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Business Reorganization/Bankruptcy Litigation Committees: This panel will discuss the current trends in white-collar criminal and securities law issues by examining such past cases as Drexel, Adelphia and GSC.

Educational Session of Committees: The Bankruptcy Code provides enhanced and often unique opportunities to resolve tax issues faced by distressed businesses and individuals. Our program will provide a primer on how to address tax issues before and after filing for bankruptcy relief, followed by a discussion on significant tax problems faced by business and consumer debtors.

Ethics & Professional Compensation/Real Estate Committees: This panel will explore various ethical issues that often arise in a single asset real estate bankruptcy case from the perspectives of the debtor, secured creditor and bankruptcy judge — via an entertaining and interactive fictional case study.

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 nuts-and-bolts panel will cover the mechanics of § 363 sales, featuring discussions on pros and cons, current trends and recent cases, with a particular focus on credit-bidding (Fisker, Philly News and Free Lance-Star) and challenges to free-and-clear-sales (GM, Chrysler, Energytec).

A timely and wide-ranging keynote discussion among leading professionals, market advisors and educators concerning current and future economic trends, predictions about the high yield and leveraged lending markets going forward and what it all means for restructuring practice in the short and long term.

Join a distinguished and experienced group of panelists as they discuss the recognition process and cross-border nuances of chapter 15, including how to prepare a chapter 15 case, strategic considerations and advising non-U.S. clients about the risks and benefits of the chapter 15 recognition process, as well as the cutting-edge legal issues that have arisen now that cross-border insolvencies and chapter 15 have become more prevalent.

This panel will focus on the current challenging market for restructuring professionals. The faculty will share their insights into how they have maintained their practices during the current industry downturn and will tackle a broad range of questions and topics, including: What are the reasons for the downturn, and what, if anything, can restructuring professionals do to stem the downturn? How has the downturn impacted competition for clients, and what are some tips for distinguishing yourself? How do you stay relevant within your own firm to ensure that you are selected to work on restructuring matters? Is there any advice for younger professionals who are in the early stages of trying to build a career in this field? Have restructuring professionals sought new types of clients or types of restructuring work, or do some now work in entirely different practice areas? If not, should they?

Municipal bankruptcy has moved to the forefront of the restructuring world; every day seems to bring a new filing or precedent. A battle-tested group of restructuring professionals on the front lines of municipal bankruptcy will provide a “back to basics” look at chapter 9 and will discuss recent developments and future trends in municipal bankruptcies, as well as their role and place in the world of restructuring professionals.