West Virginia State Approved Sessions

This session will focus on the ways in which subchapter V cases progress through to a sale and/or plan, including statutory deadlines for subchapter V cases and how such deadlines do or don’t impact other Code sections, and whether Code deadlines are mandatory or discretionary. Attendees will learn standards and strategies to be considered in subchapter V cases.

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failed on March 10 following a run on its deposits, representing the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history behind the 2008 failure of Washington Mutual. Prior to its collapse, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based SVB was the 16th-largest bank in the U.S. and was the largest bank by deposits in Silicon Valley. This panel of experts will break down the failure and future of SVB, the FDIC's role in the banking crisis, and the impact its collapse may have on other financial institutions.

This panel of economic experts will discuss the effects of inflation, including financing, labor, stock values, and growth vs. recession.

This session will discuss issues with debtors who own or have fractional interests in LLCs, corporations or partnerships, or who are self-employed. The panelists will cover how to determine what constitutes property of the estate; valuing a debtor’s interest in an LLC, corporation or partnership; and administering a debtor's fractional interests.

This panel will compare and contrast the roles of chapter 11 trustees, chapter 7 trustees, CROs and independent directors when a case is fraudulent.

What is a DSO, and what does that bankruptcy provision in every Property Settlement Agreement mean, anyway? What debts are dischargeable, and if it is called “support,” is it truly support? Does the stay need to be modified post-petition in a chapter 13, and what do you do when a current chapter 13 client ends up in divorce court? This panel will address these questions and more, including the differences between chapters 7 and 13, and what actions are stayed.

Join ABI’s executive director for a discussion with experts on (and close to) the Hill as they analyze current, pending and expected legislation addressing key insolvency issues

This session will delve into what is happening at the circuit level regarding jurisdiction and standing, and how both bankruptcy practitioners and judges could be affected — regardless of what types of cases they typically see.

This panel delves into everything you ever wanted to know about the intersection of construction law and bankruptcy.