Illinois State Approved Sessions

Commercial Fraud/Mediation Committees: This mock mediation of commercial fraud litigation will utilize the talents of several of the leading mediation experts in the country. This program will demonstrate best practices in representing parties in mediation, as well as highlight key practice pointers for all involved in an effective mediation process.

This panel will cover Delaware working group and U.S. Trustee Task Force recommendations.

This panel will discuss the purchase of secured debt and claims, disclosure of obligations, and the Lightsquared and Telecom cases.

This panel will take a look at financial statement analysis and key ratios, and why they matter in bankruptcy.

This panel will discuss Freedom Industries, fracking and other issues.

This panel will cover issues that arise when property of the estate isn’t property of the estate, tax status issues and tax attributes, including NOLs.

This panel will provide an overview of new uses of cause of action, § 546(e) cases including Lyondell and Tribune, and proposed changes to the UFTA.

This panel will discuss who can get paid, for what, and why.

This panel will review cases from the 2013 and 2014 terms (Bellingham; surcharge case; other bankruptcy cases).