Time to catch up on the ever-popular "Picks of the Month." These picks are for February 2007.
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David W. Allard and Katherine R. Catanese, THE MEANS TEST: SEEING CLEARLY THE CMI, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 12
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Mitchel Appelbaum and Elisabetta G. Gasparini, "GIFTING" TO JUNIOR CLASSES: CAN IT BE DONE?, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 16
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Kelly Arthur Anthon, BUYER (AND DEBTOR) BEWARE, 50-FEB Advocate (Idaho) 28
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Paul A. Avron, A PRIMER ON 28 U.S.C. SECTION 1367 DEALING WITH SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION, 54-FEB Fed. Law. 20
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Laura B. Bartell, THE PERIPATETIC DEBTOR: CHOICE OF LAW AND CHOICE OF EXEMPTIONS, 22 Emory Bankr. Dev. J. 401
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Carrianne Basler and Michelle Campbell, A CLAIMS CHAT GUIDE TO SCHEDULES AND SOFAS: HOW TO SURVIVE THE COCKTAIL PARTY CONVERSATION, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 40
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Mark Berman and Jo Ann J. Brighton, HEDGE FUNDS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE RADNOR DECISION, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 30
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David Gray Carlson, CARS AND HOMES IN CHAPTER 13 AFTER THE 2005 AMENDMENTS TO THE BANKRUPTCY CODE, 14 Am. Bankr. Inst. L. Rev. 301
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My Chi To and Matthew D. Siegel, DEBT RECHARACTERIZATION LOOKS BACK ON A GOOD YEAR, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 1
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Roberto Cortez and Eli O. Columbus, THE “ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS” DEFENSE POST-BAPCPA, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 14
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Randall D. Crocker and Anne F.B. Weissmueller, PREPAYMENT PROVISIONS IN BANKRUPTCY: PREMIUMS OR PENALTIES?, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 26
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Jennifer M. D’Angelo, IF YOU CAN’T BEAT THEM, JOIN THEM: INCLUSIVE JOINDER AND THE FILTERING OF ARTICLE III STATUS INTO THE BANKRUPTCY COURTS, 22 Emory Bankr. Dev. J. 603
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Robert G. Drummond, THE EXEMPTION OPT-OUT: DOES IT VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT OF UNIFORMITY?, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 10
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Mark Duedall, JUDICIAL DISCRETION AND THE BALANCE OF POWER BETWEEN DEBTORS, CREDITORS, AND JUDGES: SOME RELEVANT STATUTORY CHANGES SINCE 1978, 22 Emory Bankr. Dev. J. 523
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Rafael Efrat, BANKRUPTCY STIGMA: PLAUSIBLE CAUSES FOR SHIFTING NORMS, 22 Emory Bankr. Dev. J. 481
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Joe Finelli, IN RE COSTAS: THE MISAPPLICATION OF SECTION 548(A) TO DISCLAIMER LAW, 14 Am. Bankr. Inst. L. Rev. 567
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Randal J. French, THE AUTOMATIC STAY IN BANKRUPTCY AND CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS, 50-FEB Advocate (Idaho) 15
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James Gadsden, ENRON AND THE SUBORDINATION OF STOCK OPTIONS AND OTHER CLAIMS UNDER SECTION 510(B) OF THE CODE, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 54
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Irve J. Goldman, DEALING WITH EXECUTORY CONTRACTS: NOTICE OF INTENT STILL CRITICAL, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 48
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Timothy E. Graulich, SUBSTANTIVE CONSOLIDATION–A POST-MODERN TREND, 14 Am. Bankr. Inst. L. Rev. 527
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Monte Gray, RECHARACTERIZING DEBT TO EQUITY–NOT JUST FOR BANKRUPTCY , 50-FEB Advocate (Idaho) 22
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Lisa S. Gretchko, THE BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACT ONE YEAR LATER: A DISAPPOINTMENT FOR TRADE CREDITORS, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 18
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Jay R. Indyke, Richard S. Kanowitz and Brent Weisenberg, ENDING THE "HYPOTHETICAL" vs. "ACTUAL" TEST DEBATE: A NEW WAY TO READ SECTION 365(c)(1), 16. J. Bankr. L. & Prac. 2 Art. 2
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Stuart Larsen, NEW SEMI-AUTOMATIC STAY ONE YEAR AFTER BAPCPA, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 22
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Stephen J. Lubben, CHOOSING CORPORATE BANKRUPTCY COUNSEL, 14 Am. Bankr. Inst. L. Rev. 391
