This handbook is a comprehensive guide to business bankruptcy. It includes a chapter on the new Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019. Other topics covered in this handbook include: the consequences of bankruptcy and out-of-court alternatives; business Chapter 7 cases; §541 property of the estate; proofs of claim, priorities, and distribution; the trustee's responsibilities and avoiding powers in business bankruptcies; Illinois common-law assignments for the benefit of creditors; involuntary bankruptcy; postpetition financing; and executory contracts and unexpired leases. This handbook also covers special problems that arise when dealing with farm debtors, limited liability companies, and commercial real estate cases.
General Editor: Daniel A. Zazove, Perkins Coie LLP, Chicago
Chapter 1 — Overview of the Bankruptcy Code and System
Daniel A. Zazove, Perkins Coie LLP, Chicago
Chapter 2 — Consequences of Bankruptcy and Out-of-Court Alternatives
Daniel A. Zazove, Perkins Coie LLP, Chicago
Chapter 3 — Section 541: Property of the Estate
Thomas E. Springer, Springer Larsen Greene, LLC, Wheaton
Chapter 4 — Proofs of Claim, Priorities, and Distribution
Michael A. Brandess, Husch Blackwell LLP, and Mark S. Melickian, Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Helsinger LLP, Chicago
Chapter 5 — Trustee’s Responsibilities and Avoiding Powers in Business Bankruptcies
Joseph D. Frank, Frances F. Gecker, and Micah R. Krohn, FrankGecker LLP, Chicago
Chapter 6 — Advising Business Debtors: Alternatives to Bankruptcy
David R. Doyle, Cozen O’Connor, Chicago
Chapter 7 — Illinois Common-Law Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors
Daniel A. Zazove, Perkins Coie LLP, Chicago
Chapter 8 — Involuntary Bankruptcy
Michael J. Small and Jill L. Nicholson, Foley & Lardner LLP, Chicago
Chapter 9 — Business Chapter 7 Cases
Joshua D. Greene, Springer Larsen Greene, LLC, Wheaton
Chapter 10 — Representing the Chapter 11 Debtor
Allen J. Guon, Cozen O’Connor, Chicago
Chapter 11 — Representing the Secured Creditor and Adequate Protection
Chad H. Gettleman, Adam P. Silverman, Alexander F. Brougham, and Nicholas R. Dwayne, Adelman & Gettleman, Ltd., and Nathan Q. Rugg, Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, Chicago
Chapter 12 — Postpetition Financing
Dimitri G. Karcazes, Danielle Wildern Juhle, and Eva D. Gadzheva, Goldberg Kohn Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 13 — Representing the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
Matthew L. Warren and R. Jacob Jumbeck, King & Spalding LLPChicago
Chapter 14 — Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases
Elizabeth B. Vandesteeg and Sean P. Williams, Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC,Chicago
Chapter 15 — Attorneys’ Fees in Chapter 11 Cases
Jeremy C. Kleinman, FrankGecker, LLP, Chicago
Chapter 16 — Special Problems in Dealing with the Farm Debtor
Richard G. Larsen, Springer Larsen Greene, LLC, Wheaton
Chapter 17 — The Chapter 11 Plan, Confirmation, and Cramdown
Kevin H. Morse and Christian A. Conway, Clark Hill PLC, Chicago
Chapter 18 — Asset Sales Under the Bankruptcy Code
Peter J. Roberts, Cozen O’Connor, Chicago
Chapter 19 — Special Issues for Limited Liability Companies
Daniel A. Zazove, Perkins Coie LLP, Chicago
Chapter 20 — Chapter 11 Cases for Individuals and Small Business Debtors
Paul M. Bauch and Carolina Y. Sales, Bauch & Michaels, LLC, Chicago
Chapter 21 — Special Problems in Commercial Real Estate Bankruptcy Cases
Jill L. Nicholson, Foley & Lardner LLP, Chicago
Chapter 22 — Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019
Matthew Brash, Newpoint Advisors Corporation, Schaumburg, and Carolina Y. Sales, Bauch & Michaels, LLC, and Neema T. Varghese, NV Consulting Services, Chicago
