Wisconsin State Approved Sessions

The workshop will review the biology behind the rewarding properties of drugs of abuse, how the brain changes in response to repeated drug use, thereby becoming 'addicted', the role of genetics in addiction, and the important role of stress in maintaining addiction. The presentation will conclude with a summary of addiction treatments, including cutting-edge research on a surprising new treatment approach.

This panel will provide insolvency professionals with practical business-development tips from numerous perspectives.

We all deal with fraudulent transfers, but sometimes issues that don’t come up in routine fraudulent-transfer cases might get overlooked. Do insurance policies cover fraudulent-transfer claims? Can a group of fraudulent-transfer plaintiffs assert a class action against a defendant? In terms of an actual fraud fraudulent transfer, what if a defendant has a mixed intent, part of which is impermissible and part of which is permissible? When can a fraudulent-transfer defendant use the “identity of interest” and “common enterprise” defenses? How can unjust enrichment be used as an alternative to a fraudulent transfer? How do the events of the past three years impact valuations, solvency opinions and fairness opinions prepared during that time and today? This panel will provide answers to and perspectives on these questions and more.

This panel will discuss issues affecting the elderly in bankruptcy cases, including attorney misconduct, scams and identify theft, childrens’ mishandling of parents’ assets, wills, trusts, life estates and judgments, and reverse mortgages.

As chapter 11 practice continues to evolve, restructuring support agreements (RSAs) are being used with increasing frequency by companies seeking to de-lever their balance sheets or sell assets, both pre-petition and post-petition. This panel will provide an explanation of these agreements, discuss their pros and cons from the perspective of various parties, review common objections that have been made to the approval of RSAs, and describe the approval process in court proceedings.

Join our panelists as they explore how lender liability claims are born and struggle for life, starting with the influence that an original loan agreement may have on later claims, continuing with the roles that various professionals play as financial distress grows, and finally examining how tragedy unfolds as litigation plays out.

This panel will explore the ins and out of blockchain, related cryptocurrency marketing concepts including mining, Ethereum, DeFi, DAOs and stablecoins, current regulatory issues involving cryptocurrency, how cryptocurrency has made its way into the bankruptcy arena so far, and how bankruptcy practitioners can prepare for crypto-related bankruptcy issues in the future.