Books
Contract Law and Its Application
(with Arthur Rosett).
8th ed.
Foundation Press (2011).
With Teacher’s Manual.
Bankruptcy
(with William Warren).
8th ed.
Foundation Press (2009).
Previous editions: 7th, 2006; 6th, 2002; 5th, 1999. With Teacher's Manual.
Articles and Chapters
No Conflict, 25
Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics
207
(2012).
Multiple Claims, Ivanhoe and Substantive Consolidation, 17
American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
217-32
(2009).
Full Text
Recalibrating Consent in Bankruptcy (with Kenneth Klee),
83
American Bankruptcy Law Journal
663-748
(2009).
Full Text
Creditors' Committees as Estate Representatives in Bankruptcy Litigation, 10
Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance
28-37
(2004).
Full Text
The Limits on Assuming and Assigning Executory Contracts (with Edward Friedler),
74
American Bankruptcy Law Journal
321-39
(2000).
Textualism's Failures: A Study of Overruled Bankruptcy Decisions, 53
Vanderbilt Law Review
887-946
(2000).
Current Developments in Postpetition Interest and Bidding Procedures, in
2
21st Annual Current Developments in Bankruptcy and Reorganization 1999
7-26
(PLI, 1999).
Current Developments in American Bankruptcy Law: Reforming Consumer Bankruptcy, 25
Journal of Japanese Institute of International Business Law [Kokusai Shoji Homu]
926-34 & 1073-81
(1997).
(In Japanese)
Coalition Building Through Bankruptcy Creditors' Committees, 43
UCLA Law Review
1547-633
(1996).
Bankruptcy Appellate Reform: Issues and Options, 1995-1996
Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law
257-69
(1995).
Liability for Concurrent Breach of Contract, 73
Washington University Law Quarterly
97-143
(1995).
Power, Authority, and Precedent in Interpreting the Bankruptcy Code, 41
UCLA Law Review
1063-100
(1994).
The Plaintiff's Burden in Defamation: Awareness and Falsity (with Marc A. Franklin),
25
William & Mary Law Review
825-89
(1984).
Other
Plain-meaning Cases Lead to Costly and Flawed Amendments to the Bankruptcy Code,
American Bankers Institute Journal
at 1
(Jul.-Aug. 2000).
On 203 N. LaSalle Street, Los Angeles County Bar Association,
Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section Newsletter
(Nov. 1999).
Seminole Tribe: Year Three Damage Assessment, Los Angeles County Bar Association,
Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section Newsletter
(Apr. 1999).
Reflections on Bankruptcy Reform, Los Angeles County Bar Association,
Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section Newsletter
(Oct. 1998).
Comments on Report of the Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeal, (Oct. 28, 1998).
Bankruptcy, 1998, 1997 Supplement
(with William Warren).
4th ed.
Foundation Press
Memorandum. Direct U.S. Court of Appeals Review of Bankruptcy Court Orders. ABA Business Bankruptcy Committee, (Oct. 11, 1996).
Memorandum. Interlocutory Appeals of Bankruptcy Court Orders. ABA Joint Task Force on Bankruptcy Court Structure, (July 18, 1996).
Briefing Paper. An Overview of Chapter 9 Bankruptcy. California Senate Special Committee on Local Government Investments, Orange County Bankruptcy Hearings, (Mar. 1, 1995).
Working Paper. Statistical Overview of Bankruptcy Appeals. San Antonio, TX: ABA Joint Task Force on Bankruptcy Court Structure, Spring Meeting, (Mar. 25, 1995).
Reforming the Bankruptcy Appellate Process, 2
Bankruptcy Litigation
20
(1994).
Seminar. Issue Conflicts. Los Angeles: Financial Lawyers Conference, (1994).
Seminar Materials. Coronado, CA: Financial Lawyers Conference, (April 15-17, 1994).