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Professionals are critical to maximizing estate assets and confirming reorganization plans. This interactive panel, comprised primarily of nonlawyers and estate professionals, will highlight effective and ineffective uses of professionals, and will define best practices in working with professionals so that attorneys and professionals can better serve debtors and trustees.

Regional judges will strive to answer questions on current issues.

This panel will delve into emerging issues in bankruptcy cases, specifically ones relating to technology issues.

This panel will examine various alternative capital structures used for structuring transactions and obtaining access to capital.

Join Bill Rochelle as he provides us with the highlights we need to know about emerging cases from the Supreme Court, Tenth Circuit and more!

Hosted by IWIRC Mountain Desert Chapter While most attorneys focus on passing the bar, there are a select few who have etched their names in history by breaking that bar, refusing to accept anything short of “equal justice under the law.” These legal trailblazers understand that the law is for the living, and change is inevitable to ensure that justice evolves alongside society. Their advocacy and diversity of thought have shaped the very decisions of the highest courts, forging inclusive paths where none existed before. When society was unable to pay its debts to equality and fairness, these attorneys recognized bankruptcy not as an end, but as a tool — a powerful instrument for creditors of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Join us as we explore the untold stories of these remarkable individuals, past and present, who redefine what it means to be impactful in the world of law.

This panel will discuss a selection of cases that raise current substantive bankruptcy issues and litigation challenges, including how to convince a bankruptcy court to extend the automatic stay (or issue an injunction) to protect debtor-related (but nondebtor) entities from tort or other litigation that could interfere with the plan process (e.g., Robertshaw (S.D. Tex. 2024); Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Center (S.D.N.Y. 2023)); how best to present valuation evidence for unusual, complex and illiquid assets, including mortgage-backed securities, derivatives and crypto assets; and how to deal with evidentiary issues — particularly relating to damages — arising in “liability management” litigation. The panelists will conclude with a rapid-fire presentation of successful bankruptcy litigation tips.

This panel will discuss the wide-ranging changes to the Bankruptcy Code resulting from the 2005 amendments, and how they do and do not continue to affect bankruptcy practice today.

This panel will cover such topics as exculpation/opt-in, opt-out, as well as U.S. Trustee views on programmatic positions vs. litigating a case. The panelists will cover topics relating to fees, such as the role of a fee examiner, and nonestate professional fee requests. Attendees also will learn about the importance of sealing personally identifiable information — and how to do so.