On November 23, 2011, the Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania dismissed Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's Chapter 9 bankruptcy petition because, shortly before the filing, the state legislature expressly prohibited Harrisburg from seeking relief under Chapter 9.  Harrisburg's failed attempt to remain in Chapter 9 highlights the political factors and state law constraints that municipalities must consider prior to seeking bankruptcy

Future Development of Restructuring Practice in Mexico, 2012 U.S./Mexico Restructuring Symposium - Paul J. Keenan Jr., Fernando Borja, Jaime R. Guerra Gonzalez, Thomas S. Heather

Practical Consideration of an Out-of-Court Restructuring in Mexico, 2012 U.S./Mexico Restructuring Symposium - Carlos R. Valencia, Thomas E. Lauria, Alfonso M. López Melih, Jorge J. Sepúlveda Garcia

Cross-Border Recognition Issues between U.S. and Mexico, 2012 U.S./Mexico Restructuring Symposium - Victor A. Vilaplana, Dario U. Oscós Coria, Robin E. Phelan, Lisa M. Schweitzer

Corporate Restructurings in Mexico under the Ley de Concurso Mercantil, 2012 U.S./Mexico Restructuring Symposium - Alejandro Sainz, John L. Murphy, Javier L. Navarro-Velasco, Eugenio Torres

Compare and Contrast U.S. and Mexican Law, 2012 U.S./Mexico Restructuring Symposium - Michael J. Reilly, Fernando del Castillo, Gregg M. Galardi, Carmen H. Lonstein

America Now! - ABI's 2012 International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium, Rome - Lucio Ghia, Donald S. Bernstein, James L. Bromley, Bryan P. Marsal, Hon. James M. Peck

Regulation and Remuneration of Insolvency Professionals: A Comparative Study - ABI's 2012 International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium - John Milsom, James H.M. Sprayregen, Ivo-Meinert Willrodt, Giorgio Corno

Lunch Roundtable — The State of the U.S. Credit Markets, Prospects for Corporate Defaults and Whether and How the European Financial Crisis Will Affect the U.S. Credit Markets - 2012 ABI International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium, Rome - Charles Himmelberg, Gregory Peters, Jeffrey McCracken

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September 10, 2012