Business Reorganization

This panel will discuss the features that make chapter 11 world-renowned, and will analyze the similar features that have been incorporated into the (often newly enacted) restructuring regimes of foreign countries. The panelists will then examine certain of these regimes to explain why some regimes have used these similar features more successfully than others. Will chapter 11 continue to be the leading restructuring format in the world? Join us and find out!

Join us for a special session honoring our retiring regional judges as they reflect on their careers, share insights into the evolution of bankruptcy law, and offer valuable perspectives gained from years on the bench. This candid conversation celebrates their service and provides attendees with a unique opportunity to learn from their experiences and legacy.

This lively discussion will dive into the current economic environment in Utah and the U.S. generally, with a focus on such trending issues as employment, wages, interest rates and population growth. Learn how to prepare for success in these uncertain times.

This panel will update practitioners on recent bankruptcy case law developments through engaging discussions and participant comments.

This panel will provide a refresher and interactive discussion on secured transactions in bankruptcy cases. The panelists will discuss the basics of secured transactions, including attachment and perfection, in addition to the interplay between UCC Article 9 and the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The panelists will focus on the relationship between the obligor/debtor and the secured party, with an interactive discussion concerning the competition for priority among secured parties, lien creditors and trustees asserting competing interests in the same collateral.

The chapter 11 landscape is evolving. This panel will cover current economic headwinds facing debtors, and structuring bankruptcy strategies and feasible chapter 11 plans in this environment.

Have you ever fallen in and then out of love with someone or something? If you have, was that love ever rekindled? Those questions set the stage for our Saturday morning plenary conversation between Prof. Melissa Jacoby, author of Unjust Debts, and Sam Gerdano, formerly the executive director of ABI. The story involves a deep analysis of, among other things, bankruptcy law’s origins, policy objectives, interpreting the Bankruptcy Code, lawyers’ ethical duties, and consequences in practice. Both Prof. Jacoby and Mr. Gerdano bring a wealth of experience and knowledge; it should be quite the conversation.

This panel will discuss the utility of Rule 2005 and sanctions.

In 2005, Congress enacted sweeping changes in the Bankruptcy Code in a law commonly known as BAPCPA (bap-SEE-puh).  Most insolvency professionals recognize BAPCPA’s changes to consumer bankruptcy, such as the means test, modifications to the discharge exceptions and new limits on homestead exemptions.  But BAPCPA affected business bankruptcy too, making chapter 12 permanent and creating the notion of a “small business case” in chapter 11. As BAPCPA turns 20, this panel reflects on its past two decades: what worked, what didn’t, and what might come next.