Richard Levin Papers on the Creation of the 1978 United States Bankruptcy Code

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1 Richard Levin Papers on the Creation of the 9 United States Bankruptcy Code NBA.00 Finding aid prepared by Ellison Graham and Leslie O'Neill. Last updated on December 0, 0. University of Pennsylvania, Biddle Law Library, National Bankruptcy Archives

2 Richard Levin Papers on the Creation of the 9 United States Bankruptcy Code Table of Contents Summary Information... Biography/History... Scope and Contents... Arrangement note... Administrative Information... Controlled Access Headings... Collection Inventory... 9 Bankruptcy Code Research...9 Meeting Minutes... 9 Commission on Bankruptcy Laws Reports...0 Introduced House Bills...0 National Bankruptcy Conference Materials...0 Comparison of HR and HR...0 Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights Materials...0 Judicial Determinations... Bankruptcy Statistics Tables... Bankruptcy Act Hearings... Preliminary Drafts... Pre-Preliminary Drafts... 9th Congress Committee Prints... Advisory Committee Notes and Correspondence... HR and Correspondence... Committee Prints, Drafts and Amendments... Subcommittee Prints, Drafts and Amendments... - Page -

3 Richard Levin Papers on the Creation of the 9 United States Bankruptcy Code HR Floor Files... Discussion Drafts and Technical Changes... Conference Files on HR 00 and S... 9th Congress, House Amendments... DeCocini Amendments and Congressional Records... 9th Congress Correspondence and Reports... Notes on Bankruptcy Legislation... Los Angeles General HR 00 Files... Tax Files... Legislative History... Emergency Rule Research Materials... Miscellaneous Correspondence, Drafts and Reports... - Page -

4 Richard Levin Papers on the Creation of the 9 United States Bankruptcy Code Summary Information Repository University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library: National Bankruptcy Archives Creator Levin, Richard Title Richard Levin Papers on the Creation of the 9 United States Bankruptcy Code Call number NBA.00 Date [bulk] 9-9 Date [inclusive] 9-9, 99-9 Extent linear feet Language English Language of Materials note English Abstract Richard Levin was a distinguished New York based bankruptcy lawyer who served as assistant counsel to the House Judiciary Committee between 9 and 9. He dedicated those years to the penning of US Federal Bankruptcy Code. Richard Levin Documents on the Creation of the 9 United States Bankruptcy Code is composed of a collection of research reports, drafts, correspondence, and other documents that describe the creation and follow the progress of the 9 US Bankruptcy Code largely during the years 9-9 with supplementary information from years 9, 9, 99, 90, 9, and Bankruptcy Statistics Tables dated Page -

5 Richard Levin Papers on the Creation of the 9 United States Bankruptcy Code Cite as: [Identification of item], in the Richard Levin Documents on the Creation of the 9 United States Bankruptcy Code, National Bankruptcy Archives, NBA.00, Biddle Law Library, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA. Biography/History Richard Levin, a distinguished New York based bankruptcy lawyer, served as counsel to a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee between 9 and 9. He dedicated those years to the penning of US Federal Bankruptcy Code. After working on US Bankruptcy Code, Levin was a shareholder at Stutman, Treister & Glatt from Then he moved to Whittaker Corporation where he served as chief financial officer and general counsel from In 99 Levin left Whittaker Corporation to become a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. In 00 Levin switched firms to join Cravath, Swaine & Moore and continued his corporate restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy practice there until 0 when he joined Jenner & Block, where he is currently a partner and member of their Bankruptcy, Workout and Corporate Reorganization Practice. Levin s additional professional experience includes the position of Consultant to the World Bank and to the Central Bank of Brazil from 00 to 00, serving as a faculty member of the Federal Judicial Center from 00 to 00, and teaching at Harvard Law School in 00 and 00. Richard Levin has been named one of the world s leading corporate restructuring practitioners and is a frequent lecturer on bankruptcy law in continuing legal education programs. The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 9 became effective October, 99, completely replacing the former Bankruptcy Act of 99. Scope and Contents The Richard Levin Documents on the Creation of the 9 United States Bankruptcy Code are divided into series as previously organized prior to accession. There are 0 series, of which are further divided into subseries. The series include research--correspondence, reports, statements and articles--on the history of bankruptcy law, Chapter XIII, Bankruptcy Exemptions, Bankruptcy Preferences, Marital Property, and Stockbrokers Insolvency. The collection also includes Meeting Minutes; two reports for the Commission on Bankruptcy Laws; copies of HR 09, HR, HR and HR; correspondence and reports from the National Bankruptcy Conference; correspondence, statements and reports from the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights; Judicial Determinations; Bankruptcy Statistics Tables, Bankruptcy Act Hearings including HR, HR and HR 00; Preliminary Drafts for code sections on administrative powers, automatic stay, case commencements, commodities brokers and dealers, - Page -

