This panel will review recent trends in liability-management transactions, and will include a discussion of Judge Isgur’s recent decision in WesCo, which addressed the effects of “uptier” transactions.
This panel will discuss cutting-edge controversies and developments regarding the business-judgment rule, standing to bring claims, gatekeeper provisions, and D&O insurance policies, proceeds and ownership.
This session will discuss the benefits and drawbacks of restructuring under chapter 11 as opposed to under a foreign restructuring scheme. The panelists include a restructuring lawyer who is familiar with the popular European restructuring schemes.
This panel will review recent confirmation and related issues, including tools being deployed in the confirmation process (such as the use of conditional disclosure statements, toggle plans and lock-ups/RSAs), equitable mootness in confirmation appeals, and the latest on releases and exculpation.
This panel will explore recent developments and trends in DIP financing, including equity-linked DIP facilities, contingent second draws, case controls, an increase in priming fights, and increased chapter 7 conversions due to an increased unwillingness of DIP lenders to bail out chapter 11 debtors.
This panel will discuss capital providers, sources of funds, life of structures, what happens with defaults (CLO, CMBS, Bank), and what makes for a successful recap without a par transaction/payoff.
This panel of business experts will examine post-pandemic trends in the distressed real estate market. The panelists will analyze what is different about this cycle compared to prior cycles — including its impact by asset class — and will provide their predictions on the future of distressed real estate markets, as well as their thoughts on market recovery and potential challenges.
