Publications

Recent Publications

A) Academic Articles

Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, ‘Insolvency Law in the Global South: Lessons for the Global North”, American Journal of Comparative Law (Forthcoming, 2026)
Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, ‘Building a Restructuring Hub: Lessons from Singapore’ (2025) 62(4) American Business Law Journal, pp. 271-287.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, ‘The Digitalization of Insolvency Proceedings’ (2025) 34(2) International Insolvency Review, pp. 475-491.
Anthony J. Casey, Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez and Robert K. Rasmussen, ‘A Commitment Rule for Insolvency Forum: A Response to Critics’ (2025) 41 Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal, pp. 407-422.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez and Adolfo Rouillon), ‘The Latin American Principles for Out-of-Court Workouts’ (2025) 22 (2) International Corporate Rescue, pp. 69-73.
Anthony J. Casey, Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez and Robert K. Rasmussen, ‘A Commitment Rule for Insolvency Forum’ (2025), 4(1) University of Chicago Business Law Review, pp. 51-76.
Kenneth Ayotte and Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, ‘The Promise and Perils of Debtor-in-Possession Financing: Lessons from the United States’ (2024) 21 (5) International Corporate Rescue, pp. 309-312.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, The Implementation of the Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency: International Divergences and Challenges Ahead (2024), Vol. 22 (3) International Corporate Rescue.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Debtor-in-Possession Financing in Reorganisation Procedures: Regulatory Models and Proposals for Reform (2023) 24(3) European Business Organization Law Review, pp. 555–582.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, The Rise of Pre-Packs as a Restructuring Tool: Theory, Evidence and Policy (2023) 24(1) European Business Organization Law Review, pp. 93-116.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, The Future of Insolvency Law in a Post-Pandemic World (2022) 31(3) International Insolvency Review, pp. 385-402.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez and Elena Daly, Managing Insolvency Risks in Emerging Markets (2022) 48(8) Journal of Portfolio Management, pp. 95-108.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Towards an Optimal Model of Directors' Duties in the Zone of Insolvency: An Economic and Comparative Approach (2021) 21(2) Journal of Corporate Law Studies, pp. 365-395.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Implementing an Insolvency Framework for Micro and Small Firms (2021) 30 (S1) International Insolvency Review, pp. 46-66.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, The Future of Reorganization Procedures in the Era of Pre-Insolvency Law (2020) 21(4) European Business Organization Law Review, pp. 829-853.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Insolvency Law in Times of COVID-19 (2020) 41(7) Company Lawyer, pp. 191-198.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez and Samuel Loh, Singapore's Legal and Economic Response to the Covid-19 Crisis: The Role of Insolvency Law and Corporate Workouts (2020) 17(4) International Corporate Rescue, pp. 292-297.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez and Vincent Ooi,The Tax Treatment of Haircuts in Financial Reorganizations (2020) 26(1) Revenue Law Journal, pp. 1-18.

B) Working Papers

Jim Albertus, Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, Edith Hotchkiss, and Xiang Zheng, The Economic Impact of Insolvency Reforms Around the World (2026).
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, The Myth of Debtor-Friendly or Creditor-Friendly Insolvency Systems: Evidence from a New Global Insolvency Index, SMU Yong Pung How School of Law Research Paper 4/2023.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Building a Restructuring Hub: Lessons from Singapore, Singapore Management University School of Law Research Paper 16/2021.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Insolvency Law in Emerging Markets, Ibero-American Institute for Law and Finance, Working Paper 3/2020.

C) Books

Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Reinventing Insolvency Law in Emerging Economies (Cambridge University Press, 2024).
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez (ed.), Felix Steffek (ed.), Kenneth Ayotte, Anthony J. Casey, Andreas Engert, Francisco Garcimartin, Simin Gao, Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Francisco Satiro, Richard Squire, Felix Steffek, Wataru Tanaka, Wai Yee Wan, Rolef de Weijs, Defeng Xu and Kristin van Zwieten, Foundations of Corporate Insolvency Law: An Economic and Comparative Perspective (Oxford University Press, Forthcoming, 2026).
Stephen Bull (ed.), Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez (ed.), Stephen Bull, Clayton Chong, Harold Foo, Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Smitha Menon and Kwan Kiat Sim, Corporate Insolvency Law in Singapore (Academy Publishing, Forthcoming, 2026).

