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Agricultural businesses face unique challenges in today’s evolving economic and legal landscape. This panel will explore the key issues shaping agricultural bankruptcies, including the root causes of financial distress for farmers and agricultural enterprises, the role of chapter 12 as a vital restructuring tool, and the range of out-of-court alternatives available to distressed debtors. The panelists also will discuss emerging case law, legislative developments and practical strategies that influence the outcomes of agricultural bankruptcy proceedings, and will provide a comparative analysis of chapter 12, chapter 11 and subchapter V by examining their respective benefits, limitations and procedural considerations for agricultural cases.

ABI’s Vice President-Research Grants will interview Prof. Emeritus Lois Lupica about the structure, progress and preliminary findings of her ABI Endowment-funded Financial Distress Research Project, which examined the tools and other forms of assistance consumer debtors have been using to improve their financial well-being, and determined which ones have proven to be the most successful.

Hosted by the Consumer Bankruptcy and Secured Credit Committees. This panel will explore common (and uncommon) examples of UCC liens in consumer cases. The panelists will discuss goods covered by Article 9, perfection issues, valuations and chapter 7 redemption issues, and will highlight key cases that are shaping the UCC landscape.

Hosted by the Business Reorganization and Asset Sales Committees. This panel will examine the strategic use of LMEs in the context of asset sales within restructuring frameworks, such as the role of LMEs in facilitating sales, structuring them as conditions to closing, funding LMEs through sale proceeds, or utilizing asset sales as an exit strategy from LMEs or restructuring plans. The panelists will share their insights on the current trends and practical considerations that are shaping these increasingly sophisticated transactions.

Hosted by the Legislation and Health Care Committees. Congressional budget decisions and executive actions are increasingly shaping the bankruptcy landscape for health care companies. This panel will examine how proposed Medicaid cuts, pharmaceutical reforms and the sweeping 2025 megabill are affecting financial distress, restructuring strategies and creditor dynamics in the sector. The panelists will explore the legal and operational implications of these legislative shifts, and how stakeholders are adapting in a rapidly evolving policy environment.

This panel, featuring a former U.S. Attorney, bankruptcy trustee and examiner, will cover such key topics as mail/wire fraud, concealment of assets, false statements, perjury and the Fifth Amendment as they relate to crimes in bankruptcy to help keep bankruptcy practitioners and their respective clients out of trouble.

The intersection between insolvency and arbitration remains one of the most complex and unsettled areas of cross-border dispute resolution. This panel will examine the ongoing debate within UNCITRAL Working Group V on determining which law governs the effect of insolvency proceedings on arbitration agreements and arbitral proceedings, and how different jurisdictions approach this question in practice.

This panel will provide a comprehensive overview of recent developments affecting cross-border insolvency practice. The panelists will include updates on third-party releases and the Credito Real appeal by the U.S. Trustee, recent trends in asset-tracing across offshore jurisdictions, and emerging issues in the Caribbean and Canada, including evolving director duties and disqualification regimes.

Private credit has rapidly become one of the most dynamic areas of the capital markets, with significant implications for corporate restructurings and bankruptcy practice. Morgan O’Neill of Sound Point Capital Management will explore how private credit is shaping financing strategies, influencing restructuring outcomes, and redefining the relationships among borrowers, lenders and investors. Attendees will gain insights into current market trends, the opportunities and risks driving private credit, and what these developments mean for the future of distressed investing and restructuring.