Panel 2: The Stakeholders
Panelists representing the stakeholders in the case (secured creditors, bondholders, trade, equity) will discuss their strategies to increase their constituents’ respective pieces of the pie.
Panel 1: Debtor’s Reorganization Plan
A team of ABI “40 Under 40” honorees, in the role of the debtor’s professional advisory team, will present the debtor’s value-maximizing plan of reorganization.
Third-Party Releases
This session will discuss recent decisions and developments regarding third-party releases, both internationally and domestically.
Recent Confirmation Issues
This panel will provide a review of recent confirmation issues, including reinstatement in a rising-interest-rate environment, cramdown and Till in a rising-interest-rate environment, the entitlement to or apportionment of the increased value of collateral, new versions of pre-disclosure-statement plan-commitment agreements, make-whole obligations as unmatured interest, solvent debtors and creditors’ entitlement to post-petition interest, and the evolution of equitable mootness.
End of the Texas Two-Step? Impressions on LTL and Aero
This panel will examine the recent rise and possible fall of the Texas Two-Step, with a focus on the recent LTL and Aero decisions, as well as a discussion on good faith as a necessary aspect of a chapter 11 filing.
The “Restructuring Director”: A Critique and Response
Over the last decade, the “restructuring director” has emerged as a key new player in corporate restructurings. This panel will review the rise of the restructuring director, the role they play in restructurings, and the benefits they bring — along with the controversies they cause.
I Got J-Crewed: Lender-on-Lender Violence
This panel will discuss how secured creditors can inadvertently find themselves junior in priority, diminishing the value of their loans, and how they can protect themselves.
International Alternative Forms to Chapter 11: Pros & Cons of Filing Outside of the U.S.
With the evolution of international bankruptcy law, is there still a case for chapter 11? Which jurisdictions have shown themselves to be more beneficial to certain parties in interest? This panel will cover these issues and more.
Is There a Bankruptcy Common Law?
Certain judges have started to require that DIP orders waive any argument that the UCC cannot seek derivative standing to pursue claims on behalf of an LLC debtor. Is this trend rooted in bankruptcy common law? This panel will discuss this question and more.