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Sale leaseback transactions are often marketed as win-win situations — unlocking capital while allowing companies to retain operational control of critical assets. But beneath the surface, these structures can carry significant and sometimes underestimated risks. This panel will take a hard look at the “dark side” of sale leasebacks, exploring how transactions that appear overly rosy at inception can later become the focal point of financial distress and legal battles. The panelists will examine the operational ramifications of sale leasebacks, including constraints on flexibility, long-term cost burdens, and impacts on liquidity and capital adequacy. The discussion also will address litigation risks, particularly claims tied to solvency, ability to pay debts, and allegations of fraudulent conveyance or improper capitalization. As sale leasebacks continue to gain traction — especially in capital-intensive and distressed environments — the panelists will explore why this structure remains attractive and how it is reflected on a company’s financial statements from an accounting and disclosure perspective.Learning Objectives:Attendees will evaluate the operational and financial implications of sale leaseback transactions, including their effects on liquidity, capital adequacy, and long-term cost structure.Attendees will analyze the potential restructuring and litigation risks associated with sale leasebacks, including solvency challenges, fraudulent conveyance claims, and disputes over capitalization.Attendees will assess how sale leasebacks are structured and presented in financial statements, including key accounting and disclosure considerations that may affect stakeholder interpretation and risk assessment.

Hosted by ABI's Bankruptcy Litigation Committee.Plan confirmation is the defining moment of every chapter 11 case — the place where negotiation, litigation and strategy converge. While the Bankruptcy Code sets the framework, the outcome often turns on valuation disputes, creditor dynamics, feasibility challenges and the strategic use of cramdown. This webinar will take an inside look at how chapter 11 plans are actually won and lost. The panelists will explore the key battles that shape confirmation, from classification and voting issues to contested valuation fights and emerging disputes over third-party releases. Drawing on real-world experiences, the discussion will focus on how debtors, creditors and committees build leverage, resolve objections, and navigate contested confirmation hearings in today’s restructuring landscape.

Liability management exercises (LMEs) have become an increasingly prominent tool for financially distressed companies seeking to raise new capital, refinance existing obligations, and restructure debt outside of bankruptcy. From uptiers and drop-downs to double-dips and pari-plus transactions, courts are now confronting the enforceability of these transactions and defining their limits. This panel will examine the structural mechanics of LMEs, survey the evolving litigation landscape, and consider the broader implications for borrowers, lenders and the restructuring market.

This panel will explore current pressures on health care operators, financing structures and real estate transactions. The panelists will cover entity structures, lending approaches and key trends defining today's health care market.Learning Objectives:Attendees will learn to:Identify current financial pressures on health care operators and their impact on real estate transaction structures and lending approaches.Analyze entity structuring options and financing mechanisms commonly used in health care real estate transactions.Evaluate emerging trends in health care operator distress and their implications for lenders, investors and restructuring professionals.