Free Sessions (no CLE)

This lively session is intended to trace the trends in the application of the technical approaches to business and securities valuations, and to examine the direction the valuation profession is heading in. Are we becoming more of a science or an art, and how will the direction of the profession affect our work and its reliability?

International restructuring expert will review foreign and domestic restructuring laws and their relative effects on value maximization, cost reduction and differences in valuation methodology.

How and when is a secured creditor’s rights affected by § 552? This session will examine typical scenarios so you can learn all you need to know about this difficult area of the law.

Join panelists as they explore the issues of confidentiality and privilege in bankruptcy mediations. The panel will discuss the current landscape for what may be the most critical component to the success of a mediation; and delve into what parties and courts are, and/or should be, doing to protect and preserve parties' reasonable expectations regarding the confidentiality of all that is said and exchanged during the course of a bankruptcy mediation. It promises to be an interesting discussion for anyone representing a party, or otherwise participating, in a bankruptcy mediation.

This panel focuses on the duties professionals have to protect electronically stored client information, best practices, ethical obligations and business considerations.

Bankruptcy judges sound off on the best (and worst) behavior of our bankruptcy brothers and sisters. Join us in our first ABC-sponsored session!

Hosted by the Bankruptcy Litigation and Young and New Members Committees

Have you ever had your expert sink your case with the wrong words? This no longer needs to be the case. Learn how to get the best testimony out of nonprofessional witnesses, including business owners and CFOs. This panel will discuss various evidentiary matters, including the use of affidavits, how to get hearsay in, special rules for business owners (valuation testimony and how to make it credible), direct testimony and business records.