Alabama State Approved Sessions

Hosted by ABI's Consumer Bankruptcy Committee With the climate of COVID-19 in the rearview mirror, the consumer bankruptcy process now largely resembles the normalcy that had been elusive during the pandemic. However, remnants of COVID legislation have influenced escrow accounts of consumer debtors and consequently impacted mortgage creditor proofs of claim. Starting with Regulation X and how to perform an escrow analysis, this presentation will discuss escrow and proofs of claim, post-petition escrow accounting (payment change notices under Bankruptcy Rule 3002.1(b)), and the effects of the CARES Act on the treatment of escrow in chapter 13 proceedings.

This session will focus on artificial intelligence, disclosures, privilege issues and sanctions.

This panel will discuss ways in which practitioners can deal with the assumption/rejection deadline, rent caps, corporate authorities and other lease issues.

This panel will discuss whether avoidance action is property of the estate, a trustee’s right to sell, and derivative standing issues.

Resolved: Opt-out consensual releases are still permissible after Purdue. Resolved: Solvent debtors are required to pay post-petition interest.

This panel will discuss pending and recently decided Supreme Court cases.

This session will cover sub rosa plan issues, third-party releases, developments in examiner appointments, de-SPAC bankruptcies and double-dip financing structures.

This panel will discuss asset sales as an alternative restructuring solution in Mexico and other jurisdictions. The panelists will explore managing a restructuring under different cash-flow restraints, and how to look for the right partner/investor.