Laura Coordes’s research focuses on bankruptcy and financial distress, including commercial law, large corporate reorganizations, international and comparative insolvency law, and local government finance and policy. At Arizona State University, 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 is currently serving as the Reporter for the Uniform Law Commission’s Drafting Committee on Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors. With Charles Tabb and Kara Bruce, she is author of The Law of Bankruptcy (6th ed.). 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.
