Ethical Turnarounds
This panel will discuss how law firms can use turnaround techniques to maximize the value of their services for themselves and their clients.
Committee Educ. Session: Bankruptcy Litigation/Ethics & Professional Compensation
Trustee Selection in Commercial Bankruptcy Cases: Who Wins the Battle to Control the Estate?
Committee Educ. Session: Asset Sales/Real Estate
Don’t Restrict My Sale: The Enforceability of Restrictive Covenants and Easements in Assets Sales in Bankruptcy
Committee Educ. Session: Bankruptcy Taxation/Business Reorganization/Young & New Members
Tax-Sharing Agreements in Bankruptcy that Have Been the Subject of Recent Appeals Courts Decisions
Committee Educ. Session: Health Care/Labor & Employment
Hemorrhaging Hospitals: Labor Issues in the Healthcare Insolvency E.R.
It's All About That Till, 'Bout That Till, 'Bout That Till...
This panel will discuss why experts are needed for cramdown analysis and other plan-confirmation issues raised by the Supreme Court’s decision in Till, including how to identify, select, prepare and present experts on Till confirmation issues.
Consumer Tax Toolbox: What Wrenches, Hammers and Nails Do You Need to Deal with Consumer Tax issues
This panel will provide updates on the law and suggest the necessary tools for your consumer tax toolbox, in particular chapter 7 vs. chapter 13, what happens to IRS claims after discharge, offers in compromise, when creditors can send a 1099, whether a debtor can ask a creditor not to send 1099 as part of a settlement; and other thorny tax issues frequently facing consumer bankruptcy lawyers.
Time for Trial: Evidentiary Issues in Bankruptcy Litigation
This panel, which includes a bankruptcy judge, experienced litigators, and an expert witness, will explore through a mock trial various evidentiary issues that routinely arise in trials in bankruptcy court.
“Get Me Out of This Eleven!” Dealing with Bad-Faith Filings in Chapter 11 Cases
This panel will explore how to navigate the myriad issues caused by bad-faith chapter 11 filings and will discuss current case law and trends, including how and when a case should be dismissed, whether a business entity can be formed by real estate investors solely to file a chapter 11 bankruptcy, venue-shopping and a host of other issues.
Yes, but Don’t Forget the Kitchen Sink: Secured Creditors’ Right to Recover Principal + Interest + Default Interest + Original Issue Discount + Late Fees + Prepayment Premiums + Fees + Expenses
This panel will examine and discuss the rights of oversecured lenders to obtain recoveries that go beyond principal and ordinary interest and recent case law dealing. The panel will focus on the right of oversecured lenders to recover late fees, reimbursement of attorneys’ fees, make-whole provisions/pre-payment premiums, original issue discounts and default interest.