Prof. George Rayner Warner is a lawyer practicing restructuring & bankruptcy. George Rayner received a B.A. degree from Emory University in 1977, and has been licensed for 46 years. George Rayner practices in New York, NY.
Professional & Community Involvement
•Course Leader, INSOL International’s Global Insolvency Practice, 2013
•fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
•American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
•Co-Chair, Pensions and Benefits in Bankruptcy Committee, 2006-2007
•Secretary, 2000-2003
•Executive Committee, 1997-2003
•Board of Directors, 1992-2003
•American Board of Certification
•Board of Directors, 1991-2001, 2004-Present
•Faculty, 1991-1998, 2004-Present
•Management Committee, 1998-2001
•Executive Committee, 1991-2001
•Chair, 2000
•President, 1999
•First Vice President (President-Elect), 1998
•Dean (an Charter Dean), 1991-1995
•Chair, Association of American Law Schools, Section on Post-Graduate Legal Education, 2006-2007
•Faculty Advisor, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
•Faculty Advisor, Judge Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
•Founding Member, International Insolvency Institute
Published Articles
02.18.15 Rejoice In New York's Revised UCC, But Beware Traps
06.09.14 Questions Left Unanswered In High Court's Arkison Ruling
10.01.01 Using the Strong Arm Power to Attack Name Errors Under Revised Article 9
Alerts
02.17.15 New York Amends its UCC, but Problems Remain
12.17.13 Second Circuit Adds Eligibility Requirement for Chapter 15 Cases
11.14.13 Fifth Circuit Holds That Stern Eliminates Bankruptcy Court's Power to Decide Non-Core Actions by Consent
09.06.13 Seventh Circuit sides with Sixth Circuit in Stern Split
12.11.12 Ninth Circuit Weighs in on Stern: Absent Waiver, Non-Claimant Defendants Entitled to Final Adjudication in District Court
11.01.12 Sixth Circuit Reinvigorates Stern v. Marshall Debate
06.11.12 Supreme Court Holds that Free and Clear Sale Plan Cannot be Confirmed Without Preserving Secured Creditor's Credit Bidding Rights
06.23.11 Supreme Court Limits Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction
04.01.05 Business Bankruptcy Provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
03.01.04 Seventh Circuit Casts Doubt on Common Practice of Paying Critical Vendors in Bankruptcy Cases Member: Professional & Community Involvement •Course Leader, INSOL International's Global Insolvency Practice, 2013 Published Articles 02.18.15 Rejoice In New York's Revised UCC, But Beware Traps 06.09.14 Questions Left Unanswered In High Court's Arkison Ruling 10.01.01 Using the Strong Arm Power to Attack Name Errors Under Revised Article 9 Alerts 02.17.15 New York Amends its UCC, but Problems Remain 12.17.13 Second Circuit Adds Eligibility Requirement for Chapter 15 Cases 11.14.13 Fifth Circuit Holds That Stern Eliminates Bankruptcy Court's Power to Decide Non-Core Actions by Consent 09.06.13 Seventh Circuit sides with Sixth Circuit in Stern Split 12.11.12 Ninth Circuit Weighs in on Stern: Absent Waiver, Non-Claimant Defendants Entitled to Final Adjudication in District Court 11.01.12 Sixth Circuit Reinvigorates Stern v. Marshall Debate 06.11.12 Supreme Court Holds that Free and Clear Sale Plan Cannot be Confirmed Without Preserving Secured Creditor's Credit Bidding Rights 06.23.11 Supreme Court Limits Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction 04.01.05 Business Bankruptcy Provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 03.01.04 Seventh Circuit Casts Doubt on Common Practice of Paying Critical Vendors in Bankruptcy Cases Member: Professional & Community Involvement •Course Leader, INSOL International's Global Insolvency Practice, 2013 Published Articles 02.18.15 Rejoice In New York's Revised UCC, But Beware Traps 06.09.14 Questions Left Unanswered In High Court's Arkison Ruling 10.01.01 Using the Strong Arm Power to Attack Name Errors Under Revised Article 9 Alerts 02.17.15 New York Amends its UCC, but Problems Remain 12.17.13 Second Circuit Adds Eligibility Requirement for Chapter 15 Cases 11.14.13 Fifth Circuit Holds That Stern Eliminates Bankruptcy Court's Power to Decide Non-Core Actions by Consent 09.06.13 Seventh Circuit sides with Sixth Circuit in Stern Split 12.11.12 Ninth Circuit Weighs in on Stern: Absent Waiver, Non-Claimant Defendants Entitled to Final Adjudication