6 Richard Levin Papers on the Creation of the 9 United States Bankruptcy Code bankruptcy court procedures, creditors and claims, debtors duties and benefits, definitions, estate liquidation, and uniform exemptions act; Pre-Preliminary Drafts covering general provisions, estate liquidations, municipal code, drafting notes, officers of the estate, organization of the bill, preferences, railroads reorganization, securities, stockbroker liquidations, crimes and criminal procedures, the transition period, and wage earner plans; 9th Congress Committee Prints; Advisory Committee Notes and Correspondence; HR and Correspondence including from the 9th Congress, comments on HR, and future technical and murphy letters; Committee Prints, Drafts and Amendments; Subcommittee Prints, Drafts and Amendments; HR 00 Amendments, Changes and Committee Prints; Floor Files from October 9; Discussion Drafts and Technical Changes; Conference Files on HR 00 and S ; 9th Congress House Amendments; DeCocini Amendments and Congressional Records; Notes on Bankruptcy Legislation; Los Angeles General HR 00 Files; Tax Files; Legislative History; Emergency Rule Research Materials; and Miscellaneous Correspondence, Drafts and Reports. Bulk dates are 9-9 with supplementary information from years 9, 9, 99, 90, 9, and Bankruptcy Statistics Tables dated The collection also includes some undated materials. Arrangement note This collection is arranged into 0 series, of which have been further arranged into subseries. The original organizational structure has largely been retained so the documents correspond with electronic files. The series layout showing corresponding electronic file numbers is as follows: Bankruptcy Code Research 99-90, 9, 9, 90-9 and undated (e-files ) Preliminary Research 9, 90-9 (e-files ) Chapter XIII Research 9, 90-9 (e-files ) Bankruptcy Exemptions Research 9-9 (e-files ) Bankruptcy Preferences Research 99-90, 9, 90-9 (e-files ) Marital Property Research 9 and undated (e-files ) Stockbroker Insolvency Research 9, 9 and undated (e-files ) Meeting Minutes 9-9 (e-files ) Commission on Bankruptcy Laws Reports 9, 9 (e-files ) Introduced House Bills 9-9 (e-files ) National Bankruptcy Conference Materials 9-9 (e-files ) Comparison of HR & HR 9 September (e-file 0009) Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights Materials 9 (e-files ) Judicial Determinations 9 (e-files ) Bankruptcy Statistics Tables and 9 (e-files ) Bankruptcy Act Hearings 9, 9-9 (e-files ) Preliminary Drafts 9-9 (e-files ) Administrative Powers Drafts 9 (e-files ) Automatic Stay Drafts 9 (e-files ) Case Commencement and Administration Drafts 9 (e-files ) Commodities Brokers and Dealers Drafts 9 (e-files ) Bankruptcy Court Procedures 9-9 (e-files ) Creditors and Claims Drafts 9 (e-files ) Debtors Duties and Benefits Drafts 9 (e-files ) Definitions 9 (e-files ) Estate Procedure Drafts 9 (e-files ) Uniform Exemptions Act Drafts 9 (e-files ) Pre-Preliminary Drafts 9, 9, 9, 90, 9, 9, 9 (e-files ) General Provisions 9 (e-files ) Estate Liquidations 9 (e-files ) Municipal Code 9 (e-files ) Drafting Notes 9, 9 (e-files ) Officers of the Estate Code 9 (e-files ) Organization of the Bill 9 (e-files ) Preferences Code 90 January, 9 (e-files ) Railroad Reorganization Code 9 (e-files ) Securities Laws 9 (e-files - Page -

7 Richard Levin Papers on the Creation of the 9 United States Bankruptcy Code ) Stockbroker Liquidation Code 9 (e-files ) Crimes and Criminal Procedures 9 March, 9 (e-files ) Transition Period Code 9, 9, 9, 9 (e-files ) Wage Earner Plans 9 (e-files ) 9th Congress Committee Prints 9-9 (e-files ) Advisory Committee Notes and Correspondence 9, 9-9 (e-files ) HR and Correspondence 9 (e-files ) Committee Prints, Drafts and Amendments 9-9 (e-files 00-00) Subcommittee Prints, Drafts and Amendments 9-9 (e-files ) HR 00 9 (e-files ) Floor Files 9 October (e-files 00-00) Discussion Drafts and Technical Changes 9-9 (e-files ) Conference Files on HR 00 and S 9 (e-files ) 9th Congress, House Amendments 9 (e-files ) DeCocini Amendments and Congressional Records 9 (e-files ) 9th Congress Correspondence and Reports 9-9 (e-files ) Notes on Bankruptcy Legislation 9-9 (e-files ) Los Angeles General HR 00 Files 9 (e-files ) Tax Files, 9 (e-files ) Legislative History 9-9 (e-files 00-00) Emergency Rule Research Materials 9-9 (e-files ) Miscellaneous Correspondence, Drafts and Reports 9, 9-9 (e-files ) Administrative Information University of Pennsylvania, Biddle Law Library, National Bankruptcy Archives Finding aid prepared by Ellison Graham and Leslie O'Neill. Access Restrictions The archives reserves the right to restrict access to materials of sensitive nature. Please contact the department for further information. Use Restrictions Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Processing Information note Processed by Ellison Graham and Leslie O'Neill, August 0. Controlled Access Headings - Page -

