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Has the DIP's Attorney Become the Ultimate Creditors' Lawyer in Bankruptcy Reorganization Cases?

Nancy B. Rapoport
William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV

Chip Bowles
Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC

American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, Vol. 5, p. 47, 1997

Abstract:
This article discusses the issues facing the lawyer for the estate in a bankruptcy case. It debunks the idea that the lawyer for the estate represents any single constituency, and it tries to redefine the fiduciary duties that the estate lawyer has to the bankruptcy estate.

Keywords: chapter 11, bankruptcy, reorganization, lawyer, attorney, professional responsibility, ethics, fiduciary duty

JEL Classifications: K10, K00

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Date posted: October 10, 2006 ; Last revised: January 14, 2007

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Rapoport, Nancy B. and Bowles, Chip, Has the DIP's Attorney Become the Ultimate Creditors' Lawyer in Bankruptcy Reorganization Cases?. American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, Vol. 5, p. 47, 1997. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=936240

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Nancy B. Rapoport (Contact Author) William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV ( 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
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)

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Date posted: October 10, 2006 ; Last revised: January 14, 2007

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Nancy B. Rapoport (Contact Author)

Chip Bowles