Kentucky State Approved Sessions

How Hard Is the “Hard” in “Hardship”? The Current State of § 523(a)(8)

Keynote Luncheon Presentation

Default and Distress Issues

Economic Effect of the Increase in Student Borrowing and Debt

The Business of Student Loans from the School Perspective

Interview Panel

This panel will take an objective look at the viability and the purposes of the proposed national plan form and the amendments to the bankruptcy rules related thereto.

This panel will discuss the current status of the law related to lien-stripping in chapter 7 and chapter 20 cases — including an update on the lien-stripping cases pending before the Supreme Court and Eleventh Circuit, and their potential impact on future bankruptcy practice in all chapters.

Potential buyers often have significant leverage over distressed sellers of assets and are able to influence or dictate the nature of the sale process. This panel will examine the considerations that a potential buyer of a distressed company should make when it has the opportunity to choose the appropriate process and venue for pursuing such acquisition. We will outline the pros and cons of Article 9 sales (both public and private), receivership sales, § 363 sales and “loan to own” strategies, including with respect to issues related to successor liability, funding considerations, operational concerns, timing, legal risk and deal certainty.

This panel will look at several bankruptcy mortgage mediation programs around the country, and will discuss what parties need to do in order to make mortgage mediations successful in consumer bankruptcy cases.