LAWS 7733 Business Bankruptcy

This course explores business reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. It also touches on Chapter 7 liquidation for business entities. It adopts a problem-solving approach. Secured Transactions is recommended but not required. Students should take this course if they plan to practice any type of business law -- transactional as well as commercial litigation.

Course overview

Department
Law
School
LAW
Credits
4
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Spring

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.63 / 5 · Excellent
173 responses
Instructor rating
4.73 / 5 · Excellent
173 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Ingrid Hillinger4.84.84.84.94.94.94.94.910+ hrs/week33 of 39
Spring 2025Ingrid Hillinger4.85.04.74.85.04.94.94.87–9 hrs/week57 of 59
Spring 2024Robert Keach3.13.33.63.64.53.94.24.54–6 hrs/week20 of 21
Spring 2023Ingrid Hillinger4.95.04.84.95.05.05.05.04–6 hrs/week38 of 40
Spring 2022Ingrid Hillinger4.74.94.74.75.04.84.74.97–9 hrs/week25 of 40

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Ingrid Hillinger
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.93/5
  • Robert Keach
    Spring 2024 · Official rating 3.25/5