Virginia Torrie is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba, and serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Banking and Finance Law Review.

• Figures and Tables     Abbreviations   1. Historical Institutionalism and the Recursivity of Law     Part One: 1920s–1950s2. Corporate Restructuring as a Bondholder Remedy     3. Enshrining a Bondholder Remedy in Federal Legislation     4. Constitutional References and Changing Conceptions of Federalism: 1934–1937     5. Efforts to Repeal the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act: 1938–1953    Part Two: 1970s–2000s6. New Lenders, New Forms of Lending, and Stalled Bankruptcy Reforms: 1970s–1980s     7. Purposive Interpretation and Proactive Judging: 1980s–1990s     8. Judicial Sanction of "Tactical Devices"     9. Formalizing a Modern "Debtor-in-Possession" Restructuring Narrative     10. Conclusion     Appendices     Notes

Virginia Torrie is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba, and serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Banking and Finance Law Review.

• Figures and Tables     Abbreviations   1. Historical Institutionalism and the Recursivity of Law     Part One: 1920s–1950s2. Corporate Restructuring as a Bondholder Remedy     3. Enshrining a Bondholder Remedy in Federal Legislation     4. Constitutional References and Changing Conceptions of Federalism: 1934–1937     5. Efforts to Repeal the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act: 1938–1953    Part Two: 1970s–2000s6. New Lenders, New Forms of Lending, and Stalled Bankruptcy Reforms: 1970s–1980s     7. Purposive Interpretation and Proactive Judging: 1980s–1990s     8. Judicial Sanction of "Tactical Devices"     9. Formalizing a Modern "Debtor-in-Possession" Restructuring Narrative     10. Conclusion     Appendices     Notes

Virginia Torrie is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba, and serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Banking and Finance Law Review.

• Figures and Tables     Abbreviations   1. Historical Institutionalism and the Recursivity of Law     Part One: 1920s–1950s2. Corporate Restructuring as a Bondholder Remedy     3. Enshrining a Bondholder Remedy in Federal Legislation     4. Constitutional References and Changing Conceptions of Federalism: 1934–1937     5. Efforts to Repeal the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act: 1938–1953    Part Two: 1970s–2000s6. New Lenders, New Forms of Lending, and Stalled Bankruptcy Reforms: 1970s–1980s     7. Purposive Interpretation and Proactive Judging: 1980s–1990s     8. Judicial Sanction of "Tactical Devices"     9. Formalizing a Modern "Debtor-in-Possession" Restructuring Narrative     10. Conclusion     Appendices     Notes