D) Policy Reports and Other Publications

Nydia Remolina, Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez and Daniel Liu, The Treatment of Digital Assets in Insolvency, in Jason G. Allen, Simon Gleeson, Peter Hunn and Eva Micheler (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Digital Assets and the Law (Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2026).
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez and Wee Ling Loo, 'The Treatment of Secured Creditors in Insolvency Proceedings in Singapore', in Dennis Faber, Niels Vermunt, Louise Gullifer, Jason Kilborn, and Christopher Symes (eds.), Secured Creditors in Insolvency, Comparative and International Insolvency Law Series (Oxford University Press, Forthcoming 2026).
Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez and Adolfo Rouillon, Latin American Principles for Out-of-Court Workouts, Ibero-American Institute for Law and Finance, 2024
Anthony J. Casey, Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez and Robert K. Rasmussen, 'Towards a New Approach for the Choice of Insolvency Forum', Policy note sent to United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group V (Insolvency) (2024).
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, 'Litigation Funding in Singapore', in Sulette Lombard and Christopher F Symes (eds.), A Cross-Jurisdictional Comparison of the Use of Commercial Litigation Funding in Insolvency in Selected Jurisdictions, INSOL International, November, 2022.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Guide on the Treatment of Insolvent Micro and Small Enterprises in Asia, International Insolvency Institute and Asian Business Law Institute (2022).
Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez and Vincent Ooi, Singapore’s Special Insolvency Scheme for Small Companies(2021) 102(8) Tax Notes International 1053-1055
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Simon Brodie and Pooja Mahajan,Global Guide: Corporate insolvency responses adopted to support business through the Covid-19 Crisis, World Bank and INSOL, April 2020.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Global Guide: Measures adopted to support distressed businesses through the COVID-19 Crisis: Singapore, World Bank and INSOL, April 2020.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, The Value of Insolvency Law in the COVID-19 Crisis, in Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Mark Findlay and Goh Yihan (eds),Law and COVID-19 (2020), SMU School of Law, pp. 101-104.

E) Blog Posts

Nydia Remolina, Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez and Daniel Liu, The Treatment of Digital Assets in Insolvency, Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable, 14 October 2025
Andrés F. Martinez, Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez and Harish Natarajan, The crucial role of insolvency law in job creation and preservation, World Bank Group, Private Sector Development Blog, 1 July 2025
Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, Insolvency Law as a Catalyst for Growth, Oxford Business Law Blog, 23 June 2025
Anthony J. Casey, Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez and Robert K. Rasmussen, A Commitment Rule for Insolvency Forum, Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable, 26 March 2024
Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, The Rise of Pre-Packs as a Restructuring Tool: Theory, Evidence and Policy, Oxford Business Law Blog, 26 March 2024
Anthony J. Casey, Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez and Robert K. Rasmussen, Towards a New Approach for the Choice of Insolvency Forum, Singapore Global Restructuring Initiative Blog, 15 September 2023
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Building a Restructuring Hub: Lessons from Singapore, Oxford Business Law Blog, 9 February 2022.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, The Future of Insolvency Law in a Post-Pandemic World, Oxford Business Law Blog, 18 November 2021.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez,Implementing an Efficient Insolvency Framework for Micro and Small Firms, Oxford Business Law Blog, 4 February 2021.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Towards an Optimal Model of Directors' Duties in the Zone of Insolvency: An Economic and Comparative Approach, Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable, 19 January 2021.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Towards an Optimal Model of Directors' Duties in the Zone of Insolvency: A Comparative Assessment, Oxford Business Law Blog, 17 December 2020.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Insolvency Law in Emerging Markets, Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable, 15 September 2020.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Insolvency Law in Times of COVID-19, Oxford Business Law Blog, 14 April 2020.
Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Directors’ Duties of Financially Distressed Companies in Times of COVID-19, Oxford Business Law Blog, 24 March 2020.

F) Press and Cited Work

UK Insolvency Service's Post-Implementation Review of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020, 21 June 2023.
III & ABLI launch new guide on treatment of insolvent MSEs in Asia, Global Restructuring Review, 16 November 2022.
SGRI, Singapore: crypto collapses “enliven” opportunity for mediation, Global Restructuring Review, 15 November 2022
New guide offers advice on the treatment of insolvent micro and small enterprises in Asia, Australasian Lawyer, 3 June 2022.
Singapore vies to be insolvency hub with Sontchi joining bench, Bloomberg Law, 25 January 2022.
Singapore's updated insolvency kit may see more use next year as government support tapers off,Business Times,29 December 2021.
Speech by Minister for Culture, Community & Youth and Second Minister for Law Edwin Tong SC at the Singapore Insolvency Conference, 13 October 2021.
Global Snapshot of Pre-packs, Singapore Academy of Law, 12 August 2021.
Developments in Singapore's insolvency and restructuring regime: What lessons can Australia learn from Singapore's recent insolvency law reform process?Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association (ARITA) Journal, June 2021.
Insolvency regimes for micro and small firms: An interview with the head of the SGRI, Singapore Academy of Law, 19 February 2021.
Saved by the bell? How Singapore's new insolvency laws could extend lifelines for distressed companies, Business Times, 15 August 2020.
More firms are going bankrupt, data shows, Straits Times, 27 March 2020.