ATexasBankruptcyLawyersBlog

The Commercial Law League of America presented a keynote address from Dean. Erwin Chemerinsky, of UC Berkeley Law School at its annual luncheon.  Dean. Chemerinsky discussed his main area of expertise in a talk entitled The Supreme Court:   Appointments to and Statutory and Constitutional Interpretation by the Court in Bankruptcy Cases.   He spoke for over an hour without notes.

This panel discussed some of the unusual issues raised by limited liability companies.   The panel consisted of Bankruptcy Judge Ashely Chan from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,  Prof. Carter Bishop from Suffolk University Law School, Craig Goldblatt form Wilmer Hale, Paul L. Lion, III from Morrison & Foerster, LLP and Emily Pagorski from Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC   Emily Pagorski and Craig Goldblatt played the role of litigators in two moot court arguments.

This year's National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges takes place in Las Vegas at the Paris Hotel and Casino.   The conference kicked off just one week after the horrific shootings here.  Mass shootings represent a break down of the social contract.  The law is intended to resolve disputes between people without the need for violence.   Bankruptcy law deals with break downs of financial relations.

Ocwen Loan Servicing v. Berry, 852 F.3d 469 (5th Cir. 3/29/17) 

Texas Bankruptcy Judge Tony Davis had some sound advice for persons setting off on a business venture.   In fact, his words should be mandatory reading in business schools and forums where would be business persons frequent.    He wrote:

When two individuals decide to join forces and form a business venture, they can take one of two paths.