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Publications | Presentations | Editorial Positions
As a student at the Yale Law School, Paul Lewis served as senior editor of the Yale Law Journal and editor of the Yale Journal of Law and Humanities. After graduation, he served as law clerk to the Honorable David A. Nelson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and was an associate with the firm of Mayer, Brown & Platt in Chicago. From 1996-2001, he was on the faculty of Mercer University School of Law, and in 1999 he was a visiting professor at the University of Western Sydney in Sydney, Australia.
Professor Lewis' primary research area is corporate bankruptcy. He has lectured in numerous countries throughout the world, and his articles have appeared in journals in Europe and Australia, as well as the United States.
Professor Lewis was a visiting professor at John Marshall during the 2001-2002 academic year, and he joined the faculty permanently in 2002. He teaches Bankruptcy, Secured Transactions, Property, and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Full Curriculum Vitae
Publications: Book Chapters
"Corporate Rescue Law in the United States," in Corporate Rescue (Kluwer Law International, 2d. Ed., 2006)
Publications: Articles
“The Automobile Bankruptcies in the United States:
Government Aid in Bankruptcy and the Future of Chapter 11,” 10 Insolvency Law Bulletin
___ (2009).
“The Housing Crisis in the United States,” ____
Zeitschrift für Europarecht, Internationales Privatrecht und
Rechtsvergleicichung, ____ (2009).
“The Problem of Transnational Insolvencies for the
American Courts,” ____ Zeitschrift für Insolvenzrecht und Kreditschutz ____
(2009).
“Bankruptcy Reform and the Foreclosure Crisis,” 28
Banking and Financial Services Policy Report 1 (2009) (with T. Evans).
“The New Bankruptcy Law: A Czech – U.S. Comparison,” 10
Common Law Review 3 (2009).
“The Credit Crisis in America: Its Development and its
Bankruptcy Ramifications,” 9 Insolvency Law Bulletin 48 (2008).
“An Empirical Economic Analysis of the 2005 Bankruptcy
Reforms,”24 Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal 327 (2008) (with T.
Evans).
“A Statistical Examination of the Impact of the
Bankruptcy and Consumer Protection Act of 2005,” 8 Insolvency Law Bulletin
27 (2007).
“The “Hidden” Provisions of the New American Bankruptcy
Law,” 7 Insolvency Law Bulletin 39 (2006).
“Personal Bankruptcy in Common Law Countries,” 8 Common
Law Review 38 (2006).
“What the New United States Bankruptcy Law Means for
Bankrupts,” 6 Insolvency Law Bulletin 8 (2005).
“203 N. LaSalle Five Years Later: Answers to the Open
Questions,” 38 John Marshall Law Review 61 (2005).
“The Future of Personal Bankruptcy Law: A Comparative
Analysis,” 5 Insolvency Law Bulletin 33 (2004).
“Insolvency in Common Law Countries,” 6 Common Law
Review 64 (2004).
“The Supremacy of the Bankruptcy Code: NextWave
Personal Communications and the Limitations on American Governmental Act
Against Bankrupts,” 4 Insolvency Law Bulletin 58 (2003).
“Can United Airlines Be Rescued? Some Issues
Regarding its Ability to Successfully Restructure,” 3 Insolvency Law
Bulletin 107 (2003).
“Bankruptcy Reform in the United States, Australia, and
the United Kingdom,” 3 Insolvency Law Bulletin 61 (2002).
“Can’t Pay Your Debts, Mate? A Comparison of the
Australian and American Personal Bankruptcy Systems,” 18 Emory Bankruptcy
Developments Journal 297 (2002).
“Trouble Down Under: Some Thoughts on the
Australian – American Corporate Bankruptcy Divide,” 2001 Utah Law Review
189.
“The Repeat Bankruptcy Filer: Some Economic
Considerations,” 10 New Directions in Bankruptcy 18 (2000).
More Publications
Presentations
“Solutions to the Housing Crash: Foreclosure, Bankruptcy,
and Recover in Spain and the United States,” ISDE - Madrid Bar Association,
Madrid, Spain, May 25, 2009.
“Major Issues in the American Financial Crisis: The
Housing Collapse and its Aftermath and the Impact on Transnational Business
Insolvencies,” The University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, May 20, 2009.
“Corporate Ethics in the 21st Century:
Social Responsibility in International Trade,” Conference on Ethics and
International trade in the 21st Century, The John Marshall Law
School, Chicago, IL, November 6, 2008.
“Corporate Social Responsibility, Trade Liberalization,
and Human Rights,” The Oxford Round Table, The University of Oxford, England,
August 5, 2008.
“Some Thoughts on Insolvency Law in Spain,” Universitat
Rovira I Virgili Tarragona, Spain, November 6, 2007.
"Credit and Bankruptcy in a Market
Economy." Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economia, Barcelona Spain,
November 5, 2007.
“Parent-Subsidiary Relationships in Transnational
Insolvencies,” Seminar on International Insolvencies, KPMG Barcelona,
Barcelona, Spain, November 5, 2007.
“Insolvency in Common Law Countries: Some Thoughts on
Likely Future Developments,” The University of Hull Conference on New
Developments in International Insolvency, Hull, England,
November 2, 2007.
"Implementing The New Czech Consumer Bankruptcy Law:
Some Practical and Theoretical Concerns," The Judicial Academy of the
Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, November 1, 2007.
"The Economics of the New Czech Insolvency
Law," Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, October 31, 2007.
“Will the New Czech Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law Work:
Its Structure, Its Purpose, and a Prediction for its Success,” Czech Bar
Association, Prague, Czech Republic, October 31, 2007.
“Corporate Reorganization in a Market Economy,” The
University of Illinois at Chicago, October 15, 2007.
“The Structure and Function of American Corporate Rescue
Law,” The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, November 8, 2005.
“Swiss Insolvency in Global Perspective,” The University
of Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland, October 25, 2005.
“The Enron Collapse and its Aftermath: Lessons Learned
for International Business Law,” The North American Institute, Barcelona,
Spain, October 20, 2005.
“Bankruptcy and Insolvency World-Wide: Trends and
Ramifications for the Czech Republic,” The Common Law Society, Charles
University, Prague, Czech Republic, March 10, 2005.
“Irish Examinership Law, Australian Voluntary
Administration, English Insolvency Law, and American Chapter 11: What Will the
Future Bring?” Trinity College School of Law, Dublin, Ireland, March 8,
2005.
“Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law: What We Can Learn from
Abroad,” Educational Program for United States Bankruptcy Judges, , IL,
September 29, 2004.
“203 N. LaSalle Five Years Later: Answers to the Open
Questions,” Kratovil Program in Real Estate Law, The John Marshall Law
School, Chicago, IL, May 21, 2004.
“The Future of Personal Bankruptcy: An American –
Australian Comparison,” Insolvency and Trustee Service of Australia Fifth
International Bankruptcy Congress, Melbourne, Australia, May
13 - 15, 2004
“Why Rescue Insolvent Firms?” The University of Southern
Queensland Faculty of Business Colloquium, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia,
May 10, 2004.
“New Value After 203 N. LaSalle,” Middle District
of Georgia Law Institute, September, 2000.
Editorial Positions
Cali Editorial Board, 1999 - present
Insolvency Law Bulletin Editorial Board, 2004 - present
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