New End Game: Current Resolutions of Chapter 11 Cases
This panel will explore how chapter 11 cases are currently being resolved, as many have not been going through a restructuring or reorganization. Structured dismissals, chapter 7 conversions, sale processes, liquidating trusts and other resolutions will be discussed.
State of the State
This session will discuss the current financial climate and when (if ever) we might begin to see an uptick in chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. Will there still be an appetite for chapter 11, even if interest rates are raised?
Committee Educ. Session: Consumer Bankruptcy/Mediation
Consumer Mortgage Modification Mediation: A Florida Success Story
Committee Educ. Session: Health Care/Labor & Employment
Hemorrhaging Hospitals: Labor Issues in the Healthcare Insolvency E.R.
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: Bankruptcy Litigation/Ethics & Professional Compensation
Trustee Selection in Commercial Bankruptcy Cases: Who Wins the Battle to Control the Estate?
Bankruptcies in Financial Services and Bank Holding Company Defaults
This panel will examine the “lessons learned” from recent financial services bankruptcies, settlements and restructurings (including some “near misses”), and financial distress in mortgage origination. The panel will also discuss bank holding company defaults, FDIC receivership issues, tax-sharing agreements, sale transaction issues and more.
Distress in the Energy Industry
Anytime there are fundamental market changes, there are winners and losers. Find out how the vast supply of U.S. oil and gas discoveries, coupled with stricter environmental regulations, are causing long-term changes. Who are the winners, and who are the losers? Find out how these shifts have impacted coal, renewables, oil and gas, power generation and refineries, and how these changes affect the value of the companies that participate in these industries, as well as the industry as a whole.
Valuation of Intellectual Property (and Beyond)
Intellectual Property (IP) is often a critically important part of a company’s value paradigm. Why has IP become an even greater focus for many companies today? How is IP valued in businesses, in litigation and in bankruptcy?