2016

In this discussion, leading practitioners in both bringing and defending significant fraudulent transfer claims will describe the current best practices gleaned from their substantial experiences.

This panel provides updates on the law and suggests the necessary tools for your consumer tax toolbox, in particular concepts of cancellation of indebtness, home mortgage modiifcations, issuance of 1099s by creditors, separate-entity treatment under IRC section 1398, priority of tax claims, nondischargeability of tax claims, and other thorny tax issues frequently facing consumer bankruptcy lawyers.

After the dismissal of the Delaware filing by Baha Mar, should we assume that other cases (whether chapter 11 or chapter 15) involving non-U.S. entities filed in the U.S. will receive the same fate? This will be one of the numerous cases that will be examined in this panel on cutting-edge chapter 15 and other cross-border cases.

You have worked hard, and you are certain that you have brought benefit to your client. Now you need to convince the fee examiner of that. This panel, which features leading fee examiners from throughout the country, will discuss the ins and outs of fee examiner interactions.

D&O and E&O policies are often one of the few major assets of a bankruptcy estate that are available for estate monetization. This expert panel will discuss coverage issues and provide insight into common and esoteric issues in bankruptcy cases involving D&O and E&O policies.

People and Assets on the Move Overseas: What You Need to Know to Hold Everything Still and Seize the Assets

War and Peace: Recent Trends and Developments in Bankruptcy Litigation and Mediation

Legal and Practical Issues Involving Secured Creditors and the Retention of Financial Advisors.

Resolved: Unsecured creditors entitled to post-petition interest can only be paid at the federal judgment rate. Pro: Rachel C. Strickland Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP; New York Con: Joseph H. Smolinsky Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; New York Resolved: Actual fraud under § 523(a)(2)(A) is limited to misrepresentation. Pro: G. Eric Brunstad, Dechert LLP; Hartford, Conn. Con: Danielle Spinelli . WilmerHale; Washington, D.C. Resolved: Negative-notice procedure is sufficient to establish consent under § 363(f). Pro: Hon. Thomas J. Catliota U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Md.); Greenbelt Con: Hon. Martin R. Barash U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Cal.); Woodland Hills

A discussion of the ethics landscape from the retention application and disclosure requirements, to the decision-making process in undertaking work, recording the time, and contesting/defending the fee application.