Part One of aTwo-Part Article
Cross-border bankruptcies, a by-product of the globalization of businesses, are increasing in number, size and complexity.
Cross-border bankruptcies, a by-product of the globalization of businesses, are increasing in number, size and complexity. Coordination of reorganization or liquidation of transnational businesses is difficult because the applicable laws, social policies and concerns of the various nations are not uniform or sufficiently similar so as to be interchangeable or harmonized. In partial recognition of the globalization of businesses, Congress enacted Bankruptcy Code ' 304 in 1978, which gives foreign representatives in foreign insolvency proceedings access to U.S. bankruptcy courts.
Part One of aTwo-Part Article
Cross-border bankruptcies, a by-product of the globalization of businesses, are increasing in number, size and complexity.
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