Business

Joe Navarro will explore the applied use of nonverbal communication in business to better understand, manage or negotiate with others. Drawing on his decades of experience studying human behavior, Joe will highlight those key behaviors executives need to know to decode the world around them.

In this session, an FBI agent, a U.S. attorney, an Assistant U.S. Trustee and a bankruptcy trustee will discuss the who, what, when and why of bankruptcy crimes, including the relationship between a criminal prosecution and a contemporaneous bankruptcy case or cases involving the criminal defendants, either as principals of the debtor or the debtors themselves.

Receiverships under state law have become an increasingly popular and meaningful alternative to bankruptcy, specifically when there are events of fraud, misappropriations of assets and related regulatory-body involvement. This panel will examine the basics of such receiverships and, given the current state of federal law (which excludes cannabis-related businesses from bankruptcy), will use the cannabis industry as an example to discuss the details, benefits and potential pitfalls of state court receiverships for highly regulated businesses. The panelists also will explore the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act.

Do bankruptcy courts have jurisdiction to enter nonconsensual releases under any circumstance? This panel will explore this question and more.

Judicial Debate: Tough Issues in Subchapter V Cases Past Presidents Debate: The Efficacy of Third Party Releases

This panel will explore recent trends in commercial fraud and the resulting bankruptcies, examine the role of technology in those cases, and consider how these cases will evolve in the future.

Focusing on mediation in noteworthy cases, the panelists will discuss their thought processes when deciding whether to mediate, and how they go about selecting a neutral in cases both large and small. The panelists will explain how they select mediators, how they work with them, and the useful qualities they look for in mediators.

This panel will dive into the intersection of cryptocurrency and bankruptcy by reviewing notable cryptocurrency case decisions, including Celsius Network LLC. The panelists also will explore issues concerning fraudulent transfer litigation in cryptocurrency cases, and the recovery of crypto assets in matters involving fraud and international asset recovery.

With a focus on providing practical advice in an interactive forum, this panel will discuss issues that arise in automatic stay and discharge violation matters, including a review of evidentiary hurdles, the determination of damages, procedural tips and traps, and the impact of Taggart on these disputes.