First Look at Small Business Reorganization Act Cases
This panel will review the implementation, practical effects, unintended consequences, and foreseen and unforeseen problems related to the Small Business Reorganization Act.
COVID-19: Infecting Employment Issues in Bankruptcy
This panel will discuss the WARN Act, KERPs and KEIPs, vacation/sick time and the § 507(a)(4) cap, varying state laws on severance claims that are driving the locations of filings, and more.
Complex Confirmation Issues
This panel will focus on impairment, TransWest issues, third-party releases, horizontal gifting related to Noverra and more.
Welcome & Crossover Ethics Topic: Strategies and Risks of Bankruptcy as a Response to State Court Litigation
This session addresses when a bankruptcy court will accept jurisdiction and control of pending state court litigation upon the filing of a bankruptcy case by an involved party. Topics include removal, abstention, stay relief and remand, as well as the strategies and risks of filing bankruptcy in hopes of having a state court action removed to bankruptcy court.
Consumer: Nondischargeability, Discharge Injunction Violations and BofA Sanctions
This panel will cover the ins-and-outs of nondischargeability, discharge injunction violations and how to avoid them and the recent BofA sanctions.
ABI Talks (Southwest Bankruptcy Conference 2021)
Based on the "Ted Talks" format, presenters will address timely and divisive issues such as rejection of power purchase agreements, the future of oil and gas, venue alternatives and an analytical review of Bankruptcy Appellate Panels reversal and affirmances.
Nellwyn Voorhies
Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc.; New York
Jurisdictional Battle: Bankruptcy Courts vs. FERC in Rejection of Power Purchase Agreements
Theodore E. Tsekerides
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; New York
Ninth Circuit as an Alternative to SDNY/Delaware
Tobias S. Keller
Keller Benvenutti Kim LLP; San Francisco
Current State and Near Future of Oil and Gas
Scott M. Pinsonnault
Ankura Consulting Group, LLC; Indian Hills, Colo.
Analytical Review of Reversal/Affirmance Rates Between BAPs and District Courts in BAP Circuits
Steven D. Jerome
Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.; Phoenix
Repurposing or Reimagining Distressed Real Estate
This panel will discuss options and issues surrounding distressed shopping centers, retail spaces, apartments, office buildings, and other distressed real estate assets, plus proactive planning for distressed real estate assets.
Consumer: Intersection of Divorce and Bankruptcy
This panel will discuss options and issues surrounding distressed shopping centers, retail spaces, apartments, office buildings, and other distressed real estate assets, plus proactive planning for distressed real estate assets.
Chapter 11 Cases in the Headlines
This panel will discuss notable Chapter 11 cases and legislation from the past year for an overall refresher and update on chapter 11 basics and trends.
Consumer: Consumer Cases in the Headlines
This panel will cover recent legislation and judicial decisions that have affected the consumer bankruptcy practice over the last year. Panelists will discuss the recent Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit decisions on consumer cases.