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This panel will discuss the various obstacles attorneys can encounter when collecting fees. The discussion will include enforcement of contractual and statutory rights to payment, over- and undersecured claims, preference claims arising from the payment of attorneys’ fees, fees incurred defending fee application objections, and other related issues.

This panel will include a survey of recent developments in consumer bankruptcy law and will discuss when filing a proof of claim for a stale claim is a violation of the FDCPA (e.g., CFPB v. Hanna Law Firm, chapter 13 attorneys’ fees after the Supreme Court decision of Viegelahn v. Harris, chapter 7 trustees’ ability to prime certain liens in favor of other creditors using § 724, state of student loan discharges), among other issues.

This panel will discuss how the D&O insurance policy of a company in chapter 11 is impacted by the company’s filing, and will include property-of-the-estate issues, stay relief and court authorization, and how to use the proceeds to drive settlements.

This panel will discuss how consumer attorneys can use chapter 5 avoidance actions and other adversary proceedings in chapter 7 and 13 cases.

This panel will include individuals from various business sectors discussing how they select counsel and what they expect from their counsel during the representation.

This panel will discuss recent developments in chapter 11 and other business-related restructuring issues.

As the value of commercial and residential real property is often in flux, especially in light of the Great Recession of 2008, the rights and obligations of interested parties, as well as their incentives and motivations, can change. This panel will discuss the implications of changing valuations of residential real property in chapter 7 and 13 cases, as well as residential and commercial real property in chapter 11 cases.

This panel will discuss the role of key employee incentive and retention plans in bankruptcy cases, including the development of such plans and the legal and factual requirements for approval by the bankruptcy court.

The panel will discuss the ins and outs of business development and the various ways attorneys and their firms market their practices.

This session will highlight particularly interesting case law developments to date in 2016 and their impact on bankruptcy law and practice.