Practice and Procedure

The panelists will discuss fiduciary duties and the role of the board.

This session will provide practical tips from professionals — everything a mid-level associate should know about how to prepare a company to file chapter 11, as well as the coordination among advisors that is necessary along the way.

This session will provide practical tips from professionals — everything a mid-level associate should know about how to prepare a company to file chapter 11, as well as the coordination among advisors that is necessary along the way.

The panelists will provide a practical checklist for preparing — and delivering — effective oral arguments, and will explore which strategies have worked best for them throughout the years, highlight pitfalls to avoid, and provide valuable reminders to practitioners at all levels of experience. Finally, the panelists will respond to questions and offer strategies to help young lawyers seek (and obtain) oral argument opportunities.

Appeal granted; decision reversed. This panel will offer practical advice and best practices and strategies related to preserving, presenting and winning bankruptcy appeals. The panelists will also discuss some of the most demanding legal and subject-matter challenges confronting appellants as they seek to reverse unfavorable bankruptcy court rulings.