Diane Lourdes Dick

The University of Iowa College of Law

Melrose and Byington

Iowa City, IA 52242

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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“  My scholarship explores the ways in which corporate, tax, and bankruptcy laws shape commercial exchanges in the capital and securities markets, privileging some parties at the expense of others. In recent years, I have written extensively on commercial restructurings under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and the litigation of disputes pertaining to complex commercial financing arrangements.  ”

Scholarly Papers (23)

1.

Debt Tokens

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 173, No. 4, pp. 1103-71, 2025, U Iowa Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2024-02, SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 660, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 24-73
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 16 Jan 2024 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2025
Diane Lourdes Dick, Christopher K. Odinet and Andrea Tosato
The University of Iowa College of Law, Texas A&M University School of Law and Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law
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crypto, blockchain, tokens, FTX, Celsius, Voyager, BlockFi, bankruptcy, insolvency, digital asset, UCC, Uniform Commercial Code, Article 12, CER, controllable electronic record, controllable account, controllable payment intangible, debt, credit, creditor, debtor, Chapter 11, trading

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U.S. Tax Imperialism in Puerto Rico

American University Law Review, Vol. 65, No. 1, 2016, Seattle University School of Law Research Paper No. 16-07
Number of pages: 87 Posted: 21 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2016
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
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Puerto Rico, tax, imperialism, economic relations, legal history, Latin American studies

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Bankruptcy, Bailout, or Bust: Early Corporate Responses to the Business and Financial Challenges of COVID-19

Bankruptcy Law Letter, Vol. 40, Issue 7 (2020)
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 23 Jan 2021
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
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Grassroots Shareholder Activism in Large Commercial Bankruptcies

40 J. Corp. L. 1 (2014)
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 05 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 19 Dec 2020
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
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Chapter 11, Commercial bankruptcy, Shareholder activism

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Hostile Restructurings

Washington Law Review, Vol. 96, No. 4, 2021, U Iowa Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2023-04
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 14 Mar 2022
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
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Bankruptcy, restructuring, corporate finance, commercial finance

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Bankruptcy’s Corporate Tax Loophole

Fordham Law Review, Vol. 82, 2014, Seattle University School of Law Research Paper No. 14-06
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 05 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 28 May 2014
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
Downloads 238 (277,145)
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Corporate Bankruptcy, Chapter 11, Corporate Taxation

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Confronting the Certainty Imperative in Corporate Finance Jurisprudence

Utah Law Review, No. 4, p. 1, 2011, Seattle University School of Law Research Paper No. 11-26
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 27 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 10 Jul 2012
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
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Corporate Finance, jurisprudence, law and economics

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The Impact of Medicaid Estate Recovery on Nontraditional Families

University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy, Vol. 15. p. 525, 2004
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 22 Nov 2010
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
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Medicaid, Long-Term Care, Nontraditional Families, Estate Recovery

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Tax and Economic Policy Responses to the Medicaid Long-Term Care Financing Crisis: A Behavioral Economics Approach

Cardozo Public Law, Policy and Ethics Journal, Vol. 5, p. 379, 2007
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 21 Nov 2010
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
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Medicaid, long-term care, health care, behavioral economics

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The Chapter 11 Efficiency Fallacy

Brigham Young University Law Review, 2014, Seattle University School of Law Research Paper No. 14-03
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 29 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 31 Mar 2014
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
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Bankruptcy, corporate financial distress

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Bondholders vs. Retirees in Municipal Bankruptcies: The Political Economy of Chapter 9

92 Am. Bankr. L.J. 73 (2018)
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 16 Aug 2021
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
Downloads 157 (406,232)

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Windstream Holdings: It's a Wonderful Case

Bankruptcy Law Letter, Vol. 39, Issue 12 (2019)
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 12 Mar 2021
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
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The Bankruptcy Playbook for Dealing With Valuable Data Assets

Bankruptcy Law Letter, Vol. 42 Issue 1 (January 2022), U Iowa Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2024-20
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 15 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 26 Apr 2024
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
Downloads 147 (428,950)

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data privacy, data assets, bankruptcy, chapter 11

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The Case for a Bankruptcy Shareholder Ombudsman

Bankruptcy Law Letter, Vol. 41, Issue 1 (2021)
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 12 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2021
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
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Public Hospital Bankruptcies and an Evolving Functional Interpretation of the Bankruptcy Code

Bankruptcy Law Letter, Vol. 39, Issue 8 (2019)
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 12 Mar 2021
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
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public hospitals, bankruptcy, municipal bankruptcy, chapter 9, hospital restructuring

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Silicon Valley Bank's Multibillion-Dollar Tax Battle in Bankruptcy Court

Bankruptcy Law Letter, Vol. 43, No. 7 (July 2023) , U Iowa Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2024-17
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 28 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 26 Apr 2024
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
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bankruptcy, corporate tax

17.

Alliance Politics in Corporate Debt Restructurings

39 Emory Bankr. Dev. J. 285 (2023), U Iowa Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2024-07
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 13 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 26 Feb 2024
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
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bankruptcy, debt restructuring, alliance politics

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Valuation in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy: The Dangers of an Implicit Market Test

University of Illinois Law Review, Vol. 2017, No. 4, 2017
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 05 Mar 2021
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
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The Bearish Bankruptcy

Georgia Law Review, Vol. 52, No. 2, 2018
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 17 Jan 2021
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
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Classifying Tax Expenditures in Bankruptcy: The Case of the Federal First-Time Homebuyer Credit

Bankruptcy Law Letter, Volume 41, Issue 8 (2021), U Iowa Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2023-14
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 01 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 28 Mar 2023
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
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First-time homebuyer credit, consumer bankruptcy, bankruptcy, tax, tax expenditures, consumer finance

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The Treatment of Corporate Straddle Year Taxes in Bankruptcy: A Modern History

Bankruptcy Law Letter, Vol. 42, No. 7 (July 2022), U Iowa Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2024-12
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 15 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 26 Mar 2024
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
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bankruptcy, corporate tax

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The Case of the Little Yellow Cuban Biplane: Can Interest Analysis Reconcile Conflicting Provisions in Federal Statutes and International Treaties?

Florida Law Review, Vol. 57, p. 91, 2004
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 22 Nov 2010
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
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conflicts, international law, aviation, treaty

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Recognizing Taxpayers as Stakeholders in Municipal Bankruptcies

14 J.L. Econ. & Pol'y 91 (2017)
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 09 Mar 2021
Diane Lourdes Dick
The University of Iowa College of Law
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