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When (if Ever) Can an Attorney Advise a Client to Incur Debt?

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Bankruptcy Code: 526

Topic Tags:

Ethics, Consumer Bankruptcy

Conversion Equals Death for a Creditors’ Committee and Its Appeal

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Bankruptcy Code: 1101, 1102, 1103

Topic Tags:

Bankruptcy Litigation, Creditors' Committee, Business Reorganization, Unsecured Trade Creditors

Are Inherited IRAs Protected from Collection Under State Law?

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Bankruptcy Code: 522

Topic Tags:

Consumer Bankruptcy, Consumer Debt

The Changing Profile of Chapter 7 Filers

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Bankruptcy Code: none

Topic Tags:

Court Administration, Consumer Bankruptcy, Consumer Debt

Benchnotes September 2018

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Bankruptcy Code: 327, 523

Topic Tags:

Asset Sales, Claims, Bankruptcy Litigation, Ethics, Fraud, Practice and Procedure, Professional Compensation/Fees, Discharge/Dischargeability

When Acting in Good Faith Isn’t Enough: A Taxing Decision for IRS

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Bankruptcy Code: 523, 524

Topic Tags:

Consumer Bankruptcy, Discharge/Dischargeability, Bankruptcy Taxation

Nuts and Bolts of Evaluating Third-Party Releases in Chapter 11 Plans

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Bankruptcy Code: 1123, 1124, 1141

Topic Tags:

Plan Confirmation, Business Reorganization, Unsecured Trade Creditors

Know Your Limits: An Approach for Rejecting Substantive Consolidation of Nondebtors

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Bankruptcy Code: 105

Topic Tags:

Bankruptcy Litigation

Future of USTP’s CRO “Protocol”

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Bankruptcy Code: 101, 11 U.S.C. § 363, 327

Topic Tags:

Corporate Governance, Financial Advisors, Business Reorganization, Turnaround Issues

A Taxonomy of Tracing Rules: One Size Does Not Fit All

Journal Issue:

Bankruptcy Code: none

Topic Tags:

Bankruptcy Litigation, Financial Advisors, Fraud, Fraudulent Transfers, Preferences