JOL Online Notes

Rarely does Congress act proactively. But with the passage of the Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA)[1] in 2019, the legislature may have—unknowingly at the time—saved many small businesses from the devastating economic effects of the coronavirus. For years, critics have bemoaned the Bankruptcy Code’s (Code) rigid framework for reorganizing financially distressed companies—specifically its one-size-fits-all treatment of the corner store and the Fortune 500 conglomerate.[2] Yet the SBRA attempted to streamline the lengthy and costly reorganization process, creating a fast-track path for small businesses in Chapter 11.

By: Alina Veneziano* Abstract This Article traces the history of extraterritorial regulation, as applied to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt

Chairpointment: Rethinking the Appointment of Independent Agency Chairpersons Samuel Rubinstein* The modern independent agency chairperson possesses great executive and administrative