The Trend Towards Greater Disclosure of Bondholder Positions in Bankruptcy -- the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure Proposes a Substantial Rewrite of Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2019

This article examines an amendment proposed in August 2009 by the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure to Rule 2019 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that would require greater disclosure by participating creditors and equity holders in chapter 9 and 11 bankruptcies.