Labor/Employment

In this dynamic session, leading bankruptcy professionals will deliver concise, powerful TED Talk-style presentations on plan gatekeeper provisions, disinterestedness of estate professionals, fighting plan exclusivity and mentoring the next generation.

This panel of business experts will examine post-pandemic trends in the distressed real estate market. The panelists will analyze what is different about this cycle compared to prior cycles — including its impact by asset class — and will provide their predictions on the future of distressed real estate markets, as well as their thoughts on market recovery and potential challenges.

The day-to-day life of restructuring professionals has changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lots of us learned that we can effectively complete our most challenging work from our home offices. This panel of CEOs, COOs and managing partners of firms with significant restructuring practices will discuss what has worked and what hasn’t worked during the pandemic, along with current trends and future issues.

How can you tell whether your next case will have a successful outcome? In this fast-paced, entertaining session, panelists will examine over a dozen key U.S. industries, comparing their performance before and during the pandemic — and even toss in a few post-pandemic prognostications. Discover the key indicators that can predict how your next case might go.

This panel will discuss the challenges the industry faces post-pandemic, including how to get supplies, staff and other key ingredients to make the business aspect of health care work.

This panel takes a look at PPP forgiveness issues, the PPP’s effects on M&A transactions and bankruptcy cases, and what comes next.

Dr. Eliza Filby is a writer, speaker and consultant who specializes in "generational intelligence": helping companies and services understand generational shifts within politics, society and the workplace. Her research incorporates everyone from Baby Boomers right through to Generation Alpha (those born after 2010). Dr. Filby helps businesses — whether it is recruiting new talent or engaging with new clients — prepare for the future.

The record-setting 11-year national economic expansion has now been displaced by the worst pandemic in a generation. In this session, moderated by Bankruptcy Judge Michelle Harner (D. Md.), Professors Abbye Atkinson (UC Berkeley School of Law) and Roger Tutterow (Kennesaw State University) consider how pandemic-related economic challenges are impacting household spending, corporate performance, and the ability of both consumers and corporate entities to service existing debt obligations. The discussion will also engage with issues such as reductions in labor force participation, the Federal Reserve’s commitment to low short-term interest rates, trends in access to credit and forbearance of debt, the role of debt in smoothing household consumption, and the socioeconomic implications of these shifts. You will not want to miss this lively discussion concerning the perfect storm we are now experiencing.

This session features a panel discussion of recent developments in commercial cases involving insurance, trademark, WARN Act and marijuana issues.