Business

Business Track-Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation from Soup to Nuts

This program will present a mock hearing involving the myriad procedural and substantive issues associated with fraudulent-conveyance litigation brought by an estate representative, including Stern v. Marshall jurisdictional issues, Twombly and Iqbal and other issues.

Bench:
Hon. Joy Flowers Conti
U.S. District Court (W.D. Pa.); Pittsburgh
Hon. Barbara J. Houser
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Tex.); Dallas
Hon. Barry Russell
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Cal.); Los Angeles

Litigants:
David M. Stern

Professional Development Track: Litigation Skills

Mock Expert Examination

R. Scott Williams, Moderator
Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC; Birmingham, Ala.

Judge: Hon. Gregg W. Zive
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.); Las Vegas

Direct Exam: Dillon E. Jackson
Foster Pepper PLLC; Seattle

Cross Exam: Lynnette R. Warman
Hunton & Williams LLP; Dallas

Witness: James Peko
Grant Thornton LLP; New York

Financial Advisors Track - How to Create Value for the Estate from Your First Client Meeting until Entry of a Final Decree

This panel will explore the ways in which financial advisors, investment bankers and chief restructuring officers can add value to a financially distressed company. Topics to be explored will include assessment of management, evaluation of asset quality, analysis of financial reporting, maintaining relationships with other stakeholders, creating operational improvements and other related endeavors.

A panel of judges will discuss hot topics including the latest developments regarding the absolute priority rule in individual cases, the Supreme Court's decision in RadLAX, developing jurisprudence in the aftermath of Stern v. Marshall and other topical issues.

Will bankruptcy courts stay enforcement of springing guaranties post confirmation? The need for one impaired class: should impairment be per case or per debtor? Separate classification of mortgage deficiency claims. New value plans: compare In re Global Ocean Carriers Limited to In re Beal Bank. Does the Till interest rate apply in commercial real estate cases? Indubitable equivalent plans in the real estate context. Implications of RadLAX.