in District Court 11.01.12 Sixth Circuit Reinvigorates Stern v. Marshall Debate 06.11.12 Supreme Court Holds that Free and Clear Sale Plan Cannot be Confirmed Without Preserving Secured Creditor's Credit Bidding Rights 06.23.11 Supreme Court Limits Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction 04.01.05 Business Bankruptcy Provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 03.01.04 Seventh Circuit Casts Doubt on Common Practice of Paying Critical Vendors in Bankruptcy Cases Member: Professional & Community Involvement •Course Leader, INSOL International's Global Insolvency Practice, 2013 Published Articles 02.18.15 Rejoice In New York's Revised UCC, But Beware Traps Alerts 02.17.15 New York Amends its UCC, but Problems Remain Awards & Recognition •Recipient, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges' Excellence in Education Award, 2013 Professional & Community Involvement •Course Leader, INSOL International's Global Insolvency Practice, 2013 Published Articles 02.18.15 Rejoice In New York's Revised UCC, But Beware Traps Alerts 02.17.15 New York Amends its UCC, but Problems Remain Professional & Community Involvement •Course Leader, INSOL International's Global Insolvency Practice, 2013 Published Articles 02.18.15 Rejoice In New York's Revised UCC, But Beware Traps Alerts 02.17.15 New York Amends its UCC, but Problems Remain Professional & Community Involvement •Course Leader, INSOL International's Global Insolvency Practice, 2013 Published Articles 02.18.15 Rejoice In New York's Revised UCC, But Beware Traps Alerts 02.17.15 New York Amends its UCC, but Problems Remain Professional & Community Involvement •Course Leader, INSOL International's Global Insolvency Practice, 2013 Published Articles 02.18.15 Rejoice In New York's Revised UCC, But Beware Traps 06.09.14 Questions Left Unanswered In High Court's Arkison Ruling 10.01.01 Using the Strong Arm Power to Attack Name Errors Under Revised Article 9 Alerts 02.17.15 New York Amends its UCC, but Problems Remain 12.17.13 Second Circuit Adds Eligibility Requirement for Chapter 15 Cases 11.14.13 Fifth Circuit Holds That Stern Eliminates Bankruptcy Court's Power to Decide Non-Core Actions by Consent 09.06.13 Seventh Circuit sides with Sixth Circuit in Stern Split 12.11.12 Ninth Circuit Weighs in on Stern: Absent Waiver, Non-Claimant Defendants Entitled to Final Adjudication in District Court 11.01.12 Sixth Circuit Reinvigorates Stern v. Marshall Debate 06.11.12 Supreme Court Holds that Free and Clear Sale Plan Cannot be Confirmed Without Preserving Secured Creditor's Credit Bidding Rights 06.23.11 Supreme Court Limits Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction 04.01.05 Business Bankruptcy Provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 03.01.04 Seventh Circuit Casts Doubt on Common Practice of Paying Critical Vendors in Bankruptcy Cases Member: Professional & Community Involvement •Course Leader, INSOL International's Global Insolvency Practice, 2013 Published Articles Alerts Professional & Community Involvement
•fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
•American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
•Co-Chair, Pensions and Benefits in Bankruptcy Committee, 2006-2007
•Secretary, 2000-2003
•Executive Committee, 1997-2003
•Board of Directors, 1992-2003
•American Board of Certification
•Board of Directors, 1991-2001, 2004-Present
•Faculty, 1991-1998, 2004-Present
•Management Committee, 1998-2001
•Executive Committee, 1991-2001
•Chair, 2000
•President, 1999
•First Vice President (President-Elect), 1998
•Dean (an Charter Dean), 1991-1995
•Chair, Association of American Law Schools, Section on Post-Graduate Legal Education, 2006-2007
•Faculty Advisor, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
•Faculty Advisor, Judge Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
•Founding Member, International Insolvency Institute Fellow: to the American College of Bankruptcy
•fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
•American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
•Co-Chair, Pensions and Benefits in Bankruptcy Committee, 2006-2007
•Secretary, 2000-2003
•Executive Committee, 1997-2003
•Board of Directors, 1992-2003
•American Board of Certification
•Board of Directors, 1991-2001, 2004-Present
•Faculty, 1991-1998, 2004-Present
•Management Committee, 1998-2001
