2023

This panel will provide an update on cryptocurrency’s adoption and integration into the global financial system. The panelists will share practical approaches for bankruptcy practitioners to identify, take possession of and manage cryptocurrency in bankruptcy cases.

This panel will discuss case law related to subchapter V and § 523 nondischargeability, and how to navigate uncertainties in such cases.

Presented in the style of the ever-popular TED Talks, this year’s ABI Talks will focus on four hot topics: the state of the bankruptcy judiciary, Cinemark, civil contempt issues and venue reform.

On direct appeal, the Third Circuit on Jan. 30 reversed the bankruptcy court and directed the dismissal of the petition that had been filed by LTL Management LLC, the subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson created to file in chapter 11 to deal with talc and asbestos claims arising from the sale of Johnson’s Baby Powder. Although Circuit Judge Thomas Ambro pointedly declined to rule on whether LTL improperly used chapter 11 as a “litigation tactic,” what are the legal steps J&J can take to settle roughly 40,000 cancer lawsuits concerning its talc-based products? A panel of top academics will examine the decision and the issues surrounding J&J's case, and will discuss what could happen with the case moving forward.

ABI's Financial Advisors and Investment Banking and International Committees. International and cross-border disputes often involve collections issues and venue considerations. This panel of experts in cross-border and international litigation will share their professional experiences and insights on how best to approach these types of claims, and ways to collect on them.

Sponsored by ABI's Real Estate Committee, Keen-Summit Capital Partners LLC and Summit Investment Management LLC Summit Investment Management LLC, Keen-Summit Capital Partners LLC and ABI's Real Estate Committee are pleased to present this webinar on the economic outlook for commercial real estate, once again featuring real estate economist and futurist Kiernan “KC” Conway, who drew rave reviews from his presentation last year. Mr. Conway is the chief economist for the CCIM Institute, principal and co-founder of consulting firm Red Shoe Economics, and a former commercial real estate subject-matter expert for the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank. Program topics will include a review of key asset classes, the impact of inflation on the real estate economy, lasting changes stemming from remote work, how geopolitics pose risks to the sector, and other timely topics to arm practitioners with important information about the real estate economy. Industry veterans will kick off the program with an overview of the credit and transaction markets.

Sponsored by ABI's International Committee India has emerged as a leading insolvency jurisdiction since it enacted its new Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) in late 2016. The IBC heralded a new insolvency process, enabling large corporations to reorganize and maximize value. In the six years since, more than 4000 cases have been filed and scores of important Indian companies have been successfully restructured. In this webinar, an all-star panel of experienced and highly regarded Indian professionals, many of whom have navigated the most important IBC cases to date, will showcase how the Indian insolvency system works, explain the key principles and policies of the IBC, and identify various restructuring alternatives. The panelists also will explore the current macro-economic and business climate in India and debate the successes, failures and lessons learned. Finally, the panelists will discuss potential investment opportunities in India, and why insolvency and restructuring professionals should familiarize themselves with the Indian insolvency process.