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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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Bankruptcy Litigation Panel 1
Fraudulent conveyance post-TOUSA; direct/indirect benefit; § 550(d); update on in pari delicto; clearing firm as initial transferee in Ponzi scheme (Goldman Sachs v. Bayou); update on case law (e.g., Stern v. Marshall and Madoff); pre-emption (TOUSA, Tribune, Lyondell); safe harbors; insurance issues (sequencing of claims in litigation, policy exclusions, DIP/committee same as pre-petition insured?); venue (Patriot, HMH)
Bankruptcy Litigation Panel 2
Fraudulent conveyance post-TOUSA; direct/indirect benefit; § 550(d); update on in pari delicto; clearing firm as initial transferee in Ponzi scheme (Goldman Sachs v. Bayou); update on case law (e.g., Stern v. Marshall and Madoff); pre-emption (TOUSA, Tribune, Lyondell); safe harbors; insurance issues (sequencing of claims in litigation, policy exclusions, DIP/committee same as pre-petition insured?); venue (Patriot, HMH)
The Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11: What We've Learned So Far and the Road Ahead
Much has changed in the world of corporate restructuring since the Bankruptcy Code was passed in 1978. ABI's review commission has been operating since last April, gathering information about whether and how corporate bankruptcy law could be reformed to make the process more effective and result in greater maximization of values for all stakeholders. Hear about the process, and the policies under review, from the Commission co-chair and three others from the 20-member Commission.
Comparison of U.S. vs. European Distressed Debt Market and Restructuring Environment
Legal and cultural investor considerations in specific European jurisdictions (e.g., U.K., Germany and Spain); how the option of U.S. chapter 11 influences investor outcomes; update on the status of bankruptcy reforms in European jurisdictions; multi-jurisdictional issues within European restructurings; how the distressed market functions and impacts restructurings (liquidity, transparency, etc.)
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