•Executive Committee, 1991-2001
•Chair, 2000
•President, 1999
•First Vice President (President-Elect), 1998
•Dean (an Charter Dean), 1991-1995
•Chair, Association of American Law Schools, Section on Post-Graduate Legal Education, 2006-2007
•Faculty Advisor, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
•Faculty Advisor, Judge Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
•Founding Member, International Insolvency Institute Fellow: to the American College of Bankruptcy
•fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
•American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
•Co-Chair, Pensions and Benefits in Bankruptcy Committee, 2006-2007
•Secretary, 2000-2003
•Executive Committee, 1997-2003
•Board of Directors, 1992-2003
•American Board of Certification
•Board of Directors, 1991-2001, 2004-Present
•Faculty, 1991-1998, 2004-Present
•Management Committee, 1998-2001
•Executive Committee, 1991-2001
•Chair, 2000
•President, 1999
•First Vice President (President-Elect), 1998
•Dean (an Charter Dean), 1991-1995
•Chair, Association of American Law Schools, Section on Post-Graduate Legal Education, 2006-2007
•Faculty Advisor, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
•Faculty Advisor, Judge Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
•Founding Member, International Insolvency Institute Fellow: to the American College of Bankruptcy
06.09.14 Questions Left Unanswered In High Court's Arkison Ruling
10.01.01 Using the Strong Arm Power to Attack Name Errors Under Revised Article 9
12.17.13 Second Circuit Adds Eligibility Requirement for Chapter 15 Cases
11.14.13 Fifth Circuit Holds That Stern Eliminates Bankruptcy Court's Power to Decide Non-Core Actions by Consent
09.06.13 Seventh Circuit sides with Sixth Circuit in Stern Split
12.11.12 Ninth Circuit Weighs in on Stern: Absent Waiver, Non-Claimant Defendants Entitled to Final Adjudication in District Court
11.01.12 Sixth Circuit Reinvigorates Stern v. Marshall Debate
06.11.12 Supreme Court Holds that Free and Clear Sale Plan Cannot be Confirmed Without Preserving Secured Creditor's Credit Bidding Rights
06.23.11 Supreme Court Limits Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction
04.01.05 Business Bankruptcy Provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
03.01.04 Seventh Circuit Casts Doubt on Common Practice of Paying Critical Vendors in Bankruptcy Cases
•Recipient, American Bankruptcy Institute's Annual Service Award, 2013
•Member, Winning Team, U.S. News - Best Lawyers Law Firm of the Year in Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy, 2013
•Robert M. Zinman Scholar in Residence - American Bankruptcy Institute, Washington, D.C., Fall 2002
•Recipient, Outstanding Professor Award, St. John's University School of Law, 2004 and 2005
•Recipient, Outstanding Professor Award, Annual award by the UMKC Law Alumni Association for outstanding teaching, 1997-1998 academic year
•Recipient, Best Friend Award, First recipient of annual award by the UMKC Law Alumni Association for a non-alumnus/alumna who has advanced the interests of the law school, 1995
•Recipient, Outstanding Professor Award, First recipient of annual award by the UMKC Law Alumni Association for outstanding teaching, 1993-1994 academic year
•Recipient, Pierson Award - UMKC Award for Outstanding Professional School Teaching, 1988-1989 academic year
•Recipient, W. Oliver Rasch Award; Award for best article published in the Journal of the Missouri Bar, 1987
•Recipient, Who's Who in American Law Member:
•fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
•American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
•Co-Chair, Pensions and Benefits in Bankruptcy Committee, 2006-2007
•Secretary, 2000-2003
•Executive Committee, 1997-2003
•Board of Directors, 1992-2003
•American Board of Certification
•Board of Directors, 1991-2001, 2004-Present
•Faculty, 1991-1998, 2004-Present
•Management Committee, 1998-2001
•Executive Committee, 1991-2001
•Chair, 2000
•President, 1999
•First Vice President (President-Elect), 1998
•Dean (an Charter Dean), 1991-1995
•Chair, Association of American Law Schools, Section on Post-Graduate Legal Education, 2006-2007
•Faculty Advisor, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
•Faculty Advisor, Judge Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
