Lynn M. LoPucki

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law

Security Pacific Bank Professor of Law

385 Charles E. Young Dr. East

Room 1242

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476

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1.

Algorithmic Entities

95 Washington University Law Review (Forthcoming)., UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 17-09
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 18 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2018
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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corporations, charter competition, internal affairs doctrine, business associations, artificial intelligence, entity migration, reincorporation, beneficial owners, terrorism, corporate disclosure, autonomous entities, algorithms, regulatory competition, financial action task force

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Human Identification Theory and the Identity Theft Problem

Texas Law Review, Vol. 80, pp. 89-134, 2001
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 03 May 2001
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
Downloads 2,161 (6,245)
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identity theft, human identification, privacy, information privacy, social security numbers, identification, fair credit reporting act, credit reporting system, consumer credit, consumer credit reporting

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A Theory of Legal Strategy

Duke Law Journal, Vol. 49, No. 6, April 2000
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 08 May 2000
Lynn M. LoPucki and Walter O. Weyrauch
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and University of Florida, Levin College of Law
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The Death of Liability

Yale Law Journal, October 1996
Number of pages: 92 Posted: 08 May 2000
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
Downloads 947 (23,260)
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The Nature of the Bankrupt Firm: A Reply to Baird and Rasmussen's 'the End of Bankruptcy'

Stanford Law Review, Vol. 56, No. 3, November 2003
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 24 Apr 2003
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
Downloads 894 (25,310)
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bankruptcy, reorganization, bankruptcy reorganization, corporate reorganization, bankruptcy contracting, residual owner, asset specificity, nature of the firm, liquidation

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A Team Production Theory of Bankruptcy Reorganization

UCLA School of Law, Law & Econ Research Paper No. 3-12
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 12 May 2003
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
Downloads 872 (26,204)
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bankruptcy, bankruptcy reorganization, reorganization, creditors' bargain, team production, public companies, public corporations, externalization, board of directors, shareholder primacy, director primacy

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Bankruptcy Fire Sales

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 106, 2007, UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 07-07
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 16 Apr 2007
Lynn M. LoPucki and Joseph W. Doherty
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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bankruptcy, sales, reorganizations, recoveries, market, merger and acquisition, corruption

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The Determinants of Professional Fees in Large Bankruptcy Reorganization Cases

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 1, January 2004
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 26 Jun 2003
Lynn M. LoPucki and Joseph W. Doherty
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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Did Privacy Cause Identity Theft?

Hastings Law Journal, Vol. 54, No. 4, April 2003
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 25 Mar 2003
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
Downloads 757 (31,898)
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identity theft, privacy, human identification, Solove, Public Identity System, social security numbers, public identity, Fair Credit Reporting Act, credit reporting system, credit reporting agencies, identification, password, stalking, credit files

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The Readable Delaware General Corporation Law

UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 13-20
Number of pages: 164 Posted: 11 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 07 Aug 2013
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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readable, Delaware, corporation law, VisiLaw, Delaware General Corporation Law

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The Failure of Public Company Bankruptcies in Delaware and New York: Empirical Evidence of a 'Race to the Bottom'

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The Failure of Public Company Bankruptcies in Delaware and New York: Empirical Evidence of a 'Race to the Bottom'

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 24 Aug 2000
Lynn M. LoPucki and Sara D. Kalin
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
Downloads 400 (71,643)
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Delaware, refiling, Chapter 11, bankruptcy, reorganization, race to the bottom, race to the top, New York

The Failure of Public Company Bankruptcies in Delaware and New York: Empirical Evidence of a 'Race to the Bottom'

Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 54, pp. 231-82, 2001
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 29 Oct 2004
Lynn M. LoPucki and Sara D. Kalin
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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Delaware, refiling, Chapter 11, bankruptcy, reorganization, race to the bottom, race to the top, New York

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The Myth of the Residual Owner: An Empirical Study

UCLA School of Law, Law & Econ Research Paper No. 3-11
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 12 May 2003
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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residual owner, residual claimant, bankruptcy, bankruptcy reorganization, subordinated debt, priority, control rights, plan of reorganization, investor priority levels, corporate groups, bankruptcy judges

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Why are Delaware and New York Bankruptcy Reorganizations Failing?

Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 55, November 2002
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 18 Mar 2002
Lynn M. LoPucki and Joseph W. Doherty
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
Downloads 468 (59,800)
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bankruptcy, reorganization, Delaware, New York, failure, refiling, Chapter 22

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Rise of the Financial Advisors: An Empirical Study of the Division of Professional Fees in Large Bankruptcies

UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 06-18, 1st Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 05 Jul 2006
Lynn M. LoPucki and Joseph W. Doherty
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
Downloads 428 (66,679)
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bankruptcy, reorganization, professional fees, attorneys fees, financial advisors, investment bankers, direct costs, special counsel

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Professional Overcharging in Large Bankruptcy Reorganization Cases

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 5, pp. 983-1017, 2008, UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 06-16, 2nd Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 05 Jun 2006 Last Revised: 05 Mar 2009
Lynn M. LoPucki and Joseph W. Doherty
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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professional fees, attorneys fees, bankruptcy, fees

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Bankruptcy Survival

UCLA Law Review, Forthcoming, UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 14-11
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 07 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2014
Lynn M. LoPucki and Joseph W. Doherty
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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bankruptcy, reorganization, prediction, regression, judicial experience, leverage, creditors’ committees, mergers, liquidation, secured debt

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Cooperation in International Bankruptcy: A Post-Universalist Approach

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Cooperation in International Bankruptcy: A Post-Universalist Approach

Cornell Law Review, March 1999
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 28 Sep 1998
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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Cooperation in International Bankruptcy: A Post-Universalist Approach

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 08 May 2000
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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Court System Transparency

Iowa Law Review, Vol. 94, 2008, UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 07-28, Washington U. School of Law Working Paper No. 07-10-01
Number of pages: 111 Posted: 11 Sep 2007 Last Revised: 20 Jan 2009
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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transparency, courts, privacy, regression, electronic, bankruptcy, prediction, legal documents, pdf, data-enabled forms, federal courts, pacer, relational data

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Dawn of the Discipline-Based Law Faculty

65 Journal of Legal Education 506 (2016), UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 15-33
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 22 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 27 May 2016
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
Downloads 373 (78,405)
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empiricism, Ph.D.s, J.D.-Ph.D.s, law schools, legal education, disciplines, interdisciplinary, preparation time, practice, clerkships, law school rankings

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Global and Out of Control

American Bankruptcy Law Journal, Vol. 79, June 2005
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 30 Mar 2005
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
Downloads 372 (78,652)

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bankruptcy, forum shopping, court competition, competition, universalism, European Union, UNCITRAL, insolvency

21.

Universalism Unravels

American Bankruptcy Law Journal, June 2005
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 31 May 2005
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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bankruptcy, universalism, territoriality, international bankruptcy, UNCITRAL Model Law, insolvency, European Union, DaisyTek, Eurofoods, forum shopping, venue, court competition

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The Case for Cooperative Territoriality in International Bankruptcy

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 98, P. 2216, 2000
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 08 May 2000
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
Downloads 363 (80,964)
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The Essential Structure of Judgment Proofing

Stanford Law Review, Vol. 50, No. 4, 1998
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 08 May 2000
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
Downloads 331 (89,997)
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Should Liability Follow the Logo? An Essay on the Appropriate Role of Trademark in the Liability System

UCLA, School of Law Research Paper No. 01-6
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 04 Jun 2001
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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A Reply to Alan Schwartz's 'a Contract Theory Approach to Business Bankruptcy'

Yale Law Journal, Vol. 109, No. 2, November 1999
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 08 Feb 2005
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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Shopping for Judges: An Empirical Analysis of Venue Choice in the Bankruptcy Reorganization of Large, Publicly Held Companies

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 08 May 2000
Theodore Eisenberg and Lynn M. LoPucki
Cornell University, Law School (Deceased) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
Downloads 259 (117,124)
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Delaware Bankruptcy: Failure in the Ascendancy

University of Chicago Law Review, 2006, UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 06-15
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 26 Sep 2006
Lynn M. LoPucki and Joseph W. Doherty
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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Delaware, bankruptcy, reorganization, leverage, refailure, refiling, Chapter 22, DIP lenders

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Where Do You Get Off? A Reply to Courting Failure's Critics

Buffalo Law Review, Vol. 54, June 2006, UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 06-09
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 06 Mar 2006
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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Optimizing English and American Security Interests

88 Notre Dame Law Review 1785 (2013), UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 12-07
Number of pages: 98 Posted: 02 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 27 Aug 2013
Lynn M. LoPucki, Arvin Abraham and Bernd Delahaye
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
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security interests, floating charges, fixed charges, England, attachment, perfection, priority, insolvency, execution liens, cramdown, carve-out, bankruptcy, bankruptcy priority, administration, reorganization, prescribed share, administrative expenses, preferential creditors, false wealth

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The Readable Delaware General Corporation Law 2014-2015 with Patented VisiLaw Markings

UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 14-15
Number of pages: 195 Posted: 15 Oct 2014
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
Downloads 224 (135,561)

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readable, Delaware, corporation law, VisiLaw, Delaware General Corporation Law

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Court Transparency

UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 08-08
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 16 Mar 2008
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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transparency, courts, privacy, regression, electronic, bankruptcy, prediction, legal documents, pdf, data-enabled forms, federal courts, pacer, relational data

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Toward a Trademark-Based Liability System

UCLA Law Review, Vol. 49, No.4, 2002
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 19 Oct 2001
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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Bankruptcy Verite

