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This panel will explore the evolving world of Merchant Cash Advances (MCAs), offering attendees a clear understanding of how MCA transactions work and their role in business financing. Experts will discuss the current legal and regulatory environment shaping the industry, as well as the practical costs and benefits for both funders and merchants. Whether you're new to MCAs or looking to deepen your insight, this session will provide valuable perspectives from legal, financial, and operational standpoints.
Understanding and calculating income can be challenging when it isn't consistent. This panel will explore strategies for assessing income for individuals with variable earnings, including seasonal employees, gig workers, self-employed individuals, and those receiving overtime or bonuses. The panelists also will discuss best practices, tools and policy considerations to ensure accurate and fair income determination in complex financial situations.
Health care bankruptcies present unique legal, operational and regulatory challenges that require specialized strategies and coordination. This session examines recent high-profile health care bankruptcy cases and will analyze the factors driving financial distress in hospitals, senior care facilities and other medical providers. The panelists explore such issues as patient care continuity, treatment of Medicare and Medicaid claims, the role of governmental regulators, and the impact of health care-specific rules on restructuring efforts. Whether representing debtors, creditors or other stakeholders, practitioners will gain insights into navigating the complexities of insolvency in the health care sector.
This webinar will discuss efforts currently underway to amend Bankruptcy Rule 9031 to expand judges’ toolboxes and allow for the appointment of special neutrals (a.k.a. special masters), and will focus on practical considerations in evaluating such an amendment.
As generative AI becomes part of the bankruptcy and restructuring toolbox, professionals face exciting opportunities — and serious obligations. This interactive panel will dive into real-world uses of AI tools, best practices for effective prompting, and the ethical rules you really don’t want to break. The panelists will include live demonstrations and audience Q&A, and discuss how courts and clients are responding to this fast-changing landscape.
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The Changing Retail Environment and Restructuring Consequences
How are retail bankruptcies conducted today vs. 10+ years ago? How are future retail bankruptcies likely to look? What are the macro trends in retail, and what are the consequences of traditional brick-and-mortar retail? What will be the dominant types(s) of retail platform(s), and who will be buying or investing in retail assets? This session will cover IP and other technology issues (valuation, liens on IP), lease issues, privacy issues, credit cards and gift cards.
Recent Issues in Plan Confirmation
The panel will discuss recent decisions on cramdowns, gifting, equitable mootness and structured dismissals (Jevic), statutory subordination (American Housing Foundation), nonconsensual releases (Seaside Engineering), plan modification (SCH Corp.) and impairment, what happens when the debtor is not required to pay the contractual rate of interest on unsecured notes (EFH), post-petition interest (what is the federal judgment rate if a contract rate does not apply?), and the scope of § 524(e).
Fraudulent Transfer Litigation
This panel will focus on recent litigation regarding actual vs. constructive fraud, how to plead and prove actual intent (Lyondell), the anticipated Second Circuit decision on safe harbors, etc., “fraudulent spin-off” cases (Tronox, Chemours, Paragon Offshore) and conflict-of-law issues.
How to Value Debt
Valuation panels have generally focused on how to value debtors and their stock. But what about valuing debt, the other form of consideration that is generally issued under a bankruptcy plan? The session will discuss coverage ratios and other credit metrics, comparability, the impact of covenants and other terms, credit reporting and rating, and more.
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