California Secured Transactions Under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code: Forms and Practice Manual
Prominent California attorneys have drawn from their extensive experience to bring you this practical, easy-to-use book, containing a comprehensive collection of all the current rules of Article 9, along with extensive commentaries on how they affect the forms and procedures used in California today.
Important features and changes of this Second Edition include:
- Comprehensive updates to reflect secured transactions law and practice over the last 17 years;
- Elimination of detailed discussion of transition rules;
- Reorganization and streamlining of chapters;
- Consolidation in Chapter 6 of all sections dealing with types of collateral;
- Consolidation in Chapter 10 of discussion of secured party’s obligations;
- Reorganization and cleanup of forms; and
- All forms available on the accompanying CD for convenience and ease of use.
Thomas Klaus Gump is a partner in the San Francisco office of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. He practices in the firm's Finance Practice Group, focusing on debt and equity finance, corporate governance, and general corporate matters. His transactional experience includes secured and unsecured commercial loans, venture debt facilities, private placement of equity securities, mergers, stock and asset purchases, joint ventures, and other business arrangements. Mr. Gump received a B.A. in Government, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University in 1989 and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1992. Following law school, Mr. Gump served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Loren A. Smith, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C.
Alicia M. McKnight is an attorney in the San Francisco office of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. She practices in the firm’s finance section, representing financial institutions and borrowers in a variety of domestic and international commercial matters. Her transactional experience includes project financing, asset-backed financing, other secured and unsecured commercial financing, and stock and asset purchases. Mrs. McKnight received a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law with a concentration in international law.
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SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Overview, Definitions, and Applicable Law
Chapter 2: Creating a Security Interest—Attachment—Making the Secured Party's Rights Enforceable Against the Debtor
Chapter 3: Perfection
Chapter 4: Financing Statement Mechanics
Chapter 5: Prevailing Against Others
Chapter 6: Particular Types of Collateral
Chapter 7: Proceeds
Chapter 8: Changes after Closing
Chapter 9: Enforcement
Chapter 10: Secured Party's Obligations
Chapter 11: Forms
Appendices
Indices