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Associate Professor of Law
Laura Napoli Coordes's research interests include corporate reorganizations, venue transfer and forum shopping issues, and municipal bankruptcies under chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code. Her teaching interests include bankruptcy law, secured transactions, and contracts.
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.
B.A., New York University, New York 2006
J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 2010
Access to bankruptcy, municipal bankruptcy, large corporate reorganizations
Formalizing Chapter 9's Experts, 116 Mich. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2018).
Gatekeepers Gone Wrong: Reforming the Chapter 9 Eligibility Rules, 94 Wash. U.L. Rev. (forthcoming 2017).
New Rules for a New World: How Technology and Globalization Shape Bankruptcy Venue Decisions, 17 Asper Rev. Int'l Bus. & Trade L. (forthcoming 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).
| Fall 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| LAW 515 | Contracts |
| LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
| LAW 781 | Independent Study |
| LAW 791 | Seminar |
| Summer 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| LAW 781 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| LAW 622 | Secured Transactions |
| LAW 655 | Chapter 11 |
| LAW 781 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
| LAW 781 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| LAW 655 | Chapter 11 |
| LAW 781 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| LAW 515 | Contracts |
| LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
| LAW 781 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| LAW 622 | Secured Transactions |
| LAW 655 | Chapter 11 |
| LAW 781 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| LAW 515 | Contracts |
| LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
| LAW 781 | Independent Study |
| Summer 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| LAW 781 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| LAW 622 | Secured Transactions |
| LAW 655 | Chapter 11 |
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