Bankruptcy" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) v

Book Title: American Business Bankruptcy

Editor(s): Lubben, Stephen

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section Title: Contents

Number of pages: 2

Extract:

Contents
Author biography vii
Preface viii
Table of cases xii
Table of legislation xvi
Table of the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11, United States
Code), as amended xviii

PART I BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY BASICS

1 Some historical context 2
2 The central core of business bankruptcy ­ section 109 9

PART II ELEMENTS COMMON TO ALL BUSINESS
BANKRUPTCIES

3 The estate and the automatic stay 37
4 Creditors' claims against the estate 45
5 Executory contracts and unexpired leases 58
6 The avoidance powers 69

PART III LIQUIDATION UNDER CHAPTER 7

7 An introduction to chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code 80
8 The chapter 7 trustee 83
9 Distributing the chapter 7 estate 87
10 Special chapter 7 cases 91

PART IV REORGANIZATION UNDER CHAPTER 11

11 An introduction to chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code 96
12 Stabilizing the debtor's business in chapter 11 101
13 Committees 115
14 Professionals 119

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15 The plan ­ formulation and voting 128
16 The plan ­ confirmation (consensual) 139
17 The plan ­ confirmation (cramdown) 147
18 363 sales 157
19 Prepacks 163
20 The effects of plan confirmation 167

PART V TRANSNATIONAL BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY
UNDER CHAPTER 15

21 An introduction to chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code 174

Index 179