Texas State Approved Sessions

Hosted by the Bankruptcy Litigation and Consumer Bankruptcy Committees This panel will discuss the current state of the law and open issues regarding the automatic stay, discharge injunction and sanctions in light of the Supreme Court’s rulings in Fulton v. City of Chicago and Taggart v. Lorenzen.

This session will focus on some of the key ethics issues that confront professionals practicing in the bankruptcy field, and offer potential solutions on how to avoid getting caught in these traps. The panelists will present these issues in an interactive format so that the audience can participate and test their knowledge.

This panel will explore some of the nasty topics that keep consumer lawyers awake at night, such as HOA/timeshare issues, surrendering in light of no foreclosure, and fee-jumping.

Hosted by the Real Estate and Secured Credit Committees This session will explore current trends in distressed real estate, along with strategies for secured creditors, borrowers and investors as they continue to weather the pandemic, the legal implications of recent legislation and case law, and more.

This session will outline the top 10 consumer issues any bankruptcy or other attorney practicing consumer law needs to know.

Hosted by the Emerging Industries & Technology and International Committees This panel will address what happens when cannabis-producers become insolvent, and the resulting cross-border implications. The discussion will include how to structure a reorganization to address the legal issues that surround cannabis-producers, and bankruptcy courts' role in the process.

Cancellation of debt income (CODI) will be one of the largest post-COVID-19 issues for consumers, businesses and business owners. This session will explain what happens when cancellation of a debt generates taxable income, and the resulting effects on the taxpayer and equityholders. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of whether they should counsel their clients to file bankruptcy.

Before the DIP-financing or cash-collateral negotiation begins, there are a number of ways you can help your cash-strapped debtor raise cash. This session will share valuable tips for what you can do before reaching out to your client's lender, and how you can help fund a debtor from the first call until a sale or plan confirmation.

A number of Important dialogues in recent years have addressed lawyers struggling with mental health issues and drug/alcohol problems. But what happens when it's the debtors and creditors who have these issues, such as small equityholders and former employees of chapter 11 debtors? This roundtable discussion will focus on the issues the industry sees on a daily basis — mostly in the consumer context, but not always.

Creditors’ committees are integral to the success of chapter 11 cases. This panel will discuss what it takes to maximize results for unsecured creditors in today’s chapter 11 cases, including how to deal with the different interests of the creditors who sit on creditors’ committees.