Prof. Adrian Walters

Professor

Current Position

Professor of Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law
565 West Adams Street
Chicago, IL 60661
USA

Tel: 312-906-5343
Email: adrianwalters66@gmail.com

Education

Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, BA (History) (1986-1989)
Nottingham Trent University, Law (1989-1991)

Professional Career

Trainee & Associate Solicitor, Eking Manning (1991-1994)
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer; Reader; Geldards Professor of Corporate & Insolvency Law, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University (1994-2002 (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer); Reader (2002-2005); Geldards Professor of Corporate & Insolvency Law (2005-2011))
Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law (2011-present)

Affiliations

International Insolvency Institute, Member (Since December 2015)
American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
Chancery Bar Association (U.K.), Hon. Member (Since 2009)
INSOL International, Member

Publications

Unexpired Leases in a Restructuring Procedure, in Corporate Restructuring Law in Flux (Jennifer Payne & Kristin Van Zwieten eds., 2025) (with Sarah Paterson)
Chapter 11's Inclusivity Problem, 55 Arizona State Law Journal 1227 (2023) (with Sarah Paterson)
Selective Corporate Restructuring Strategy, 86 Modern Law Review 436 (2023) (with Sarah Paterson)
The Characterization of Pre-insolvency Proceedings in Private International Law, 21 European Business Organization Law Review 855 (2020) (with Irit Mevorach)
Modified Universalisms & the Role of Local Legal Culture in the Making of Cross-Border Insolvency Law, 93(1) American Bankruptcy Law Journal 47 (2019)
United States' Bankruptcy Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities: Exorbitant or Congruent? Taylor & Francis Journal of Corporate Law Studies 2017
Giving Effect to Foreign Restructuring Plans in Anglo-US Private International Law Nottingham Law School Nottingham Insolvency and Business Law eJournal 2015
Statutory Erosion of Secured Creditors' Rights: Some Insights from the UK University of Illinois Law Review University of Illinois Law Review 2015
Involuntary Bankruptcy as Debt Collection American Bankruptcy Law Journal 2013 Co-authored with Jason Kilborn
The Costs and Benefits of Secured Creditor Control in Bankruptcy: Evidence from the UK De Gruyter Review of Law and Economics 2012 Co-authored with John Armour & Audrey Hsu