Stephanie Wickouski 
Bankruptcy Crimes Third Edition 

This authoritative treatise on bankruptcy fraud is an invaluable reference book for bankruptcy law practitioners, white-collar criminal lawyers, prosecutors, judges, restructuring professionals, and academicians. Bankruptcy Crimes is the only book extant on the subject and is unique in its dual perspective and analysis of criminality and bankruptcy law. The book explains, in a clear and captivating style, both the statutory intricacies of bankruptcy law as well as the fundamentals of the related criminal offenses.

Among the topics covered are: fraud, perjury, embezzlement, bribery, money laundering, destruction of records, fraudulent acquisitions in a bankruptcy proceeding, asset forfeiture, and sentencing. The book also elucidates the function and roles of various federal officials who are responsible for investigating and prosecuting bankruptcy crimes, the defenses to charges of bankruptcy crimes, and ethical and professional responsibilities of attorneys representing debtors and other parties in bankruptcy.

About the author

Stephanie Wickouski is a partner in the New York office of Bryan Cave LLP. She counsels clients on all aspects of bankruptcy, insolvency and commercial transactions. With more than 30 years of experience handling complex reorganization cases throughout the country, she has served as lead bankruptcy counsel to indenture trustees in multiple high-profile cases. A nationally recognized bankruptcy practitioner, she has been named as one of the 12 Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers in the US by Turnarounds & Workouts, and has been recognized in the practice of bankruptcy by U.S. News Best Lawyers in America since 2006. She is a frequent lecturer, author, and commentator on bankruptcy, restructuring, and financial fraud, and is the author of Indenture Trustee – Bankruptcy Powers & Duties published in Nov. 2015. Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Wickouski was a trial attorney with the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, and received several awards for her handling of bankruptcy litigation. She lives in lower Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood with her husband, David A. Fletcher, a noted musician and director.