2026 New York City Bankruptcy Conference

This panel will explore recent developments affecting chapter 11 plan confirmation issues, including the evolving standards for consensual releases, gatekeeper provisions, and insights from the ConvergeOne decision. The panelists will also examine the impact of market uncertainty on business projections and analyze chapter 11 plan implications arising from pre-petition liability-management exercises (LMEs).Learning ObjectivesAttendees will understand recent developments in Chapter 11 plan confirmation, including evolving standards for consensual releases, gatekeeper provisions, and key rulings such as ConvergeOne.Attendees will examine the impact of prepetition liability management exercises (LMEs) and market uncertainty on plan structure and business projections.Attendees will analyze practical implications of confirmation-related issues for structuring and negotiating Chapter 11 plans.

This panel will discuss recent trends and issues in cross-border cases, including the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Purdue Pharma, the continuing trend of foreign airlines reorganizing in the U.S., how updates to foreign insolvency systems have made restructuring outside the U.S. a more regular occurrence for multinational companies, and creative uses for chapter 15 when a plenary chapter 11 proceeding is not available or advisable.Learning ObjectivesAttendees will understand current developments in cross-border restructuring, including Chapter 11 and Chapter 15 filings involving foreign entities and U.S. companies restructuring abroad.Attendees will examine emerging and novel uses of Chapter 15, including strategies addressing third-party releases, cannabis-related restructurings, and involuntary proceedings against foreign debtors.Attendees will analyze practical and strategic issues in international insolvency proceedings, including jurisdictional challenges and coordination across legal systems.

Moderated by ABI’s Bill Rochelle, seven bankruptcy judges from New York, Delaware, Houston and New Jersey will predict how the Supreme Court is likely to rule on the most controversial issues in reorganization, Subchapter V and Chapter 13.Learning ObjectivesAttendees will gain insight into how bankruptcy judges view emerging and contentious issues in reorganization cases, Subchapter V, and Chapter 13.Attendees will explore judicial perspectives on how the Supreme Court may approach unresolved or split issues in bankruptcy practice.Attendees will examine practical implications of differing judicial interpretations for debtors, creditors, and case strategy.