Free Sessions (no CLE)

This panel of lawyers and a Delaware bankruptcy judge, who have been involved in some of the most contested recent confirmation battles, will discuss developments in the application of plan confirmation standards, as well as the latest trends in how that law is being applied at contested confirmation hearings.

Hospitality and the Tax Man: Historical Hospitality Tax Issues in Distress

Beware of the Traps: Ethical and Fiduciary Issues for Committee Members and Professionals

Who Pays the Price for Health Care Insolvencies: the Consumer, the Vendors or the Public at Large?

Join in the fun with ABI’s rendition of the American classic game show “Hollywood Squares,” where some of your favorite celebrity bankruptcy judges serve up a smorgasbord of dubious and comical answers to help contestants forge a winning tic-tac-toe. And you will learn something about bankruptcy law, too!

With low energy commodity prices the new reality, many companies operating in the energy industry have been adversely affected. The result: E&P companies are being forced to restructure their balance sheets like never before — both in and out of court. This expert panel will provide an overview on the restructuring issues typically faced by industry participants, as well as industry trends, with particular focus on opportunities for insolvency professionals.

In this discussion, leading practitioners in both bringing and defending significant fraudulent transfer claims will describe the current best practices gleaned from their substantial experiences.

This panel provides updates on the law and suggests the necessary tools for your consumer tax toolbox, in particular concepts of cancellation of indebtness, home mortgage modiifcations, issuance of 1099s by creditors, separate-entity treatment under IRC section 1398, priority of tax claims, nondischargeability of tax claims, and other thorny tax issues frequently facing consumer bankruptcy lawyers.

After the dismissal of the Delaware filing by Baha Mar, should we assume that other cases (whether chapter 11 or chapter 15) involving non-U.S. entities filed in the U.S. will receive the same fate? This will be one of the numerous cases that will be examined in this panel on cutting-edge chapter 15 and other cross-border cases.