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A panel of experts discuss environmental and pension liabilities, the statutory schemes under which these liabilities arise and the key players involved. Are non-monetary environmental claims dischargeable? Do post-petition expenditures for environmental cleanup constitute administrative expenses? When can an employer terminate a pension plan in bankruptcy, what is the process and what are the consequences?

A panel of experts will summarize and discuss the legal impact and practical implications of the Supreme Court’s 2012 decisions in Radlax and Hall. How does Radlax impact sale plans? Why does the Hall decision make asset sales more problematic and what is its broader impact? What do these cases tell us about how to brief and argue bankruptcy appeals? Hear ABI’s panel of experts’ insights into these significant cases.

A panel discussion of recent opinions, including In re Dynegy Holdings, Tribune and Heritage Highgate Inc., and their effect on examiner and plan confirmation issues. Issues to be discussed include: Examiner Issues including when directors and officers may be liable for restructuring, made especially relevant in In re Dynegy Holdings, and the Examiner's Report issued on March 9, 2012. Other cases to be discussed include Lyondell Chemical Co., Washington Mutual, Lehman Brothers. Select Plan Confirmation Issues including: a. Competing plans, noteholder classification, enforceability of inter-creditor agreements, made relevant in Tribune. b. Elimination of junior liens and valuation issues at plan confirmation, made relevant by the Third Circuit’s recent decision in Heritage Highgate Inc. Participants: Richard J. Corbi, Moderator Lowenstein Sandler PC; New York Eric D. Winston Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP; Los Angeles David M. LeMay Chadbourne & Parke LLP; New York Michael J. Viscount Fox Rothschild LLP; Atlantic City, N.J. W. Joshua Brant Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP; New York

When is an individual Chapter 11 a better fit for your client? Think through an individual Chapter 11 plan and spot critical issues that can lead to success. A panel of experienced individual Chapter 11 practitioners will guide you, step by step, through a successful individual Chapter 11 case, and discuss problematic issues and solutions you can implement in your individual Chapter 11. Topics include: · Creating a budget on your schedules · Calculating your plan · Working with the US Trustee’s office · Tax issues · Application of the absolute priority rule · “Deemed” voting · “Reasonable and necessary” expenses · Addressing secured mortgage debts in the plan

ABI Labor and Employment Committee Webinar – a panel discussion of recent developments in several large complex bankruptcy cases, including Hostess, Kodak, Nortel and American Airlines.