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Will bankruptcy courts stay enforcement of springing guaranties post confirmation? The need for one impaired class: should impairment be per case or per debtor? Separate classification of mortgage deficiency claims. New value plans: compare In re Global Ocean Carriers Limited to In re Beal Bank. Does the Till interest rate apply in commercial real estate cases? Indubitable equivalent plans in the real estate context. Implications of RadLAX.

Has TOUSA changed the legal standard for what is reasonably equivalent value? What is the fate of affiliate guarantees? Do lenders now need to investigate the use of the loan proceeds?

Should Stern be applied under a broad or narrow interpretation? Compare In re Bellingham with In re Direct Response Media Inc.

Sales “free and clear”—how far are the courts going under current law, including sales involving IP and patent licenses? Is Precision Industries still alive and well?

Phelps & Rhodes Productions Presents: Trustee and the Badoff Investor Class v. Bigbank—a Mock Trial

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

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.

Consumer Bankruptcy Fundamentals This two-part, 3.0-hour program fully covers the consumer bankruptcy process from counseling the consumer debtor, chapter choice, exemptions, claims, the automatic stay, means testing, dischargeability and debtor education. The faculty includes a Law Professor, a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge and leading practitioners. Click HERE to register for this course for $595 and add the CONSUMER Bankruptcy breakout for $100 Prof. Lois Lupica, Moderator Maine Law Foundation Professor of Law University of Maine School of Law in Portland Hon. Wendelin I. Lipp U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. MD.); Greenbelt, MD Alexander M. Laughlin Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, PC; Fairfax, VA Lisa A. Tracy Executive Office for U.S. Trustees; Washington, DC

Business Bankruptcy Fundamentals This two-part, 3.0-hour program fully covers the procedures and strategies of the typical chapter 11 case from pre-bankruptcy planning through plan confirmation and beyond; DIP financing, executory contracts and leases, sales, workouts, corporate governance, and tax issues are also fully treated. The faculty includes a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge as well as attorney and nonattorney professionals experienced in corporate reorganizations. Click HERE to register for this course for $595 and add the BUSINESS Bankruptcy breakout for $100 Michael L. Bernstein Arnold & Porter Hon. Thomas J. Catliota U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. MD.); Greenbelt, MD Boris Steffen Gavin/Salmonese LLC