Ohio State Approved Sessions

How does a U.S. court deal with allegations that a foreign proceeding or judicial system is flawed or corrupt?; dealing with “corporate groups”; the continuing saga of Nortel, Vitro and Elpida; cooperation and enforcement of judgments

How to manage the public side of a chapter 11 case, dealing with customers, vendors, employees, union members, press, shareholders, etc.; use of websites and public relations firms; FAQs; comfort orders and confidentiality restrictions

Managing law firm failure pre-bankruptcy; partner clawback claims and settlements; fair value and other partner defenses; unfinished-business doctrine (Jewel v. Boxer); partner duties to clients, including treatment of client files; WARN Act issues

Managing law firm failure pre-bankruptcy; partner clawback claims and settlements; fair value and other partner defenses; unfinished-business doctrine (Jewel v. Boxer); partner duties to clients, including treatment of client files; WARN Act issues

Section 1113 relief for terminated labor agreements (American Airlines; Hostess), severance benefits; treatment of claims resulting from rejection of labor/benefits agreements vs. renegotiation of labor/benefits agreements; multi-employer pension plan issues (Is there a coming abyss?) (Hostess, Marcal); § 1114 Issues (Visteon, etc.); role of unions on committees; labor issues in § 363 sales; interplay of § 1113 and general strike/employment law (including strike after court-approved imposition of terms)

Rejection of perpetual licenses (Lewis v. Interstate Brands); use, sale and assignability (Sunbeam; Qimonda; Lubrizol); valuation metrics for trademarks and patents

Three years of disappointing recovery have come at the cost of unprecedented policy actions, both in monetary and fiscal policy. Bar a major failure in resolving the "fiscal cliff" negotiations, the economic outlook may improve in 2013, but questions remain about what the "exit" strategy will be. Are new financial imbalances building into the economy? Are low interest rates fostering an excessive accumulation of private and public debt? How vulnerable the financial system and the corporate sector are to a normalization in interest rates? Mr. Laurenti will discuss how to navigate the risks for the US economy, and the scenarios that most likely shape the bankruptcy and turnaround business in 2013 and 2014.

Our industry experts have hand selected three industries that have seen a slate of recent filings or regulatory upheaval – clean energy, protein/ poultry, and healthcare-- and will examine if we’ve hit bottom or merely the tip of the iceberg.

From the 1987 Finley Kumble collapse to the spectacular 2012 Dewey LeBoeuf implosion, law firm bankruptcies have produced remarkable forum shopping, creative legal theories, conflicting case law, and painful reckonings for partners and their new firms. Panelists will discuss the economics and consequences of firm collapses, case administration challenges, and resulting litigation frenzies.

The panelists will discuss pending Chapter 9 cases involving a number of California cities including Stockton, San Bernardino, and Mammoth Lakes, along with matters particular to municipalities in California including the requirements on AB 506 and its gate-keeper function, the structure and enforcement municipal bonds in California borne out of unique California constitutional requirements, the checkpoints that must be navigated for cities to gain access to the bankruptcy courts and the constitutional limits on the bankruptcy court’s jurisdiction under the 11th Amendment. The panel will also address issues that arise in Chapter 9 cases.