8 Richard Levin Papers on the Creation of the 9 United States Bankruptcy Code PERSONAL NAME(S) Countryman, Vern Cyr, Conrad K. Edwards, Don Forsythe, John S. Kennedy, Frank R. Klee, Kenneth N. Rodino, Peter Smith, Gerald K. Treister, George M., 9- SUBJECT(S) Bankruptcy Bankruptcy reform - Page -

9 Richard Levin Papers on the Creation of the 9 United States Bankruptcy Code Collection Inventory BANKRUPTCY CODE RESEARCH, 99-90, 9, 90-9, UNDATED. PRELIMINARY RESEARCH, 9, CHAPTER XIII RESEARCH, 9, BANKRUPTCY EXEMPTIONS RESEARCH, 9-9. BANKRUPTCY PREFERENCES RESEARCH, 99-90, 9, 90-9 (BULK, 90-9). MARITAL PROPERTY RESEARCH, 9 AUGUST AND UNDATED. STOCKBROKER INSOLVENCY RESEARCH, 9, 9 AND UNDATED. MEETING MINUTES, 9-9, 9, 9. - Page 9 -

10 COMMISSION ON BANKRUPTCY LAWS REPORTS, 9 JULY, 9 APRIL. INTRODUCED HOUSE BILLS, 9-9. NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY CONFERENCE MATERIALS, 9-9. COMPARISON OF HR AND HR, 9 SEPTEMBER. SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS MATERIALS, 9 MAY-SEPTEMBER. - Page 0 -

11 JUDICIAL DETERMINATIONS, 9. BANKRUPTCY STATISTICS TABLES, 90-99, 9. BANKRUPTCY ACT HEARINGS, 9, PRELIMINARY DRAFTS, 9-9. ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS DRAFTS, 9 SEPTEMBER. - Page -

12 AUTOMATIC STAY DRAFTS, 9. CASE COMMENCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION DRAFTS, 9 JUNE-AUGUST. COMMODITIES BROKERS AND DEALERS DRAFTS, 9 AUGUST-NOVEMBER. BANKRUPTCY COURT PROCEDURES, 9-9. CREDITORS AND CLAIMS DRAFTS, 9 AUGUST. DEBTORS DUTIES AND BENEFITS DRAFTS, 9 AUGUST. DEFINITIONS, 9. ESTATE PROCEDURE DRAFTS, 9. UNIFORM EXEMPTIONS ACT DRAFTS, 9. 9 PRE-PRELIMINARY DRAFTS, 9, 9, 9, 90, 9, 9, 9 (BULK, 9-9). - Page -

13 GENERAL PROVISIONS, 9. 0 ESTATE LIQUIDATIONS, 9. MUNICIPAL CODE, 9 JULY. DRAFTING NOTES, 9, 9. OFFICERS OF THE ESTATE CODE, 9. ORGANIZATION OF THE BILL, 9. PREFERENCES CODE, 90, 9. RAILROAD REORGANIZATION CODE, 9. SECURITIES LAWS, 9. STOCKBROKER LIQUIDATION CODE, 9. CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURES, 9, 9. TRANSITION PERIOD CODE, 9, 9, 9, 9. WAGE EARNER PLANS, Page -

14 9TH CONGRESS COMMITTEE PRINTS, ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE, 9, 9-9. HR AND CORRESPONDENCE, 9. - Page -

15 COMMITTEE PRINTS, DRAFTS AND AMENDMENTS, SUBCOMMITTEE PRINTS, DRAFTS AND AMENDMENTS, 9-9. HR 00, 9. - Page -

16 FLOOR FILES, 9 OCTOBER. DISCUSSION DRAFTS AND TECHNICAL CHANGES, 9-9. CONFERENCE FILES ON HR 00 AND S, 9. 9TH CONGRESS, HOUSE AMENDMENTS, Page -

17 DECOCINI AMENDMENTS AND CONGRESSIONAL RECORDS, TH CONGRESS CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORTS, NOTES ON BANKRUPTCY LEGISLATION, 9-9. LOS ANGELES GENERAL HR 00 FILES, 9. TAX FILES, 9. - Page -

18 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY, 9-9. EMERGENCY RULE RESEARCH MATERIALS, 9-9. MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE, DRAFTS AND REPORTS, 9, Page -

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