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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

Consumer Track - From Infants to Toddlers: Bankruptcy Rules 3001 and 3002.1 Experience First-Year Growing Pains

Bankruptcy Rules 3001 and 3002.1 turn one year old on Dec. 1, 2012. The panel will explore the cases that have arisen over the past year and look ahead to as-yet-unresolved issues.

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

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.

Third-party releases in view of Behrmann v. National Heritage Foundation. Indubitable equivalent in the context of an operating company. In re River Road: what is the future of credit-bidding and indubitable equivalent plans? One impaired class: by plan or by debtor? New issues in pre-packaged plans.