ABI Live Webinars

The ABI Commission Report proposes some significant changes to the Bankruptcy Code, and the preferential transfer statute in Section 547 is no exception. This webinar explores the rationale behind the recommendations, such as the good faith belief for filing a demand letter or preference complaint, the increase in the statutory minimum to bring a preference action, and more. Most importantly, the panel will assess the practical effects and foreseeable impact of implementing these recommendations.

This ABI Live Webinar — New Developments in Student Loans: Need to Know — will focus on three areas: dischargeability litigation, treatment in Chapter 13 and the status of student loans as a national economic crisis. Presented by members of ABI’s Consumer Committee, the webinar will include perspectives from both the debtor and lender sides, offering practitioners valuable balanced insights that they can use in their daily practice.

The Final Report of the Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 is the culmination of more than two years of testimony, advisory reports and deliberations. In this 90-minute webinar, several members of the Commission and the official reporter will present the key findings as submitted to Congress. Written materials will be provided.

a. terminations (convenience/default)
b. effect of FAR bankruptcy clause
c. subprime/prime issues: rights of the subcontractor when the prime contractor files
d. novation
e. assignment of government contracts receivables
f. effect of Assignment of Claims Act/UCC

Speakers:
Lawrence P. Block
Stinson Leonard Street LLP; Washington, D.C.
Hilary S. Cairnie
BakerHostetler; Washington, D.C.
Lawrence Sher
Reed Smith LLP; Washington, D.C.
Holly E. Svetz
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP; Tysons Corner, Va.
Janet M. Nesse
Stinson Leonard Street LLP; Washington, D.C.

This panel will explore the feasibility of implementing the CARE Program in our U.S. Armed Forces. (Open to all registrants.)
Daniel “Corky” Sherman Moderator Chapter 7 Panel Trustee (N.D. Tex.); Dallas Capt. Kurt Clawson Texas Army National Guard; Arlington, Texas Michael P. Cooley Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; Dallas Major Gen. Al Zapanta (U.S. Army, ret.) President and CEO, United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce; Washington, D.C.