Bankruptcy Litigation/Labor & Employment
Law Firm Bankruptcies and Certain Issues that Have Arisen in Them, Including the WARN Act and Recent Case Law
Financial Advisors & Investment Banking/Secured Credit/Unsecured Trade Creditors
And Now That the Auction Is Over, Let the Bidding Begin
Commercial Fraud/International/Technology & Intellectual Property
A Comity of Errors: International Electronic Communications and Cyber-fraud in Transnational Bankruptcy Cases
Navigating Your Way Through the Latest Complexities of Bankruptcy
This panel of leading bankruptcy lawyers, sponsored by Lexis® Practice Advisor, will feature a discussion of new provisions and practices for debtors, lenders, creditors and buyers in DIP Financings, 363 Sales, and Chapter 15s.
Bankruptcy Taxation/Legislation/Young & New Members
Developments in Net Operating Losses
Consumer Bankruptcy/Ethics & Professional Compensation
Nothing Is Impossible: The Complex Requirements and Ethical Duties of Representing Chapter 11 and/or Chapter 13 Consumer Debtors
Consumer Class Actions
Consumer Track: Consumer Class Actions
This panel will explore the potential benefits and pitfalls of class actions by debtors/trustees against creditors in chapter 13 cases, which are highlighted by two recent decisions of the Fifth Circuit.
When Divorce and Bankruptcy Collide, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Consumer Track: When Divorce and Bankruptcy Collide, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
The panel will explore the overlapping and sometimes conflicting state and federal objectives and law that can lead to unfair results when a bankruptcy proceeding intervenes in a divorce case.
The Appellate Process
Consumer Track: The Appellate Process
This panel will explore recent issues in appellate practice that are of interest to both consumer and business practitioners, including the ability to bypass intermediary appellate courts and take appeals directly to the circuit courts.
The Individual Conundrum-Chapter 7, 11 or 13?
Consumer Track: Individual Conundrum—Chapter 7, 11 or 13?
Deciding on the appropriate chapter for an individual contemplating a bankruptcy filing can be daunting. This panel will explore the considerations that guide the practitioner in advising individual clients in making this decision.