2026 Distressed Real Estate Symposium

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.

Fraud can surface at any stage of a transaction—and its impact can be devastating. This session guides attendees through the key phases where fraud risk emerges, spotting early warning signs during underwriting, recognizing post‑closing concerns that signal deeper issues, and deploying the appropriate remedies when misconduct becomes clear. Panelists will share real‑world examples, investigative approaches, and strategic responses used by lenders, advisors, litigators, and special servicers.Learning Objectives:Attendees will learn to:Identify early warning signs of fraud during underwriting and recognize post-closing red flags that indicate potential misconduct in real estate transactions.Apply investigative approaches and evidentiary standards used by lenders, special servicers and advisors to substantiate fraud claims.Formulate strategic legal remedies and recovery options available to victims of real estate fraud, including litigation strategies and alternative dispute resolution.

This panel will explore strategies and pitfalls in distressed lease and asset sales, both in and out of court. Panelists will address key issues in negotiating lease workouts and structuring asset sales, highlighting how tactics shift depending on asset class. Discussion will cover recent trends, including repeat bankruptcies and the rise of lease-only and stand-alone asset sales, with practical insights for stakeholders navigating today’s restructuring challenges.Learning Objectives:Attendees will learn to:Draft and negotiate lease workout agreements and structure asset sales in both in-court and out-of-court distressed scenarios.Distinguish between tactical approaches for different asset classes and identify common pitfalls in distressed lease and asset sale transactions.Analyze emerging trends, including repeat bankruptcy filings, lease-only sales, and stand-alone asset dispositions, to develop effective stakeholder strategies.

This session will present a concise, market‑focused look at distress in agricultural real estate. The panelists will define the scope of the ag sector, outline current market conditions, and identify the major drivers and asset types experiencing pressure. The discussion will cover distress pathways, valuation challenges, and the legal and regulatory factors shaping outcomes. Attendees will also gain insights into the roles of lenders and institutions, investor strategies and opportunities, key risks, and what the near‑term outlook suggests for stakeholders across the ag real estate landscape.Learning Objectives:Attendees will learn to:Identify the major asset types, market drivers and distress pathways currently affecting agricultural real estate across different regions.Apply specialized valuation methodologies and assess legal and regulatory factors unique to distressed agricultural property transactions.Evaluate investor strategies, institutional lender roles, and risk factors in agricultural real estate restructurings and workouts.

Join Tim Sloan for an insightful keynote examining the current state of the U.S. commercial real estate market. He will break down the forces shaping today’s environment and highlight emerging trends affecting assets across major sectors. The session will also explore the new opportunities these conditions create for lenders and investors, offering practical perspectives for navigating a rapidly evolving landscape.Learning Objectives:Attendees will learn to:Be able to identify and explain the key economic and market forces currently shaping the U.S. commercial real estate landscape across major asset classes.Gain the ability to evaluate emerging trends in commercial real estate and assess their potential impacts on lenders, investors and market performance.Learn to apply practical strategies for navigating evolving market conditions and recognize new opportunities created by shifts in the commercial real estate environment.

Industry experts will break down the forces reshaping hospitality—from operational and market pressures to legal and restructuring considerations. The discussion includes a focused look at hospitality challenges in Mexico and concludes with forward‑looking financial and investment insights to help stakeholders navigate the current market.Learning Objectives:Attendees will learn to:Analyze operational, market and legal pressures currently affecting hospitality sector restructurings in domestic and international markets.Identify cross-border legal and regulatory considerations specific to hospitality distress in Mexico and other international jurisdictions.Evaluate financial restructuring strategies and investment opportunities emerging from current hospitality market conditions.

Get a real-time look at today’s commercial real estate landscape across U.S. retail, office, industrial and multifamily sectors. This panel will discuss how valuation resets, capital market conditions and operating challenges are reshaping both equity and debt strategies. Industry leaders will share frontline insights on how owners and lenders are navigating market shifts, executing regionally and by asset class, and identifying opportunities emerging from market dislocation and distress.Learning Objectives:Attendees will learn to:Analyze current valuation methodologies and capital market conditions affecting commercial real estate equity and debt strategies across retail, office, industrial and multifamily sectors.Identify regional and asset-class-specific operational challenges and market dislocations that present restructuring opportunities for owners and lenders.Evaluate emerging distressed investment strategies in response to commercial real estate market shifts and weakening property fundamentals.

A focused discussion on the systemic pressures shaping today’s affordable housing landscape, using the Pinnacle Bankruptcy as a real‑world example. Speakers will highlight key legal, financial, and practical issues from the case, then expand the conversation to broader market trends, fiduciary challenges, and legal considerations affecting affordable housing across regions.Learning Objectives:Attendees will learn to:Apply key legal and financial lessons from the Pinnacle bankruptcy case to identify systemic pressures and fiduciary challenges in affordable housing restructurings.Distinguish between case-specific issues and broader market trends affecting affordable housing operators and financing structures across multiple jurisdictions.Formulate legal strategies to address regulatory compliance and practical considerations unique to distressed affordable housing matters.