2027 Annual Seminar
March 12-14, 2027
Omni LaCosta Resort
Carlsbad, CA
New Frontiers in Commercial Law
Included in our 11 hours of MCLE studies will be:
- AI as it relates to commercial law.
- The GENIUS Act as it relates to commercial law
- New uniform acts that relate to commercial law
- Fraud as it relates to commercial law
Laura Coordes's research focuses on bankruptcy and financial distress and includes commercial law, large corporate reorganizations, international and comparative insolvency law, and local government finance and policy. She teaches Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Advanced Bankruptcy, Secured Transactions (in-person and online), and Contracts. Professor Coordes is an active member of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and was honored as a member of the ABI's 40 Under 40 in 2020. Professor Coordes served on the board of the American Bankruptcy Law Journal from 2019 until 2022 and is an Honorary Master of the Arizona Bankruptcy American Inn of Court. She also served as the Reporter for the Uniform Law Commission's Drafting Committee on Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, and she is Co-Chair of the Insolvency Law Academy's Insolvency Scholars Forum. With Charles Tabb and Kara Bruce, Professor Coordes is author of The Law of Bankruptcy (6th ed., West Academic, 2024), and with Eugenio Vaccari, Yseult Marique, and Geo Quinot, she is author of Municipalities in Financial Distress: An ESG Critique (Edward Elgar 2025). She is also a contributing editor for Bankruptcy Law Commentaries. Professor Coordes received her J.D. with honors from The University of Chicago Law School, where she was a Bradley Fellow and served on The University of Chicago Law Review. She completed a legal fellowship at the Student Press Law Center after receiving her degree. Before coming to the College of Law, Professor Coordes practiced in the Business, Finance and Restructuring Department at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York.
