Business

This panel will discuss the fallout from the recent “crypto winter,” and what it means for bankruptcy practitioners and their clients, both legally and practically. The panelists will focus on recent developments in major crypto bankruptcy cases, take a look at what is next for restructurings in the crypto industry and regulatory issues, and provide practical tips for lawyers and clients when engaging with crypto companies.

This panel focuses on material tax issues that every bankruptcy attorney should know that can impact both estate administration and bankruptcy plans. The panelists highlight issues that should be considered when a company is considering filing for bankruptcy or is in bankruptcy, such as tax attribute planning and preservation, management of COD income in connection with liability management transactions, “significant modification” of debt and how to minimize consequences, the considerations if the debtor is a partnership or a corporation, associated state tax issues, and key tax return compliance implications.

Over the last decade, the “restructuring director” has emerged as a key new player in corporate restructurings. This panel will review the rise of the restructuring director, the role they play in restructurings, and the benefits they bring — along with the controversies they cause.

This panel will explore the latest, most pressing issues being battled out in crypto bankruptcies, including creditor sealing, forfeiture and regulatory issues, and will discuss future prospects and potential issues on the horizon for crypto bankruptcies.

This panel takes a fresh look at the latest categories and buyers of asset sales under § 363, and the increased influence that unsecured creditors are exerting over those sales. The panelists discuss recent noteworthy successful and failed sales, including Vice Media, Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Celsius Network, LedgerX and Voyager.

This panel will discuss current trends in real estate that affect distressed-asset situations. The panelists will first address the state of today's real estate market from the perspectives of real estate investors, lenders and financial advisors, then will dive into current real estate issues in chapter 11 cases.

Metaverse business success can really only happen with significantly more technological adoption, so any valuation of an individual metaverse business is at some level an underwriting of the technological adoption. In what areas may the metaverse be cannibalistic? In what areas may it be accretive to existing platforms/channels? Is the metaverse likely to be principally a business or personal environment, or both? What are the avenues for investment in the metaverse and determining valuation? It has recently been predicted that the metaverse economy could, in the aggregate, “generate up to $5 trillion in impact by 2030 — equivalent to the size of the third-largest economy today, Japan." Much of that impact is seen in e-commerce by far, with other market impacts in virtual learning, advertising and gaming. But how are the various “things” in the metaverse going to be valued? If you don’t know, or don’t know what the metaverse is or encompasses, this panel is for you.

This session will provide a unique, interactive look at difficult evidentiary issues.