Bankruptcy and Restructuring Chapter 11 Strategies 2009:Top Lawyers on Trends and Key Strategies for the Upcoming Year (Aspatore Thought Leadership) (Aspatore Thought Leadership / Inside the Minds)

Bankruptcy & Restructuring Chapter 11 Strategies 2009 discusses the key upcoming trends in Chapter 11 bankruptcies for 2009, highlighting the major milestones over the past year and providing overall thought leadership for the year ahead. Featuring partners from some of the nation's leading law firms, these experts discuss recent changes in laws, decisions, and policies that have affected the filing of Chapter 11s, as well as recent case decisions that will impact the future scope of this ever-changing area of law. These authors identify the major hurdles their clients will face in 2009 and the most significant changes they are looking to employ in their strategy over the upcoming year. Chapters Include: 1. Stephen C. Stapleton, Of Counsel, Dykema Gossett PLLC - "What Does the Current Financial Crisis Portend for Bankruptcy Reorganizations?" 2. Daniel P. Winikka, Partner, Jones Day - "The Declining Use of Chapter 11 as a Reorganization Tool" 3. Josef S. Athanas, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP - "Section 363 Bankruptcy Sales Attacked by Judges and Commentators Just as Economic Conditions Make Them More Important than Ever" 4. Henry Condell, Partner, Phillips Nizer LLP and Eric G. Waxman III, Partner, Westerman Ball Ederer Miller & Sharfstein LLP - "Bankruptcy Code Amendments Take on New Meaning in Light of the Financial Crisis" 5. Peter W. Ito, Partner, Gordon & Rees LLP - "Viewing Chapter 11 as a Business Tool" 6. Jeffrey R. Barber, Shareholder, Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis PA - "Recent Challenges and Proposed Changes in Bankruptcy Law"