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Confirmation Roundtable: Top Tips to Confirm a Chapter 11 PlanThis roundtable will explore choices and strategies in formulating a plan, including classification, thestreamlining tools available under § 105(d), restructuring support agreements, and the murky intersection ofexculpations, releases and injunctions. The panelists will explore these topics with an eye toward sharingpractical tips for obtaining a successful confirmation.

This session will dive into mass tort cases, “Texas Two-Step” divisive mergers and the bad-faith arguments surrounding them, and equitable mootness (Talarico v. Ultra Petro. Corp. and others).

This session will cover a number of confirmation hot topics, including the allowance of unmatured interest (Hertz), makewhole provisions, private sponsor liability risk (In re ASHINC Corp.) and D&Os (Toys “R” Us litigation).

This session will provide a checklist of the topics to address with the management of a failing business in that first meeting with the client.

In modern practice, attorneys can hope for the best, but need to plan for the worst. Accidents and unforeseen circumstances can happen in the blink of an eye. Can your office still function if something does occur? This panel will discuss the various issues that attorneys may encounter, including cybersecurity, privacy protection, power outages, physical security compromises, mobile device loss, natural disasters, cloud-computing recovery, the continued management of remote workers and office tech.

In modern practice, attorneys can hope for the best, but need to plan for the worst. Accidents and unforeseen circumstances can happen in the blink of an eye. Can your office still function if something does occur? This panel will discuss the various issues that attorneys may encounter, including cybersecurity, privacy protection, power outages, physical security compromises, mobile device loss, natural disasters, cloud-computing recovery, the continued management of remote workers and office tech.

In modern practice, attorneys can hope for the best, but need to plan for the worst. Accidents and unforeseen circumstances can happen in the blink of an eye. Can your office still function if something does occur? This panel will discuss the various issues that attorneys may encounter, including cybersecurity, privacy protection, power outages, physical security compromises, mobile device loss, natural disasters, cloud-computing recovery, the continued management of remote workers and office tech.

This panel will address issues related to corporate governance in distressed situations. The discussion will include the interplay between corporate governance and sponsor action, considerations regarding independent directors, and the ongoing debate on the role of employee compensation plans in bankruptcy.

This session will cover the use of independent special committees/directors and will include a discussion on what independence entails, including extended family relationships/financial referral relationships, even if they are not formalized.