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Andrea Coles-Bjerre is an Associate Professor and Faculty Director of the Business Law Program at the University of Oregon School of Law. She specializes in bankruptcy law, particularly Chapter 11 corporate reorganizations, integrating cognitive linguistics to critique legal frameworks and judicial decision-making processes. Her professional affiliations include leadership roles in the ABA’s Business Bankruptcy Committee and the AALS Section on Law and Interpretation. She holds a BA in English Literature from Barnard College and a JD from Brooklyn Law School.
Her research explores intersections between bankruptcy theory, legal linguistics, and policy, with a focus on jurisdictional ambiguities, contract assumptions in insolvency, and structural critiques of foreclosure rules. Notable works include analyses of 'Tag Jurisdiction' and 'Ipso Facto' clauses in bankruptcy contexts. Coles-Bjerre previously practiced corporate bankruptcy law at Milbank, Tweed in New York, contributing to complex Chapter 11 cases.
She has engaged in law reform efforts, such as reporting for the Oregon Law Commission’s Receivership Code Work Group (2017). While no formal awards are listed, her academic contributions reflect a commitment to advancing bankruptcy law through interdisciplinary methods.
