Chapter 15 for foreign debtors

" ... covers all aspects of chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code, as well as the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency. It provides details about foreign representatives, avoidance actions, creditor protections, concurrent proceedings, comity and much more. ... [A]n invaluable resource for any practitioner working in the the growing field of cross-border cases."--Back cover.

"This book ... focuses primarily on the role of the foreign representative in commencing and managing the operations of a debtor under chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code ... . The first part of this manual assists the foreign representative in understanding the procedure to access U.S. courts and utilize the protections of the Bankruptcy Code in the beginning of an ancillary case ... . The second part ... addresses various problems and considerations that may arise within an ancillary case under chapter 15."--Page 5.

"The Bankruptcy Code defines a 'foreign representative' as a 'person or body, including a person or body appointed on an interim basis, authorized in a foreign proceeding to administer the reorganization or the liquidation of the debtor's assets or affairs or to act as a representative of such foreign proceeding.'"--Page 11.

Includes text of chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

Accompanied by USB thumbdrive at back of book, containing a PDF document of appendices.

Introduction -- The foreign representative and the start of a chapter 15 case -- Relief available in the pre-recognition "gap" period -- Relief available upon recognition -- Litigation in chapter 15 cases -- Avoidance actions -- Comity and public policy -- Cooperation, communication, and concurrent proceedings -- Conclusion -- Statutory appendix. Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

[USB flashdrive]. Appendix 1. Petition and Verified for Filing Chapter 15 -- Appendix 2. Emergency Motion and Brief in Support of Provisional Relief -- Appendix 3. Motion and Brief in Support of Final Relief -- Appendix 4. Motion for Sale of Assets -- Appendix 5. Pleadings from Concurrent Chapter 11 Case Filed by Foreign Representative -- Appendix 6. Adversary Complaints Filed by Foreign Representatives -- Appendix 7. Cross-Border Insolvency Protocol for the Lehman Brothers Group of Companies and Madoff -- Appendix 8. Court Decisions in AWAL Bank and Elpida Memory, Inc.