Laura Coordes's research focuses on bankruptcy and financial distress and includes commercial law, large corporate reorganizations, and local government finance and policy. She teaches Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Advanced Bankruptcy, Secured Transactions (in-person and online), and Contracts. Professor Coordes is an active member of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and was honored as a member of the ABI's 40 Under 40 in 2020. Professor Coordes is on the board of the American Bankruptcy Law Journal and is an Honorary Master of the Arizona Bankruptcy American Inn of Court. She also serves on the Education Committee for the 2021 National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Annual Meeting and the Education Committee for Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE). Professor Coordes received her J.D. with honors from The University of Chicago Law School, where she was a Bradley Fellow and served on The University of Chicago Law Review. She completed a legal fellowship at the Student Press Law Center after receiving her degree. Before coming to the College of Law, Professor Coordes practiced in the Business, Finance and Restructuring Department at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York.
Access to bankruptcy, municipal bankruptcy, large corporate reorganizations
Necessity or Overreach? Weighing the Costs and Benefits of State Law Interpretation in Oil and Gas Bankruptcy Cases, 6 Oil & Gas, Nat. Resources & Energy J. 1 (2020).
Narrowing Equity in Bankruptcy, 94 Am. Bankr. L.J. 303 (2020).
Reorganizing Health Care Bankruptcy, 61 B.C.L. Rev. 419 (2020).
Beyond the Bankruptcy Code: A New Statutory Bankruptcy Regime for Tribal Debtors, 35 Emory Bankr. Dev. J. 363 (2019).
When Borders Dissolve, 93 Chi-Kent L. Rev. 649 (2018) (symposium piece).
Formalizing Chapter 9's Experts, 116 Mich. L. Rev. 1249 (2018).
Gatekeepers Gone Wrong: Reforming the Chapter 9 Eligibility Rules, 94 Wash. U.L. Rev. 1191 (2017).
New Rules for a New World: How Technology and Globalization Shape Bankruptcy Venue Decisions, 17 Asper Rev. Int'l Bus. & Trade L. 85 (2017).
Predictors of Municipal Bankruptcies and State Intervention Programs: An Exploratory Study, 105 Kentucky L.J. 493 (2017; with Thom Reilly).
Restructuring Municipal Bankruptcy, 2016 Utah L. Rev. 307 (2016).
The Geography of Bankruptcy, 68 Vand. L. Rev. 381 (2015).
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LAW 622 | Secured Transactions |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LAW 515 | Contracts |
LAW 622 | Secured Transactions |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
Summer 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LAW 622 | Secured Transactions |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 784 | Internship |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LAW 622 | Secured Transactions |
LAW 655 | Chapter 11 |
LAW 770 | Law Journal |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LAW 515 | Contracts |
LAW 622 | Secured Transactions |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
Summer 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LAW 515 | Contracts |
LAW 622 | Secured Transactions |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LAW 515 | Contracts |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
Summer 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
Spring 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LAW 622 | Secured Transactions |
LAW 655 | Chapter 11 |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
Fall 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
ABI 40 Under 40 (2020)
2018 American Bankruptcy Law Journal Academic Fellow
Bankruptcy Law Letter (contributing editor)
ABI Volo (volunteer editor)
New York State Bar; United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; American Bankruptcy Institute; The American Bankruptcy Law Journal; Arizona Bankruptcy American Inn of Court; Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE) Education Committee
Co-Chair, Municipalities Committee, Bankruptcy & COVID-19 Working Group
Organizer of roundtable faculty teaching workshops
Faculty co-advisor, Corporate and Business Law Journal