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Sponsored by ABI's Real Estate Committee Agriculture is the original real estate-based business. Combined with its related industries, the agriculture sector accounts for 19.7 million jobs in the U.S., according to the Department of Agriculture. This vast industry is comprised of multinational corporations and independent family farmers, which are all prone to risks from unpredictable factors ranging from the weather to commodity pricing and trade policy. These variables can lead to distressed situations where restructuring professionals can add value, but they first need to learn the basics of the industry from a business and legal standpoint, particularly chapter 12 bankruptcy — one of the most powerful chapters in the Bankruptcy Code. This program will focus on these issues to prepare attorneys, financial advisors and other professionals for future restructuring assignments in this unique space.

Survey the landscape of filing trends through the first half of 2022 (Jan. 1-June 30), and gain an informed statistical perspective of what could happen next in bankruptcy, with this panel of key experts, who will be utilizing data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy Analytics.

Sponsored by ABI's Commercial and Regulatory Law Committee This panel of experts will discuss the implications for and obligations of attorneys representing companies in chapter 11 when a security incident/data privacy event happens.

Sponsored by ABI's Real Estate Committee Commercial real estate continues to be a sector to watch as we navigate the post-COVID recovery period, which has thus far featured high inflation, rising interest rates, work-from-home preferences and other changes in consumer behavior. This panel of seasoned real estate attorneys and advisors will provide an update on where things stand across all of the key asset classes, including office, retail, industrial, multi-family and hospitality, as the important summer season winds down, in order to arm practitioners with important insights as we head into 2022's fourth quarter.

Sponsored by Delaware Trust, a CSC Company Cross-border restructurings involve a wide range of complex processes across jurisdictions. This webinar will address recent developments impacting formal and informal debt-restructuring procedures in the U.S. and Europe, practical issues for lawyers advising on cross-border debt-restructurings, key legal strategies regarding a cross-border debt-restructuring, and the role of management and directors involved in a restructuring exercise. Specifically, the panelists will delve into: the main challenges facing companies involved in cross-border restructurings and bankruptcy proceedings; the key legal and regulatory developments that will affect cross-border restructurings and insolvencies going forward; strategies for navigating the multiple legal systems and cultural differences that companies may face; and how multijurisdictional companies can prepare for cross-border restructurings and bankruptcy proceedings.

Sponsored by the Secured Credit Committee This webinar will delve into issues involving digital accounts, cryptocurrency and NFTs, including how to get secured and perfected, how to liquidate, and bankruptcy-specific considerations. The panelists also will discuss UCC Article 12 and its impact on the digital-asset world for secured parties. The presentation will help practitioners better understand the considerations and issues they should be spotting when advising their constituents on dealing with digital assets.

Sponsored by ABI's Financial Advisors and Investment Banking Committee Although the COVID-19 emergency has battered many industries, it did not mark the beginning of what is currently besieging colleges and universities; issues have been brewing beneath the surface of these proud institutions for a long time. The headwinds of shrinking enrollment, increased competiton and downward pressures on tuition are causing many institutions in higher education to address their economic viability. Increasing costs and decreasing revenues are a reciepe for disaster in any business, and colleges and universities are not immune to such challenges, which are further exacerbated by regulatory obligations and academic culture, especally when it involves restructuting smaller institutions. Learn first-hand from experts in the field how colleges and universities can best be restructured.

Sponsored by ABI's Real Estate Committee The hospitality sector is unique as even before the fundamentals of bankruptcy restructuring come into play, practitioners must first focus on the basic blocking and tackling of the legal of issues that are unique to the hotel business. Examples include brand flag licensing agreements, hotel management agreements, Property Improvement Plans (PIP), and more. This program will focus on these issues to prepare attorneys, financial advisors, and other professionals for future restructuring assignments.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Josh Sussberg will join Jessica Steinhagen and Ian Howland of Reorg's First Day team to provide an overview of 2021 chapter 11 filings data and trends, moderated by ABI Public Affairs Officer John Hartgen. They will also provide industry-level insights across various sectors and highlight key takeaways. Following 2020, the busiest year for chapter 11s on First Day record, 2021 was the slowest and is the first in at least six years to record fewer than 300 cases, with 275. All sectors recorded a drop in filings except for real estate and utilities. Real estate matched 2020’s total exactly, and utilities were up 57% because of Winter Storm Uri’s impact on power-producers in Texas. 2021 included five real estate chapter 11s with more than $1 billion in debt; the sector led all others with respect to filings.

Sponsored by the Financial Advisors and Investment Banking Committee Advisors based in Colombia, London, New York and Singapore will share their experiences on how distressed deals are closed, along with their insights and predictions on what the deal market will look like going forward, and how rising costs, inflation, interest rates and volatility in the capital markets globally may impact the deal space. Come join us for this special panel discussion.