Michigan Law Review, 2008, UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 07-16
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 08 Nov 2007
Lynn M. LoPucki and Joseph W. Doherty
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
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bankruptcy, 363 sales, James J. White, liquidation, total enterprise value, enterprise value, reorganization, recoveries, telecommunications, CLECs, mergers and acquisitions

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Delaware's Fall: The Arbitration Bylaws Scenario

Forthcoming in Delaware’s Dominance in Corporate Law (Stephen Bainbridge, ed., Cambridge University Press 2018), UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 17-10
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 04 May 2017 Last Revised: 10 May 2017
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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Corporations, Delaware, Charter Competition, Business Associations, Arbitration, Arbitration Bylaws, Business Courts, Judicial Regulation, Charter Competition Meltdown

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The Politics of Research Access to Federal Court Data

Texas Law Review, Vol. 81, November 2002
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 04 Mar 2002
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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Routine Illegality in Bankruptcy Court Fee Practices

American Bankruptcy Law Journal, 2009, UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 09-10
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 07 May 2009
Lynn M. LoPucki and Joseph W. Doherty
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
Downloads 175 (170,457)

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bankruptcy, professional fees, attorneys fees, court competition

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A Rule-Based Method for Comparing Corporate Laws

94 Notre Dame Law Review 263 (2018), UCLA School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 18-07
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 05 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 14 Dec 2018
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
Downloads 158 (186,146)

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corporation, comparative law, Delaware, United Kingdom, business judgment rule, comparative method, methodology

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The Readable Delaware General Corporation Law 2016-2017

UCLA School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 16-30
Number of pages: 209 Posted: 09 Jul 2016
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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readable, Delaware, corporation law, VisiLaw, Delaware General Corporation Law

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Corporate Charter Competition

102 Minnesota Law Review (Forthcoming), UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 17-02
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 22 Feb 2017
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
Downloads 134 (212,998)

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corporations, Delaware, charter competition, internal affairs doctrine, business associations, systems analysis, externalization

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The Spearing Tool Filing System Disaster

UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 06-10
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 13 Mar 2006
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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Uniform Commercial Code, Article 9, filing system, tax liens, UCC search, Article 9 search

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The Business Associations Supplement

UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 15-08
Number of pages: 412 Posted: 01 May 2015
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
Downloads 118 (234,732)

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corporations, business associations, partnerships, limited liability companies

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The Readable Delaware General Corporation Law 2017-2018 with Patented VisiLaw Markings

The Readable Delaware General Corporation Law: 2016-2017 with patented VisiLaw markings, June 30,2016, UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 1-23
Number of pages: 209 Posted: 31 Jul 2017
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
Downloads 115 (239,127)

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readable, Delaware, corporation law, VisiLaw, Delaware General Corporation Law

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Virtual Judgment Proofing: A Rejoinder

Yale Law Journal, Vol. 107, No. 5, 1998
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 08 May 2000
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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The Business Associations Supplement 2016 for Use with Palmiter & Partnoy, Corporations, Second Edition

The Business Associations Supplement 2016 for Use with Palmiter & Partnoy, Corporations, Second Edition, UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 16-11
Number of pages: 440 Posted: 10 Jul 2016
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
Downloads 99 (265,389)

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corporations, business associations, partnerships, limited liability companies, entities

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House Swaps: A Strategic Bankruptcy Solution to the Foreclosure Crisis

Michigan Law Review, Forthcoming, UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 13-05
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 09 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 28 Mar 2013
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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mortgage, foreclosure, bankruptcy, Nobelman, Enewally, negative equity, strip-down, cramdown, mortgage modification

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Disciplinary Legal Empiricism

76(2) Maryland Law Review 449 (2017), UCLA School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 16-15
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 02 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 03 May 2017
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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empiricism, Ph.D.s, J.D.-Ph.D.s, law schools, legal education, disciplines, interdisciplinary, practice, preparation for practice, MacCrate Report, Carnegie Report

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The Readable Delaware General Corporation Law 2015-2016

UCLA School of Law Research Paper No. 15-16
Number of pages: 205 Posted: 07 Jun 2015
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
Downloads 89 (284,188)

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readable, Delaware, corporation law, VisiLaw, Delaware General Corporation Law

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Twerski & Cohen's Second Revolution: A Systems/Strategic Perspective

Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 94, No. 1, 1999
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 08 May 2000
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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The Readable Delaware General Corporation Law: 2018-2019 VisiLaw Marked and Unmarked Versions

UCLA School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 18-26
Number of pages: 401 Posted: 27 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 30 Jul 2018
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
Downloads 58 (360,658)

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readable, Delaware, corporation law, VisiLaw, Delaware General Corporation Law

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The Readable Delaware General Corporation Law: 2019-2020 with VisiLaw Markings

UCLA School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 19-24
Number of pages: 212 Posted: 30 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 02 Aug 2019
Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law
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Readable, Delaware, VisiLaw, Delaware General Corporation Law, DGCL