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Merchant Cash Advances: A Lifeline, or a Boat Anchor?

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This panel will explore the evolving world of Merchant Cash Advances (MCAs), offering attendees a clear understanding of how MCA transactions work and their role in business financing. Experts will discuss the current legal and regulatory environment shaping the industry, as well as the practical costs and benefits for both funders and merchants. Whether you're new to MCAs or looking to deepen your insight, this session will provide valuable perspectives from legal, financial, and operational standpoints.
2025 Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop
Business

Jeremy Shane Williams, Esq.

John R. Dodd

Hannah White Hutman

Pamela Wachter McAfee

Gregg Mora

Sophisticated Debtors, Complicated Cases: Chapter Choice, Income, Crypto, MCAs - Consumer Track

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Understanding and calculating income can be challenging when it isn't consistent. This panel will explore strategies for assessing income for individuals with variable earnings, including seasonal employees, gig workers, self-employed individuals, and those receiving overtime or bonuses. The panelists also will discuss best practices, tools and policy considerations to ensure accurate and fair income determination in complex financial situations.
2025 Northeast Bankruptcy Conference & Northeast Consumer Forum
Consumer

Eleanor William Dahar

Hon. Diane Finkle

Anthony J. Manhart, Esq.

Cynthia R. Ravosa

Health Care Bankruptcies

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Health care bankruptcies present unique legal, operational and regulatory challenges that require specialized strategies and coordination. This session examines recent high-profile health care bankruptcy cases and will analyze the factors driving financial distress in hospitals, senior care facilities and other medical providers. The panelists explore such issues as patient care continuity, treatment of Medicare and Medicaid claims, the role of governmental regulators, and the impact of health care-specific rules on restructuring efforts. Whether representing debtors, creditors or other stakeholders, practitioners will gain insights into navigating the complexities of insolvency in the health care sector.
2025 Northeast Bankruptcy Conference & Northeast Consumer Forum
Business

Janet E. Bostwick

Ms. Cynthia Romano

Ms. Adrienne K. Walker

Aaron M. Williams

ABI-Live: Amending Bankruptcy Rule 9031: Recent Efforts to Expand Bankruptcy Judges’ Toolboxes

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This webinar will discuss efforts currently underway to amend Bankruptcy Rule 9031 to expand judges’ toolboxes and allow for the appointment of special neutrals (a.k.a. special masters), and will focus on practical considerations in evaluating such an amendment.
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Generative AI and the Restructuring Professional: Practical Uses, Ethical Risks, and How Not to Get Sued by Skynet

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As generative AI becomes part of the bankruptcy and restructuring toolbox, professionals face exciting opportunities — and serious obligations. This interactive panel will dive into real-world uses of AI tools, best practices for effective prompting, and the ethical rules you really don’t want to break. The panelists will include live demonstrations and audience Q&A, and discuss how courts and clients are responding to this fast-changing landscape.
2025 Central States Bankruptcy Workshop
Ethics

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Best Practices in Client Advocacy: From Beginning to Bitter End

Chapter 7 Breakout Speakers: Chapter 7 Trustee: Joseph A. Baldi, Moderator Baldi Berg & Wallace, Ltd.; Chicago U.S. Trustee’s Office: Jeffrey S. Snell Office of the U.S. Trustee; Chicago Client Advocate: Barbara L. Yong Golan & Christie, LLP; Chicago Chapter 13 Breakout Speakers: Client Advocate: Nathan E. Curtis, Moderator Geraci Law L.L.C.; Chicago U.S. Trustee’s Office: M. Gretchen Silver Office of the U.S. Trustee; Chicago Chapter 13 Trustee: Glenn B. Stearns Chapter 13 Trustee; Lisle, Ill. Creditor Breakout Speakers: Berton J. Maley, Moderator Codilis & Associates, P.C.; Burr Ridge, Ill. Amy A. Aronson Aronson & Walsh, PC; Vernon Hills, Ill. Cari A. Kauffman Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC; Chicago
Joseph A. Baldi Mr. Jeffrey S. Snell Ms. Barbara L. Yong Mr. Nathan E. Curtis Ms. M. Gretchen Silver Mr. Glenn B. Stearns Mr. Berton J. Maley Ms. Amy A. Aronson Ms. Cari A. Kauffman
Practice and Procedure Creditors' Committee Mortgage Consumer Bankruptcy
2015 Chicago Consumer Bankruptcy Conference
2014
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Second City Improvisational Debates

