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Mock Hearing: Confirmation Issues

Two litigants will argue plan confirmation issues before a panel of three judges. These issues may include treatment of make-whole premiums, cure and reinstatement to avoid payment of default interest, plan releases and exculpation, whether multiple debtors must each satisfy § 1129 requirements in a nonsubstantively consolidated plan, plan settlements, post-petition lock-up agreements, the dischargeability of unknown claims, death traps and gifting.
Plan Confirmation Business Reorganization Asset Sales
2017 Winter Leadership Conference
2013
1 hour 18 minutes 30 seconds
Free
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Plan Support Agreements/Pre-Arranged Cases

This panel will discuss a variety of issues surrounding the use of plan-support agreements, including their structure, goals and benefits, their impact on non-signatories, disclosure and solicitation issues, lessons learned from recent cases (Innkeepers and Indianapolis Downs), and the applicability of plan-support agreements in middle-market cases.
Unsecured Trade Creditors Plan Confirmation Business Reorganization
2017 Winter Leadership Conference
2013
1 hour 28 minutes 25 seconds
Free
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The Ethics of Using Social Networking Sites

Following an introductory video clip about the dangers of social networking in litigation, a panel featuring a judge, a trustee and a practitioner will lead a discussion on the inherent risks in using social networking, some of the ethical issues involved, and suggestions for how to manage these business and ethical risks that are associated with the ever-changing world of social networking.
Venue/Jurisdiction Practice and Procedure Ethics Bankruptcy Litigation Consumer Debt Consumer Bankruptcy
2017 Winter Leadership Conference
2013
1 hour 28 minutes 4 seconds
Free
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Do's and Dont's of Written Advocacy

Your pleadings and briefs are the first, often the last and typically the most comprehensive opportunity you have to persuade a court. This panel will provide you with essential guidance for effective and persuasive written advocacy at both the trial and appellate levels.
Practice and Procedure Bankruptcy Litigation
2017 Winter Leadership Conference
2013
1 hour 30 minutes 48 seconds
Free
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Consumer Bankruptcy Fundamentals

Consumer Bankruptcy Fundamentals This two-part, 3.0-hour program fully covers the consumer bankruptcy process from counseling the consumer debtor, chapter choice, exemptions, claims, the automatic stay, means testing, dischargeability and debtor education. The faculty includes a Law Professor, a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge and leading practitioners. Click HERE to register for this course for $595 and add the CONSUMER Bankruptcy breakout for $100 Prof. 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
2010
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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