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256.6F sec. 001 - Corporate Bankruptcy (Fall 2026)

Instructor: Kenneth M Ayotte  (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 2
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person

Meeting:

W 3:35 PM - 5:25 PM
Location: Law 140
From August 19, 2026
To November 30, 2026

Course Start: August 19, 2026
Course End: November 30, 2026
Class Number: 33686

Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 43
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 45
As of: 09/14 11:01 PM


This is a survey of the United States Bankruptcy Code, with an emphasis on corporate reorganization under Chapter 11. The goals of the course are the following:

a. To understand the fundamental problems that justify bankruptcy law
b. To study the key features of the bankruptcy code: how they address these problems
c. To understand financial transactions that interact with bankruptcy law
d. To understand the realities of how bankruptcy actually works in practice

Submit teaching evaluations for this course between 16-NOV-26 and 30-NOV-26

Exam Notes: (F) In-person Final Exam
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Exam Length: 3 hours
Course Category: Business Law
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Consumer Law & Economic Justice

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Books:
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  • Baird and Jackson's Bankruptcy
    Adler, Casey and Morrison
    Edition: 5th ed/2020
    Publisher: West Academic/Foundation Press
    ISBN: 9781599415994
    e-Book Available: unknown
    Price: $255.00
    Note: prices are sampled from internet bookstores. Law-school Bookstore prices are unavailable at this time.
  • Bankruptcy & Article 9, 2016 Statutory Supplement
    Elizabeth Warren,
    Publisher: Aspen
    ISBN: 9781454875413
    e-Book Available: unknown
    Price: 57.00
    Note: prices are sampled from internet bookstores. Law-school Bookstore prices are unavailable at this time.

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