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If a bondholder sues and gets a judgment before a sovereign can restructure its debt, does the bondholder escape the restructuring? If so, will countries like Venezuela--which can't restructure any time soon and is increasingly a target of litigation in U.S. courts--be left without restructuring tools? Federal courts guru Andy Hessick (UNC Law) patiently explains why a restructuring vote under a collective action clause has no effect on a judgment. But governments needn't worry. There are plenty of other tools at their disposal.

Producer: Leanna Doty