No CLE

This panel is designed to give practical advice, including checklists, to attorneys, lenders and other insolvency professionals dealing with a pre-petition receivership action in state or federal court, as well as the appointment of a chief restructuring officer (CRO) in a chapter 11 case, with an emphasis on hotels and multi-family/multi-use developments.

Selection of CRO and establishment of a scope and chain of command; role of CRO and other officers in intercompany disputes in multi-debtor cases; negotiating pre- and post-confirmation equity/incentives for officers and directors; selecting a post-confirmation board of directors; issues and actions constituting “cause” for appointment of trustee or examiner motion; appointment and role of examiner in recent cases (Rescap, Dewey, Dynegy)

David Bergeron Center for American Progress; Washington, D.C.

Practical pointers on how to deal with student loans in the context of a chapter 7 or 13 bankruptcy.

This panel will re-examine the statutory bases for venue, proper and improper, as well as recent and past case law applying those statutory provisions to either keep a case where it was filed to to transfer it to a different district.

This panel will explore the basics of chapter 11 cases through the lenses of bankruptcy judges, U.S. Trustees, debtor's counsel, unsecured creditors’ committees and individual creditors. There will also be a particular focus on litigation strategies and skills, as chapter 11 filings continue to be more sale-oriented, resulting in a greater emphasis on claims and avoidance litigation.