2025

Hosted by ABI's Bankruptcy Litigation Committee. Repeat filings in chapter 13 cases present unique challenges — and opportunities — for all parties involved. In this practical and timely program hosted by ABI's Bankruptcy Litigation Committee, the panelists will examine the tools and mechanisms available under the Bankruptcy Code to navigate multiple-filer situations effectively. Attendees will gain insights into how debtors, creditors and trustees can protect their respective interests, address abusive filing patterns, and utilize litigation strategies to achieve fair and efficient outcomes. Whether you’re seeking clarity on stay relief, dismissal, sanctions or plan-feasibility issues, this session will provide actionable guidance for managing the complexities of repeat chapter 13 filings.

As cross-border restructurings become increasingly common, understanding how different jurisdictions approach restructuring plans is essential for practitioners advising multinational clients. This panel will examine and compare key features of restructuring frameworks in the U.S., U.K., Canada and the Netherlands, highlighting similarities, differences, and recent developments shaping international practice.

The intersection between insolvency and arbitration remains one of the most complex and unsettled areas of cross-border dispute resolution. This panel will examine the ongoing debate within UNCITRAL Working Group V on determining which law governs the effect of insolvency proceedings on arbitration agreements and arbitral proceedings, and how different jurisdictions approach this question in practice.

The U.K. Scheme of Arrangement and other international restructuring tools have attracted global attention for their flexibility and effectiveness. This panel will explore whether the U.S. should adopt a similar framework, and will analyze potential benefits, challenges and implications for debtors and creditors within the existing chapter 11 system.

This panel will provide a comprehensive overview of recent developments affecting cross-border insolvency practice. The panelists will include updates on third-party releases and the Credito Real appeal by the U.S. Trustee, recent trends in asset-tracing across offshore jurisdictions, and emerging issues in the Caribbean and Canada, including evolving director duties and disqualification regimes.

Hosted by ABI's Real Estate CommitteeThe office sector remains one of the most challenged areas of commercial real estate, with fundamentals shifting in ways that continue to test owners, lenders and tenants alike. While prime properties in select markets are benefiting from a clear flight to quality, overall leasing activity is uneven, and vacancy rates remain elevated nationwide. With billions of dollars of office-based loans in distress and higher rates with tighter underwriting colliding with declining property valuations, the office asset class continues to be a real estate sector that restructuring professionals should watch closely.The Real Estate Committee is pleased to provide a deep dive into this market from the perspective of a national bank special assets manager, a CMBS attorney and a transaction professional through a hybrid Zoom webinar and in-person program at the New York City offices of Pillsbury.

ABI’s 2025 International European Insolvency Symposium, co-hosted by INSOL Europe, was held Oct. 26-28 in Berlin and presented numerous sessions focused on the latest international insolvency and restructuring developments. Topics included third-party releases and chapter 15 implications, tariffs, the rise of private credit’s role as key creditors in restructurings, and digital asset tracing in bankruptcy. The following recorded sessions are available for purchase individually or as an economical bundle.