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Robert J. Maynes, "RIDE THROUGH," BAPCPA AND THE IDAHO CREDIT ACT, 50-FEB Advocate (Idaho) 24
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Kurt A. Mayr, ENFORCING PREPACKAGED RESTRUCTURINGS OF FOREIGN DEBTORS UNDER THE U.S. BANKRUPTCY CODE, 14 Am. Bankr. Inst. L. Rev. 469
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Mark A. McDermott, CRITICAL VENDOR AND RELATED ORDERS: KMART AND THE BANKRUPTCY ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT OF 2005, 14 Am. Bankr. Inst. L. Rev. 409
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Andrew P. Moratzka, THE COMPOSITE DOCUMENT RULE: USEFUL TOOL OR NARROW EXCEPTION?, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 24
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Bertand Pan and Jennifer Taylor, SUSTAINING POWER: APPLYING 11 U.S.C. SECTION 366 IN CHAPTER 11 POST-BAPCPA, 22 Emory Bankr. Dev. J. 371
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E. King Poor, JURISDICTIONAL DEADLINES IN THE WAKE OF KONTRICK AND EBERHART: HARMONIZING 160 YEARS OF PRECEDENT, 40 Creighton L. Rev. 181
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Philip R. Principe, THE REAFFIRMATION PROCESS UNDER BAPCPA: INCREASING JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 42
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Uzzi O. Raanan and Kim Tung, HOW LANDLORDS BENEFIT FROM RECENT BANKRUPTCY AMENDMENTS, 29-FEB L.A. Law. 12
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Charles S. Reicke, BOARD CERTIFICATION AND BAPCPA: THE BOTTOM LINE, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 32
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Luis Salazar, PRIVACY AND BANKRUPTCY LAW: PART III: CONSUMER PRIVACY PROVISIONS, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 44
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Gregory R. Schaff, Chip Bowles Jr., and Andrew D. Stosberg, GHOSTS OF INDIVIDUAL CH. 11 DEBTORS YET TO COME: PART II — CONFIRMING AN INDIVIDUAL DEBTOR’S CHAPTER 11 PLAN UNDER BAPCPA, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 36
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Jack Seward, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE PRACTICE OF BANKRUPTCY LAW: HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARDS, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 52
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Sandy Shandro and Paul SIdle, REFORMS TO ENGLISH COMPANY LAW, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 34
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James I. Shepard and Larry Strauss, THE SECTION 505(B) PROMPT DETERMINATION OF POST-PETITION TAX LIABILITY: AN UPDATE, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 50
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Mark D. Sherrill, PUT OFF BY SETOFF: DO THE BAPCPA AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 553 DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD?, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 56
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George W. Shuster, Jr., THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT AND INTERNATIONAL DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS, 14 Am. Bankr. Inst. L. Rev. 431
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Sage McKinley Sigler, THE THIRD ANNUAL EMORY BANKRUPTCY DEVELOPMENTS JOURNAL SYMPOSIUM, 22 Emory Bankr. Dev. J. 521
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Michael D. Sousa, THE EXAMINER’S REPORT AND THE HEARSAY RULE: ARE BOTH MUTUALLY INCLUSIVE? – PART II, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 20
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Arthur J. Spector and Paul A. Avron, RULE 2014(A) AND A RULE OF REASON OR SAFE HARBOR GUIDELINE, REVISITED, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 38
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Jennifer Staman, (BOOK REVIEW) FUNDAMENTALS OF BANKRUPTCY LAW, 6TH EDITION BY RICHARD B. LEVIN, 54-FEB Fed.Law. 72
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Joseph L. Steinfeld Jr. and Gregory S. Adams, NEW VALUE AND RECLAMATION POST-BAPCPA, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 28
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Wataru Tanaka, EXTINGUISHING SECURITY INTERESTS: SECURED CLAIMS IN JAPANESE BUSINESS REORGANIZATION LAW AND SOME POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. LAW, 22 Emory Bankr. Dev. J. 427
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Aaron J. Tolson, THE INTERSECTION OF FAMILY LAW AND BANKRUPTCY, 50-FEB Advocate (Idaho) 20
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Bruce H. White and William L. Medford, IS “PAYMENT IN FULL” IMPAIRMENT UNDER §1124?, 26-FEB Am. Bankr. Inst. J. 46
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William H. Widen, CORPORATE FORM AND SUBSTANTIVE CONSOLIDATION, 75 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 237
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