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This panel will explore the evolving world of Merchant Cash Advances (MCAs), offering attendees a clear understanding of how MCA transactions work and their role in business financing. Experts will discuss the current legal and regulatory environment shaping the industry, as well as the practical costs and benefits for both funders and merchants. Whether you're new to MCAs or looking to deepen your insight, this session will provide valuable perspectives from legal, financial, and operational standpoints.
Understanding and calculating income can be challenging when it isn't consistent. This panel will explore strategies for assessing income for individuals with variable earnings, including seasonal employees, gig workers, self-employed individuals, and those receiving overtime or bonuses. The panelists also will discuss best practices, tools and policy considerations to ensure accurate and fair income determination in complex financial situations.
Health care bankruptcies present unique legal, operational and regulatory challenges that require specialized strategies and coordination. This session examines recent high-profile health care bankruptcy cases and will analyze the factors driving financial distress in hospitals, senior care facilities and other medical providers. The panelists explore such issues as patient care continuity, treatment of Medicare and Medicaid claims, the role of governmental regulators, and the impact of health care-specific rules on restructuring efforts. Whether representing debtors, creditors or other stakeholders, practitioners will gain insights into navigating the complexities of insolvency in the health care sector.
This webinar will discuss efforts currently underway to amend Bankruptcy Rule 9031 to expand judges’ toolboxes and allow for the appointment of special neutrals (a.k.a. special masters), and will focus on practical considerations in evaluating such an amendment.
As generative AI becomes part of the bankruptcy and restructuring toolbox, professionals face exciting opportunities — and serious obligations. This interactive panel will dive into real-world uses of AI tools, best practices for effective prompting, and the ethical rules you really don’t want to break. The panelists will include live demonstrations and audience Q&A, and discuss how courts and clients are responding to this fast-changing landscape.
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Government Contracts and Bankruptcy: What Happens When Things Go South? - Session 1: Government Contracts Issues for the Bankruptcy Professional
a. terminations (convenience/default)
b. effect of FAR bankruptcy clause
c. subprime/prime issues: rights of the subcontractor when the prime contractor files
d. novation
e. assignment of government contracts receivables
f. effect of Assignment of Claims Act/UCC
Speakers:
Lawrence P. Block
Stinson Leonard Street LLP; Washington, D.C.
Hilary S. Cairnie
BakerHostetler; Washington, D.C.
Lawrence Sher
Reed Smith LLP; Washington, D.C.
Holly E. Svetz
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP; Tysons Corner, Va.
Janet M. Nesse
Stinson Leonard Street LLP; Washington, D.C.
Christopher J. Giaimo
BakerHostetler; Washington, D.C.
Prof. Sally M. Henry
Texas Tech University School of Law; Lubbock, Texas
Hon. Thomas J. Catliota
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Md.); Greenbelt
Government Contracts and Bankruptcy: What Happens When Things Go South? - Session 2: Bankruptcy Issues for the Government Contracts Professional
a. the automatic stay and relief from the stay
b. discrimination against the debtor, and how that affects termination
c. setoff/recoupment
d. buying assets in bankruptcy
e. executory contracts issues
f. claims by government agencies
g. adversary proceedings and other litigation with the government
h. employee claims
i. interactions with the DOL, DOJ, etc.
Speakers:
Lawrence P. Block
Stinson Leonard Street LLP; Washington, D.C.
Hilary S. Cairnie
BakerHostetler; Washington, D.C.
Lawrence Sher
Reed Smith LLP; Washington, D.C.
Holly E. Svetz
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP; Tysons Corner, Va.
Janet M. Nesse
Stinson Leonard Street LLP; Washington, D.C.
Christopher J. Giaimo
BakerHostetler; Washington, D.C.
Prof. Sally M. Henry
Texas Tech University School of Law; Lubbock, Texas
Hon. Thomas J. Catliota
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Md.); Greenbelt
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Retool your CARE skills, or get a head start on the basics of CARE presenting at this master class with three of the most experienced CARE presenters on the planet.
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