•Founding Member, International Insolvency Institute Fellow: to the American College of Bankruptcy
06.09.14 Questions Left Unanswered In High Court's Arkison Ruling
10.01.01 Using the Strong Arm Power to Attack Name Errors Under Revised Article 9
12.17.13 Second Circuit Adds Eligibility Requirement for Chapter 15 Cases
11.14.13 Fifth Circuit Holds That Stern Eliminates Bankruptcy Court's Power to Decide Non-Core Actions by Consent
09.06.13 Seventh Circuit sides with Sixth Circuit in Stern Split
12.11.12 Ninth Circuit Weighs in on Stern: Absent Waiver, Non-Claimant Defendants Entitled to Final Adjudication in District Court
11.01.12 Sixth Circuit Reinvigorates Stern v. Marshall Debate
06.11.12 Supreme Court Holds that Free and Clear Sale Plan Cannot be Confirmed Without Preserving Secured Creditor's Credit Bidding Rights
06.23.11 Supreme Court Limits Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction
04.01.05 Business Bankruptcy Provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
03.01.04 Seventh Circuit Casts Doubt on Common Practice of Paying Critical Vendors in Bankruptcy Cases Member:
•fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
•American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
•Co-Chair, Pensions and Benefits in Bankruptcy Committee, 2006-2007
•Secretary, 2000-2003
•Executive Committee, 1997-2003
•Board of Directors, 1992-2003
•American Board of Certification
•Board of Directors, 1991-2001, 2004-Present
•Faculty, 1991-1998, 2004-Present
•Management Committee, 1998-2001
•Executive Committee, 1991-2001
•Chair, 2000
•President, 1999
•First Vice President (President-Elect), 1998
•Dean (an Charter Dean), 1991-1995
•Chair, Association of American Law Schools, Section on Post-Graduate Legal Education, 2006-2007
•Faculty Advisor, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
•Faculty Advisor, Judge Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
•Founding Member, International Insolvency Institute Fellow: to the American College of Bankruptcy
06.09.14 Questions Left Unanswered In High Court's Arkison Ruling
10.01.01 Using the Strong Arm Power to Attack Name Errors Under Revised Article 9
12.17.13 Second Circuit Adds Eligibility Requirement for Chapter 15 Cases
11.14.13 Fifth Circuit Holds That Stern Eliminates Bankruptcy Court's Power to Decide Non-Core Actions by Consent
09.06.13 Seventh Circuit sides with Sixth Circuit in Stern Split
12.11.12 Ninth Circuit Weighs in on Stern: Absent Waiver, Non-Claimant Defendants Entitled to Final Adjudication in District Court
11.01.12 Sixth Circuit Reinvigorates Stern v. Marshall Debate
06.11.12 Supreme Court Holds that Free and Clear Sale Plan Cannot be Confirmed Without Preserving Secured Creditor's Credit Bidding Rights
06.23.11 Supreme Court Limits Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction
04.01.05 Business Bankruptcy Provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
03.01.04 Seventh Circuit Casts Doubt on Common Practice of Paying Critical Vendors in Bankruptcy Cases Member:
•fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
•American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
•Co-Chair, Pensions and Benefits in Bankruptcy Committee, 2006-2007
•Secretary, 2000-2003
•Executive Committee, 1997-2003
•Board of Directors, 1992-2003
•American Board of Certification
•Board of Directors, 1991-2001, 2004-Present
•Faculty, 1991-1998, 2004-Present
•Management Committee, 1998-2001
•Executive Committee, 1991-2001
•Chair, 2000
•President, 1999
•First Vice President (President-Elect), 1998
•Dean (an Charter Dean), 1991-1995
•Chair, Association of American Law Schools, Section on Post-Graduate Legal Education, 2006-2007
•Faculty Advisor, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
•Faculty Advisor, Judge Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
•Founding Member, International Insolvency Institute Fellow: to the American College of Bankruptcy
06.09.14 Questions Left Unanswered In High Court's Arkison Ruling
10.01.01 Using the Strong Arm Power to Attack Name Errors Under Revised Article 9
12.17.13 Second Circuit Adds Eligibility Requirement for Chapter 15 Cases
11.14.13 Fifth Circuit Holds That Stern Eliminates Bankruptcy Court's Power to Decide Non-Core Actions by Consent
09.06.13 Seventh Circuit sides with Sixth Circuit in Stern Split
