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This session will focus on several of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, including 1.2 (Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Between Client and Lawyer), 1.4 (Communications), 1.6 (Confidentiality of Info.), 1.7 (Conflict of Interest: Current Clients), 1.18 (Duties to Prospective Clients), 3.3 (Candor to Tribunal), 3.4 (Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel) and 7.3 (Solicitation of Clients). The panelists will also discuss many current ethical challenges, including ethical issues in subchapter V, future claimants' representative (FCR) standards, remote proceedings and witness testimony, and client authority.

Sponsored by the Financial Advisors and Investment Banking Committee Advisors based in Colombia, London, New York and Singapore will share their experiences on how distressed deals are closed, along with their insights and predictions on what the deal market will look like going forward, and how rising costs, inflation, interest rates and volatility in the capital markets globally may impact the deal space. Come join us for this special panel discussion.

Sponsored by ABI's Real Estate Committee Agriculture is the original real estate-based business. Combined with its related industries, the agriculture sector accounts for 19.7 million jobs in the U.S., according to the Department of Agriculture. This vast industry is comprised of multinational corporations and independent family farmers, which are all prone to risks from unpredictable factors ranging from the weather to commodity pricing and trade policy. These variables can lead to distressed situations where restructuring professionals can add value, but they first need to learn the basics of the industry from a business and legal standpoint, particularly chapter 12 bankruptcy — one of the most powerful chapters in the Bankruptcy Code. This program will focus on these issues to prepare attorneys, financial advisors and other professionals for future restructuring assignments in this unique space.

This panel will present a discussion of bankruptcy rules and procedures that work and don’t work from a practical perspective, as well as reflections on how technology impacts current practice.

Sponsored by ABI's Real Estate Committee Commercial real estate continues to be a sector to watch as we navigate the post-COVID recovery period, which has thus far featured high inflation, rising interest rates, work-from-home preferences and other changes in consumer behavior. This panel of seasoned real estate attorneys and advisors will provide an update on where things stand across all of the key asset classes, including office, retail, industrial, multi-family and hospitality, as the important summer season winds down, in order to arm practitioners with important insights as we head into 2022's fourth quarter.

Sponsored by the Secured Credit Committee This webinar will delve into issues involving digital accounts, cryptocurrency and NFTs, including how to get secured and perfected, how to liquidate, and bankruptcy-specific considerations. The panelists also will discuss UCC Article 12 and its impact on the digital-asset world for secured parties. The presentation will help practitioners better understand the considerations and issues they should be spotting when advising their constituents on dealing with digital assets.

This panel will discuss various crimes committed that either caused a bankruptcy, were discovered during a bankruptcy or were committed during the course of bankruptcy proceedings.

In a recent survey, 93% of the respondents said that they had used the past year to reflect on their lives, and 88% said that the meaning of success had changed for them since the start of the pandemic. Yet the number of lawyers suffering from depression, anxiety and substance abuse is greater than ever. This panel will discuss ways in which we can help others — and ourselves — navigate this dichotomy.