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From Infants to Toddlers: Bankruptcy Rules 3001 and 3002.1 Experience First-Year Growing Pains

Consumer Track - From Infants to Toddlers: Bankruptcy Rules 3001 and 3002.1 Experience First-Year Growing Pains Bankruptcy Rules 3001 and 3002.1 turn one year old on Dec. 1, 2012. The panel will explore the cases that have arisen over the past year and look ahead to as-yet-unresolved issues.
Ms. Nancy J. Whaley Ms. Hilary B. Bonial Mr. John Rao Hon. Laura Stuart Taylor
2017 Winter Leadership Conference
2012
1 hour 20 minutes 12 seconds
Free
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Pushing the Envelope

Business Track - Pushing the Envelope This program will feature a discussion of the aggressive provisions that debtor's, lender's and buyer's counsel have been trying to insert into DIP orders, sale orders and confirmation orders.
Mr. Robert M. Charles Bonnie Glantz Fatell, Esq. Ms. Adrienne K. Walker Hon. Mary F. Walrath
2017 Winter Leadership Conference
2012
1 hour 23 minutes 38 seconds
Free
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Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation from Soup to Nuts

Business Track-Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation from Soup to Nuts This program will present a mock hearing involving the myriad procedural and substantive issues associated with fraudulent-conveyance litigation brought by an estate representative, including Stern v. Marshall jurisdictional issues, Twombly and Iqbal and other issues. Bench: Hon. Joy Flowers Conti U.S. District Court (W.D. Pa.); Pittsburgh Hon. Barbara J. Houser U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Tex.); Dallas Hon. Barry Russell U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Cal.); Los Angeles Litigants: David M. Stern Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP; Los Angeles David B. Wheeler Moore & Van Allen, PLLC; Charleston, S.C.
Hon. Joy Flowers Conti Hon. Barbara J. Houser Hon. Barry Russell Mr. David M. Stern Mr. David B. Wheeler
2017 Winter Leadership Conference
2012
1 hour 15 minutes 46 seconds
Free
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Great Debates

Since most debtors default in chapter 13 plans before they reach completion, are modifications needed to the law's rehabilitation goals? Pro: Hon. Pamela Pepper Con: Catherine Peek McEwen Should the U.S. Trustee's enforcement role in chapter 11 cases yield to creditor preferences? Pro: Robert M. Fishman Con: Clifford J. White, III Do creditors' committees serve a useful purpose in cases where the debtor's assets are overly encumbered and the amount of unsecured claims is a fraction of the amount of secured debt? Pro: Robert J. Feinstein Con: Jay M. Goffman
Mr. Jeffrey N. Pomerantz Hon. Pamela Pepper Hon. Catherine Peek McEwen Mr. Robert M. Fishman Mr. Clifford J. White Mr. Robert J. Feinstein Mr. Jay M. Goffman
2017 Winter Leadership Conference
2012
1 hour 25 minutes 49 seconds
Free
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Future Development of Restructuring Practice in Mexico

The panel will identify and discuss likely future trends in restructurings in Mexico, as well as projected revisions to the Concurso.
Mr. Paul J. Keenan Mr. Fernando Borja Jaime R. Guerra Gonzalez Mr. Thomas S. Heather
International Insolvency
2012 U.S./Mexico Restructuring Symposium
2012
51 minutes 14 seconds
Free
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Practical Considerations of an Out-of-Court Restructuring in Mexico

This broad panel, which includes a banker, will discuss how to effectively restructure a Mexican company. Key areas will be identified, as well aspotential pitfalls.
Mr. Carlos R. Valencia Mr. Thomas E. Lauria Alfonso Lopez Melih Jorge J. Sepulveda Garcia
International Insolvency Business Reorganization
2012 U.S./Mexico Restructuring Symposium
2012
43 minutes 6 seconds
Free
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Corporate Restructurings in Mexico under the Ley de Concurso Mercantil

The panel will focus on some of the significant corporate restructurings and leading bankruptcy decisions in Mexico rendered under the Ley de Concurso Mercantil. Holdings and implications from decisions such as Durango, CCM and Vitro will be discussed.
Alejandro Sainz John Murray Mr. Javier L. Navarro-Velasco Mr. Eugenio Torres
International Insolvency Business Reorganization
2012 U.S./Mexico Restructuring Symposium
2012
53 minutes 45 seconds
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Compare and Contrast U.S. and Mexican Law

The panel will explore many of the major differences between U.S. chapter 11 and the Concurso Mercantil and discuss such topics as bondholder recognition, classification of claims, creditor voting and confirmation of a reorganization plan, financing issues and sale of assets.
Mr. Michael J. Reilly Fernando Del Castillo Mr. Gregg M. Galardi Ms. Carmen H. Lonstein
International Insolvency
2012 U.S./Mexico Restructuring Symposium
2012
1 hour 5 minutes 22 seconds
Free
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General Bankruptcy Fundamentals

General Bankruptcy Fundamentals (2.5 Hours of CLE where available)
This 2.5 hour program presents a discussion of the who, what and why of a bankruptcy case. Part I (1 hour 30 minutes) explores concepts applicable in all cases, including the automatic stay, property of the estate, claims and priorities, executory contracts and unexpired leases and the discharge are examined. Part II (1 hour) explores the range of the estate's avoiding powers of various transfers such as preferences, fraudulent transfers and unperfected security interests.This course includes recent SBRA, COVID-19, and CARES Act updates Add the BUSINESS and CONSUMER Bankruptcy breakout for $100 eachClick HERE to register for this courseProf. Lois Lupica, Moderator Maine Law Foundation Professor of Law University of Maine School of Law in Portland Hon. Wendelin I. Lipp U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. MD.); Greenbelt, MD Alexander M. Laughlin Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, PC; Fairfax, VA Lisa A. Tracy Executive Office for U.S. Trustees; Washington, DC Ed Flynn American Bankruptcy Institute; Alexandria, VA
1 hour 3 minutes 33 seconds
Free
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