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On January 14, 2021, the Supreme Court ruled in the case of City of Chicago, Illinois v. Fulton that the mere retention of estate property after the filing of a bankruptcy petition does not violate 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)(3), which operates as a “stay” of “any act” to “exercise control” over the property of the estate. ABI Editor-at-Large Bill Rochelle will host a discussion with two leading bankruptcy academics who filed amicus briefs in the case, Profs. John Pottow of the University of Michigan Law School (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Ralph Brubaker of the University of Illinois College of Law (Champaign, Ill.), to analyze the decision and its impact on future bankruptcy case law.

Sponsored by ABI's Diversity and Inclusion Working Group Build a better law practice while building a more diverse and inclusive workplace! Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) leaders from the public and private sectors will discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion's impact on career trajectory, mentorship, and the bottom line, while providing tips and best practices to retaining and attracting talent. The session will begin with a plenary session, followed by breakout rooms staffed with a D&I expert and a bankruptcy judge. Confirmed participants in the Breakout Room Discussions: Hon. Christopher M. Alston, Western District of Washington Hon. Daniel P. Collins, District of Arizona Hon. Robert D. Drain, Southern District of New York Hon. Barbara J. Houser, Northern District of Texas Hon. Laurel M. Isicoff, Southern District of Florida Hon. Klinette H. Kindred, Eastern District of Virginia Hon. Christopher M. Lopez, Southern District of Texas Hon. Brendan L. Shannon, District of Delaware Hon. Sage M. Sigler, Northern District of Georgia Hon. Kathy A. Surratt-States, Eastern District of Missouri Hon. Deborah L. Thorne, Northern District of Illinois Kori Carew, Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer, Seyfarth Shaw LLP Mary Ellen Connerty, Director of Diversity & Engagement, O'Melveny & Myers LLP Carlos Davila-Caballero, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, LLP Maja Hazell, Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, White & Case LLP John Iino, Diversity & Inclusion Global Chair, Reed Smith LLP Sylvia James, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Winston & Strawn LLP Melique Jones, Director of Talent Pipeline, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Nimesh Patel, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP Peter Wilson, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Proskauer Rose LLP

Sponsored by ABI's Business Reorganization Committee Please join us for an overview and discussion of chapter 11 cases addressing the nature and treatment of oil and gas gathering agreements. Since the 2016 decision in Sabine Oil & Gas, courts have grappled with whether midstream contracts contain real property covenants that “run with the land” and whether chapter 11 debtors can reject contracts with their midstream providers. In the most recent decisions on this issue (Extraction and Southland), the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware found that the debtors’ gathering agreements did not satisfy the elements required to create such a real property covenant. This CLE will cover (i) foundational law and principles regarding contract rejection and covenants “running with the land”; (ii) an overview of seminal cases, including the most recent decisions in Extraction and Southland; and (iii) a discussion of potential implications of recent case law and guidance for parties navigating this issue.