Laura Coordes
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SDOC College of Law 111 East Taylor Street 582 Phoenix, AZ 85004
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Mail code: 9520Campus: Dtphx
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Laura Coordes's research focuses on bankruptcy and financial distress and includes commercial law, large corporate reorganizations, and local government finance and policy. She teaches Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Advanced Bankruptcy, Secured Transactions (in-person and online), and Contracts. Professor Coordes is an active member of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and was honored as a member of the ABI's 40 Under 40 in 2020. Professor Coordes is on the board of the American Bankruptcy Law Journal and is an Honorary Master of the Arizona Bankruptcy American Inn of Court. She also serves on the Education Committee for Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE). Professor Coordes is currently serving as the Reporter for the Uniform Law Commission's Study Committee on Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors. She is also a member of the editorial committee for INSOL I-READ, a contributor to SLoGLaw Blog, and a contributing editor for Bankruptcy Law Letter. 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.
- J.D. (Honors), University of Chicago Law School 2010
- B.A., summa cum laude, New York University 2006
Access to bankruptcy, municipal bankruptcy, large corporate reorganizations
A Path Forward for the Postal Service, 37 Emory Bankr. Dev. J. 581 (2021).
A Proactive Approach to Hospital Financial Health, 95 Am. Bankr. L.J. 33 (2021).
Unmasking the Consumer Privacy Ombudsman, 82 Mont. L. Rev. 1 (2021).
Bespoke Bankruptcy, 73 Fla. L. Rev. 359 (2021).
Reviewing Redwater: An Analysis of the U.S. and Canadian Approaches to Environmental Obligations in Bankruptcy, 64 Canadian Bus. L.J. 151 (2021).
Necessity or Overreach? Weighing the Costs and Benefits of State Law Interpretation in Oil and Gas Bankruptcy Cases, 6 Oil & Gas, Nat. Resources & Energy J. 1 (2020).
Narrowing Equity in Bankruptcy, 94 Am. Bankr. L.J. 303 (2020).
Reorganizing Health Care Bankruptcy, 61 B.C.L. Rev. 419 (2020).
Beyond the Bankruptcy Code: A New Statutory Bankruptcy Regime for Tribal Debtors, 35 Emory Bankr. Dev. J. 363 (2019).
When Borders Dissolve, 93 Chi-Kent L. Rev. 649 (2018) (symposium piece).
Formalizing Chapter 9's Experts, 116 Mich. L. Rev. 1249 (2018).
Gatekeepers Gone Wrong: Reforming the Chapter 9 Eligibility Rules, 94 Wash. U.L. Rev. 1191 (2017).
New Rules for a New World: How Technology and Globalization Shape Bankruptcy Venue Decisions, 17 Asper Rev. Int'l Bus. & Trade L. 85 (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).
Courses
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 791 | Seminar |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 661 | Advanced Bankruptcy Law |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 791 | Seminar |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 791 | Seminar |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 622 | Secured Transactions |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 515 | Contracts |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 791 | Seminar |
LAW 622 | Secured Transactions |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 515 | Contracts |
LAW 622 | Secured Transactions |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 622 | Secured Transactions |
LAW 784 | Internship |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
LAW 655 | Chapter 11 |
LAW 622 | Secured Transactions |
LAW 770 | Law Journal |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
LAW 515 | Contracts |
LAW 622 | Secured Transactions |
2019 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
2019 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
2018 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 622 | Secured Transactions |
LAW 515 | Contracts |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
2018 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
2018 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
ABI 40 Under 40 (2020)
2018 American Bankruptcy Law Journal Academic Fellow
Bankruptcy Law Letter (contributing editor)
ABI Volo (volunteer editor)
New York State Bar; United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; American Bankruptcy Institute; The American Bankruptcy Law Journal; Arizona Bankruptcy American Inn of Court; Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE) Education Committee
Co-Chair, Municipalities Committee, Bankruptcy & COVID-19 Working Group
Organizer of roundtable faculty teaching workshops
Faculty co-advisor, Corporate and Business Law Journal