Moderator: Brian L. Shaw Shaw, Fishman Glantz & Towbin LLC Resolved: Credit counseling received on the petition date, though after the time of the filing, satisfies the requirements of section 109(h)(1). Speakers: Pro: Hon. Robert D. Martin U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Wis.); Madison Con: Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.); Chicago Resolved: Student loans should be dischargeable in bankruptcy. Speakers: Pro: William J. Factor The Law Office of William J. Factor, Ltd.; Northbrook, Ill. Con: Monette W. Cope Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA; Chicago Resolved: “Fee jumping” in chapter 13 cases is legal and ethical. Speakers: Pro: Nicholas Perino Swanson & Desai, LLC; Chicago Con: Justin R. Storer Lakelaw; Chicago
Mr. Brian L. Shaw Robert D. Martin Mr. Eugene R. Wedoff Mr. William J. Factor Ms. Monette W. Cope Mr. Nicholas Perino Mr. Justin Robert Storer
Professional Compensation/Fees Discharge/Dischargeability Consumer Debt Consumer Bankruptcy
2015 Chicago Consumer Bankruptcy Conference
2014
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Administrative Expense Claims

Reviews processes and requirements for post-petition claims that get priority payment, including professional fees, utilities, and goods received within 20 days of filing.

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Examines mediation, arbitration, and other non-litigation approaches to resolve bankruptcy disputes efficiently and cost-effectively.

Asset Sales

Analyzes issues practitioners may face when completing asset sales in and out of bankruptcy, and best practices for successful outcomes.

Automatic Stay

Explores scope and application of automatic stay protection, including exceptions, violations, and procedures for obtaining stay relief.

Claims

Discusses the evaluation, trading, and resolution of bankruptcy claims. Covers creditor rights and their impact on restructuring.

Bankruptcy Litigation

Studies recent case law and rules of practice, evidence and procedure, connecting professionals engaged in bankruptcy-related litigation.

Certification

Covers professional certification requirements and processes for bankruptcy practitioners, including specialized credentials and continuing education.

Corporate Governance

Analyzes fiduciary duties, management responsibilities, and board oversight during bankruptcy proceedings and restructuring.

Court Administration

Reviews court procedures, filing requirements, and administrative processes in bankruptcy cases.

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Adversary Proceedings and Evidence

This panel will cover procedural and evidentiary issues that can arise in the context of adversary proceedings and contested matters related to expert witnesses and expert reports, witness examination, and the introduction of electronic content into evidence.
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ABI-Live: Predicting Distress and Opportunities in the Health Care Sector

Hosted by ABI's Health Care Committee Are you eager to delve into how analysts use data to understand opportunities and risks in the health care sector, and why some players might be winning or losing in this dynamic environment? Look no further! This webinar will educate you on the essential key indicators, metrics and information required to comprehensively evaluate risk and uncover opportunities across the health care sector. You will learn how data-driven insights empower decision-making, and how this can help you when advising clients. The panelists also will explore the outlooks for key health care subsectors over the next approximately 18 months, providing you with the latest trends and predictions to help you stay ahead in this rapidly evolving landscape. Lastly, this webinar will provide valuable insights into which players or categories of players are poised to succeed or face challenges in this environment. Understand the "why" behind their successes or distresses with real-life examples and case studies.
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Credit Cards (but Were Afraid to Ask) - Free

A history of credit, including terminology, methodology, with stats on use (and misuse), growing market sectors, including a discussion on credit reporting, and impact on credit scores.
2014 CARE Financial Literacy Conference
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1 hour 24 minutes 18 seconds
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13 or V? Putting Your Debtor in the Right Case

Subchapter V arrived in 2020, offering qualifying individuals a restructuring alternative to standard chapter 11 and chapter 13. So what are consumer bankruptcy lawyers so afraid of?! This panel will review the differences between chapter 13 and subchapter V by looking at eligibility and reporting requirements, estate administration, and the nuanced differences of plan confirmation and discharge in each chapter. The panelists also will compare and contrast chapter 13 and subchapter V trustees, and will use several hypotheticals to highlight how a debtor’s particular circumstances will ultimately determine the choice between a 13 or a V.
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ABI-Live: Directors' Duties Across Borders in the Insolvency Zone: Episode 2

Hosted by ABI's International Committee This is the second in a series of webinars that will cover key jurisdictions around the globe, focusing on developments you and your clients need to consider when thinking about bankruptcy-type proceedings in foreign jurisdictions. What you don’t know may hurt your clients, and you can’t just assume that the same rules apply as in the U.S. For this second webinar, the panelists will be examining the situation in Brazil, Canada, the Caymans and Mexico.
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Bankruptcy and Divorce

What is a DSO, and what does that bankruptcy provision in every Property Settlement Agreement mean, anyway? What debts are dischargeable, and if it is called “support,” is it truly support? Does the stay need to be modified post-petition in a chapter 13, and what do you do when a current chapter 13 client ends up in divorce court? This panel will address these questions and more, including the differences between chapters 7 and 13, and what actions are stayed.
2023 Annual Spring Meeting
2023
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The Open-Pit Copper Mine: Bringing Value to the Surface—Effectively Trying Contested Matters

The key elements to trying contested matters are planning, writing effective pleadings, knowing rules of evidence, knowing when to use expert testimony and having a strong oral argument. The techniques, among others, are discussed in this panel.
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