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This panel will discuss the best practices for drafting motions and briefs and presenting those filings to the court when they are contested and uncontested. The panelists also will discuss the pitfalls to avoid when drafting motions and briefs and presenting those pleadings to the court.

Join this leading panel of experts as they discuss the most recent important chapter 11 decisions, including those involving limited liability companies, the § 546(e) safe harbor, make-whole premiums and successor liability.

This panel will discuss how young professionals can grow their practices, maintain contacts, improve their reputations and bring in business.

This panel will cover the case timeline including notable appeals and decisions.

Caesars has been one of the largest and most contentious cases in recent years. Hear how the parties involved addressed the most difficult issues in the case and how a resolution was finally reached.

This session discusses to whom a debtor surrenders his residence, and whether a surrender prohibits the debtor from opposing a state court foreclosure action. The recent case of In re Failia (11th Cir.) sheds light on these questions.

This session will focus on providing a framework to help mid-level professionals develop a plan for advancement in the bankruptcy and restructuring industry, including best practices for developing and maintaining client relationships, creating a personal brand, navigating intra-firm politics, identifying opportunities for growth, and the use of business and personal networks to achieve career goals.

This panel will discuss lessons learned from leveraging technology in administering mega-, mid-size and small chapter 11 cases. The panelists will discuss and demonstrate the use of technology in administering chapter 11 cases, including submission of e-proofs of claim and e-ballots, electronic noticing and solicitation, case administration websites, and electronic claims reconciliation. The panel will also address how to improve the efficiency of using such technologies within the context of small or mid-size chapter 11 cases.

This session will highlight particularly interesting case law developments to date in 2017 and their impact on bankruptcy law and practice.