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Laura Coordes serves as Professor of Law at Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, where she teaches Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Advanced Bankruptcy, Secured Transactions, and Contracts. An active American Bankruptcy Institute member, she chairs the Insolvency Law Academy's Insolvency Scholars Forum and serves as Reporter for the Uniform Law Commission's Drafting Committee on Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors.
Her educational credentials include a J.D. with honors from The University of Chicago Law School (2010), where she was a Bradley Fellow and served on The University of Chicago Law Review, and a B.A. summa cum laude from New York University (2006). Prior to academia, she practiced bankruptcy law at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York.
Professor Coordes' research centers on bankruptcy and financial distress, with specialized expertise in municipal bankruptcy, large corporate reorganizations, and international comparative insolvency frameworks. Her scholarship critically examines bankruptcy venue dynamics, environmental obligations in insolvency proceedings, healthcare restructuring challenges, and the treatment of distressed public entities. She frequently bridges theoretical analysis with practical policy recommendations through legislative drafting initiatives.
Her recent scholarly output demonstrates increasing focus on municipal and public entity insolvency, with growing international comparative dimensions. She consistently explores intersections between bankruptcy law and environmental regulation, healthcare finance systems, and energy sector restructuring, establishing herself as a leading voice on how bankruptcy mechanisms address systemic financial crises beyond traditional corporate contexts.
Her scientific recognition includes:
- ABI 40 Under 40 (2020)
- American Bankruptcy Law Journal Academic Fellow (2018)
Through faculty advising roles for the Corporate and Business Law Journal and Business Legal Assistance Program, Professor Coordes mentors students in practical bankruptcy applications. Her service on the University Promotion & Tenure Committee and National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Education Committee reflects institutional leadership. The co-founded Research Network on Public Authorities and Financial Distress drives collaborative scholarship addressing real-world municipal financial crises across jurisdictions.
She actively cultivates interdisciplinary dialogue through the Research Network on Public Authorities and Financial Distress, which convenes scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to develop innovative solutions for municipal financial distress. This initiative has produced significant comparative research on public entity insolvency frameworks and informed legislative drafting efforts at national and international levels.
