Consumer: Consumer and UST Ethics Issues: Bankruptcy Billing, Bundling and the UpRight Decision
This panel will address hot topics in the consumer bankruptcy world, including analysis of the UpRight decision and the ongoing evolution of fee arrangements.
Kicking the Tires: Automotive Supplier Restructurings/Tariffs
In an environment of rapid technological change and political uncertainty, automotive suppliers face fresh challenges. This panel will explore the possibility of trade wars, the politics of infrastructure, and the challenges and possibilities presented by self-driving cars and emerging technologies.
Consumer: ABI Commission on Consumer Bankruptcy
Members of the commission will provide an update on recent public meetings, relevant topics and the commission reporting process.
Fallout of Health Care Consolidation: Who Will Be the Winners and Losers?
This panel will review how consolidation, redevelopment and even brick and mortar vs. online are changing health care, and who is likely to prevail. The panelists will discuss which health care providers are likely to encounter the most stress in the future, and which ones may have ways to fix the American health care system.
Interactive Panel: Breaking Down the DIP Budget
This panel will explore the components of the DIP budget and the key issues for different stakeholders. The panelists will discuss how the DIP is constructed, negotiated and presented based on the interests of the debtor, lenders and unsecured creditors, and offer insight for professionals at every level of experience.
Deconstructing the Order, Part II: Confirmation
How well do you understand your confirmation order? This panel will break down some examples of issues that create frustration for bankruptcy judges through inconsistent or vague language, misinterpretation or fundamental flaws. Panelists will navigate typical confirmation documents through drafting to final order.
Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence/Technology in the Legal Industry
As fast-emerging technologies change the way we conceive of how we will practice law in the very near future, ethics rules will need to address this revolution. The panelists will discuss how to keep ahead of these developments and adapt our practices to best understand and address our developing ethical obligations.