The Bankruptcy Claims Handbook

Published by the Business Law Section's Business Bankruptcy Committee's Subcommittee on Claims and Priorities, this guide is a unique resource for lawyers seeking to develop greater familiarity with bankruptcy law. It will provide entry into bankruptcy analysis and processes for practitioner's embarking on identifying, asserting, objecting to and/or defending claims in a bankruptcy case and evaluating the manner that claims may be treated. Providing a starting point for legal analysis, highlighting key issues, and answering key bankruptcy questions, this guide will provide you with guidance on: - A summary of debtor's duties, including the preparation of the debtor's schedules, a chart that includes the debtor's assets and liabilities - The life cycle of the claim, from when the claim arises to the contents, effects, timing and location of filing, concluding with rules regarding amendments to a claim - Secured claims and transitions into unsecured claims - The quasi-claim known as "reclamation" claim or the right of a vendor to demand the return of certain delivered goods from the debtor - Administrative expenses, including the process for claiming these expenses - Objection to claims - And much more! The "Mobile Transformation" is underway. Walking around our cities and towns, it seems that everyone has a smart phone in hand. In the office, at home, and in the airports, tablet computers seem to sprout like spring flowers. Besides offering us voice, email, and text communications on the go, our mobile devices are giving us access to the world's information via the Mobile Internet more or less anytime and anywhere. Mobile applications ("apps" for short) are giving us a huge variety of tools we can use for day-to-day tasks, in business, at home, for education, and as entertainment. As workers use smart phones, tablets, and laptops for both their work and their personal lives, chief information officers face the complex challenges of managing mobile devices in the business setting. A Legal Guide to Enterprise Mobile Device Management: Managing Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and Employer-Issued Device Programs examines key concepts, considerations, and issues in mobile device management-from business, legal, and technical perspectives. In addition, the chapters provide background information on business drivers and technology, with the goal of aiding lawyers in counseling their clients. A sample motion device policy is included as a starting point for a business' mobile device program documentation. Because the guide is written for a wide audience, it will serve as a helpful reference for business and technology professionals as well as attorneys. Debtor's duties with respect to the claims process Life cycle of claims Secured claims Unsecured claims Administrative expenses Administrative expenses under section 503(b)(9) Rejection damages claims Class proofs of claim Reclamation Equitable subordination and debt recharacterization Critical vendors claims D&O policies and advancement of legal fees Objections to claims.