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New York State Approved Sessions

ABI-Live: Final Report on the Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11

The Final Report of the Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 is the culmination of more than two years of testimony, advisory reports and deliberations. In this 90-minute webinar, several members of the Commission and the official reporter will present the key findings as submitted to Congress. Written materials will be provided.
1 hour 32 minutes 37 seconds

Consumer Update

This panel will focus on the latest local bankruptcy rules, as well as the most current cases and the related decisions.

Individual Chapter 11: Not Just Chapter 13 on Steroids

This panel will discuss what consumer practitioners need to know about individual Chapter 11s and how they differ from Chapter 13 cases

The Latest on the Mortgage Mess

This panel will discuss the update on mortgage relief programs; litigation between homeowners and lenders; intersection with bankruptcy and motions for relief from stay.

Evidence: What It Is, Why You Need It, and How to Get It Admitted

This panel will discuss valuation, motion to lift stay, objections to claim and adversaries.

Ethics: Representation Issues: Don't Gamble With Your Reputation or Getting Paid

This panel will focus on the ethics of limiting the scope of employment as well as attorney's fees in Chapter 7 and how they get paid.

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.
1 hour 26 minutes 25 seconds

Extracting Uranium from Sandstone: Hot Topics Uncovered

The panel will discuss the “must know cases of all time”, judicial estoppels, equitable mootness, Barton doctrine, indubitable equivalence, finality, lien stripping, absolute priority rule, TOUSA and much more.
1 hour 29 minutes 34 seconds