Debtor's Counsel's Fiduciary Duty: Is There a Duty to Rat in Chapter 11?

Bowles, Chip; Rapoport, Nancy B.

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Debtor's Counsel's Fiduciary Duty: Is There a Duty to Rat in Chapter 11?

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law

February 1, 2010

American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, p. 16, February 2010
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-16

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This article discusses what duties counsel to the debtor-in-possession owe (and to whom they owe these duties) when the debtor-in-possession wants to do something illegal or just plain dumb.

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Keywords: ethics, professional responsibility, bankruptcy, chapter 11, fiduciary duties

JEL Classification: K1, K10, K20, K29, K42, K49

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Date posted: February 2, 2010 ; Last revised: July 28, 2010

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Bowles, Chip and Rapoport, Nancy B., Debtor's Counsel's Fiduciary Duty: Is There a Duty to Rat in Chapter 11? (February 1, 2010). American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, p. 16, February 2010; UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-16. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1544930

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Chip Bowles Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC ( email ) 3500 National City Tower 101 South Fifth Street Louisville, KY 40202-3103 United States (502) 587-3746 (Phone) (502) 540-2274 (Fax)
Nancy B. Rapoport (Contact Author) University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law ( email ) 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Box 451003 Las Vegas, NV 89154 United States 702-895-5831 (Phone) 702-895-2482 (Fax) HOME PAGE: http://www.law.unlv.edu

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Debtor's Counsel's Fiduciary Duty: Is There a Duty to Rat in Chapter 11?

Chip Bowles

Nancy B. Rapoport

Date posted: February 2, 2010 ; Last revised: July 28, 2010

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Chip Bowles

Nancy B. Rapoport (Contact Author)