Business

Resolved: Third-party releases should never be permitted. Resolved: Jevic does not apply to gifting.

The panelists will delve into the various issues looming over the health care and education industries, including (1) the potential changes in policy under the Trump administration, (2)overleveraged institutions and (3) the differing issues facing the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.

This panel of health care experts will discuss current topics in health care insolvency focusing on the key issues and areas that will impact cases in 2017 and 2018

Lien-Perfection Issues; Ethical Considerations for Debtors’ Counsel; Authority to File; Creditor Standing to Prosecute Estate Claims; Cash Collateral/Adequate Protection

This panel will feature a roundtable discussion with bankruptcy judges from the Ninth Circuit and across the country. The judges will share their thoughts and perspectives, as well as take questions from the audience, on topics of current interest in both business and consumer cases.

If you’re ready for the challenge (or at least are willing to give it a try), come play “What’s My Objection?” at this session and test your skills at asserting evidentiary objections. Join the panelists in this fun format as we confront the strategic and technical issues associated with making objections.

What do you do when your opposing counsel’s financial expert is known as the Villain of Wall Street? Come learn how to uncover and expose statistical lies, false logic, trickery and graphical “sleight of hand” during this humorous presentation.

Business-development experts explain how you should go about developing your very own business plan!

In this session, the panelists will discuss the unique operational issues that arise when guiding a hospital or health care agency through the bankruptcy or restructuring process, including calculation and collection of account receivables through Medicare and private insurance, proper maintenance of patient records, and the sale and transfer of operational licenses and patient lists. We will also discuss the impact of the Affordable Care Act on health care operations, and what might be expected in future restructurings in today’s political climate.

The panelists, comprised of malpractice professionals and a representative from a major insurer, will share their combined experience and describe frequent mistakes that can lead to malpractice claims in business bankruptcy cases — as well as strategies to avoid them.