David Skeel

Chairman

David Skeel is the Chairman of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico. He is the S. Samuel Arsht Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the author of several books, including Debt’s Dominion: A History of Bankruptcy Law in America.

Puerto Rico

Oversight Board: right deal for Puerto Rico rests on four principles

The effects of COVID-19 on Puerto Rico are severe and the island's capacity to repay its debt has changed. The Oversight Board's objectives in the debt-restructuring process, however, have not.

By David Skeel

February 8

TRENDING

Primary bond market

Rally ensues post-jobs data; $10B on tap led by Illinois

A supply surge hits the market as The Bond Buyer 30-day visible bond volume ticks in at $17.67 billion, $10 billion of which will come the first full week of May, just as macroeconomic data moves all markets to rally.

By Lynne Funk

May 3
ESG

Oklahoma adds Barclays to list of banned muni underwriters

The latest revision of Oklahoma's fossil fuel "boycotter" list added Barclays, which joins three other municipal bond underwriters placed there last year.

By Karen Pierog

May 3
Disaster recovery

Hawaii governor fails to resuscitate HECO bond bill

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green's last-minute attempt to resuscitate a bill that would have allowed Hawaii Electric Co. to issue debt, backed by a rate increase, failed.

By Keeley Webster

May 3