2023

This panel will focus on senior care and living facilities, and the financial pressures in the marketplace that are currently presenting challenges to their business models in the U.S. and other jurisdictions.

If you suddenly became the owner of Batman’s secret cave, would you know how to value it, lease it or sell it? Could you transfer it in a § 363 sale, or could you cancel any claims Batman and others may have on the permanently installed Bat Computer? This session reveals the panelists' oddest adventures in real estate, and the latest in commercial real estate trends.

Do you ever wonder what a particular Supreme Court decision means for you and your practice? This panel will discuss the Supreme Court’s general approach to deciding cases, including bankruptcy cases, and what those decisions mean for the bankruptcy and larger legal community. The panelists will use decisions from last term (as well as those to be argued this term) to help attendees better understand the decisions, how they might influence lower court decisions, and what it all means for those subjected to their decisions.

This panel reviews recent cases and assesses whether arbitration is enforceable in bankruptcy, and to what extent.

This panel takes a fresh look at the latest categories and buyers of asset sales under § 363, and the increased influence that unsecured creditors are exerting over those sales. The panelists discuss recent noteworthy successful and failed sales, including Vice Media, Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Celsius Network, LedgerX and Voyager.

As subchapter V use increases across the country, the courts continue to interpret and explore the bounds of the statute. This panel will discuss the emerging issues being addressed by practitioners and the courts, including developing eligibility questions and the varied applications of the statute to different and unique debtor situations, and will provide a review of the timeliest opinions that are impacting debtors and creditors in these proceedings.

This panel will discuss the current status of nonconsensual third-party releases (Purdue, Aearo, Boy Scouts, LTL), good faith and financial distress, alternatives to nonconsensual releases, international comparisons, preservation and impact of insurance, and case administration issues that include obtaining consent, conflicts among claimants represented by a single firm, and preservation of a claimant’s “day in court.”

This panel will provide attendees with a step-by-step process to review potential claims against parties-in-interest in chapter 11 proceedings. The panelists will review the establishment of independent directors/special committees and scope of authority, the process plan regarding a proposed investigation, execution of the plan during chapter 11 proceedings, and addressing issues, allegations and disputes raised by stakeholders.

This panel will discuss the emerging and ever-changing role of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the administration of consumer debt, and the effects on bankruptcy cases. The panelists will discuss how the technology has been used in both account-servicing and court filings, where it may be going, and potential pitfalls to be mindful of as AI/ML becomes more common.