12.11.12 Ninth Circuit Weighs in on Stern: Absent Waiver, Non-Claimant Defendants Entitled to Final Adjudication in District Court
11.01.12 Sixth Circuit Reinvigorates Stern v. Marshall Debate
06.11.12 Supreme Court Holds that Free and Clear Sale Plan Cannot be Confirmed Without Preserving Secured Creditor's Credit Bidding Rights
06.23.11 Supreme Court Limits Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction
04.01.05 Business Bankruptcy Provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
03.01.04 Seventh Circuit Casts Doubt on Common Practice of Paying Critical Vendors in Bankruptcy Cases Member:
•fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
•American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
•Co-Chair, Pensions and Benefits in Bankruptcy Committee, 2006-2007
•Secretary, 2000-2003
•Executive Committee, 1997-2003
•Board of Directors, 1992-2003
•American Board of Certification
•Board of Directors, 1991-2001, 2004-Present
•Faculty, 1991-1998, 2004-Present
•Management Committee, 1998-2001
•Executive Committee, 1991-2001
•Chair, 2000
•President, 1999
•First Vice President (President-Elect), 1998
•Dean (an Charter Dean), 1991-1995
•Chair, Association of American Law Schools, Section on Post-Graduate Legal Education, 2006-2007
•Faculty Advisor, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
•Faculty Advisor, Judge Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
•Founding Member, International Insolvency Institute Fellow: to the American College of Bankruptcy
•fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
•American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
•Co-Chair, Pensions and Benefits in Bankruptcy Committee, 2006-2007
•Secretary, 2000-2003
•Executive Committee, 1997-2003
•Board of Directors, 1992-2003
•American Board of Certification
•Board of Directors, 1991-2001, 2004-Present
•Faculty, 1991-1998, 2004-Present
•Management Committee, 1998-2001
•Executive Committee, 1991-2001
•Chair, 2000
•President, 1999
•First Vice President (President-Elect), 1998
•Dean (an Charter Dean), 1991-1995
•Chair, Association of American Law Schools, Section on Post-Graduate Legal Education, 2006-2007
•Faculty Advisor, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
•Faculty Advisor, Judge Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
•Founding Member, International Insolvency Institute Fellow: to the American College of Bankruptcy
06.09.14
Questions Left Unanswered In High Court's Arkison Ruling
10.01.01
Using the Strong Arm Power to Attack Name Errors Under Revised Article 9
12.17.13
Second Circuit Adds Eligibility Requirement for Chapter 15 Cases
11.14.13
Fifth Circuit Holds That Stern Eliminates Bankruptcy Court's Power to Decide Non-Core Actions by Consent
09.06.13
Seventh Circuit sides with Sixth Circuit in Stern Split
12.11.12
Ninth Circuit Weighs in on Stern: Absent Waiver, Non-Claimant Defendants Entitled to Final Adjudication in District Court
11.01.12
Sixth Circuit Reinvigorates Stern v. Marshall Debate
06.11.12
Supreme Court Holds that Free and Clear Sale Plan Cannot be Confirmed Without Preserving Secured Creditor's Credit Bidding Rights
06.23.11
Supreme Court Limits Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction
04.01.05
Business Bankruptcy Provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
03.01.04
Seventh Circuit Casts Doubt on Common Practice of Paying Critical Vendors in Bankruptcy Cases Member:
•Course Leader, INSOL International's Global Insolvency Practice, 2013
•fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
•American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
•Co-Chair, Pensions and Benefits in Bankruptcy Committee, 2006-2007
•Secretary, 2000-2003
•Executive Committee, 1997-2003
•Board of Directors, 1992-2003
•American Board of Certification
•Board of Directors, 1991-2001, 2004-Present
•Faculty, 1991-1998, 2004-Present
•Management Committee, 1998-2001
•Executive Committee, 1991-2001
•Chair, 2000
•President, 1999
•First Vice President (President-Elect), 1998
•Dean (an Charter Dean), 1991-1995
•Chair, Association of American Law Schools, Section on Post-Graduate Legal Education, 2006-2007
•Faculty Advisor, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
•Faculty Advisor, Judge Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
•Founding Member, International Insolvency Institute Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy
