Louisiana

NO CLE - Evidentiary Privileges

This panel will discuss the various types of evidentiary privileges that arise in bankruptcy practice — including joint-defense privilege, Fifth Amendment, attorney/client privilege and husband/wife privilege — and how they may be inadvertently waived. The session will also include what happens to these privileges in connection with 363 asset sales, the establishment of liquidating trusts and other sticky issues.

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NO CLE - The Chief Restructuring Officer’s Guide to Bankruptcy

Several authors of ABI’s recent publication, The Chief Restructuring Officer’s Guide to Bankruptcy, will be joined by other experts to discuss various issues raised in the book and provide practical insight into the rights and responsibilities of CROs in distressed situations.

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NO CLE - What's New in § 363 Asset Sales

This program will cover recent developments in distressed-asset sales. Topics will include successor liability, finality of sales and adherence to procedures, the interplay between §§ 363 and 365(h), intellectual property sale issues, break-up fees, collusive bidding issues and other topical issues.

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NO CLE - Has BAPCPA Increased Distributions to Creditors in Consumer Cases?

An issue consistently raised during the course of the Consumer Bankruptcy Fee Study was the effect of higher bankruptcy costs and the cumbersome and time-consuming bankruptcy process on distributions to unsecured creditors. Given that increasing creditor distributions was a reason for BAPCPA’s enactment, that this question was ripe for exploration. Prof. Lupica will present the findings of her study and the panel will discuss.

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NO CLE - How to Draft Loan Workout Agreements

This first session of a new “skills” seminar series will examine documents that are often used to restructure debt outside of bankruptcy. Learn the purpose and legal underpinnings of the various component parts of frequently used workout documents such as forbearance agreements, intercreditor agreements and restructuring/override agreements. The panel will focus on real-world examples of good and bad provisions of workout documents and will provide drafting tips.

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NO CLE - Great Debates

"Past President's Debate:
Resolved: The chapter 11 model is no longer viable for middle-market businesses.

Consumer Debate:
Resolved: Section 523(a)(8) should be repealed or amended to allow for the discharge of all student loan debts.

Judicial Debate:
Resolved: Section 546(e) does not apply to each and every link in a chain of transactions resulting in a ""settlement payment"" that is protected by the safe harbor provisions."

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NO CLE - Legislation/Real Estate

Real Estate Short Sales and Carve-Outs

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NO CLE - Ethics: Disagreeing without Being Disagreeable: The Case for Civility

This panel will explore the struggles of being both civil and persuasive and how our actions affect the reputation of the legal profession in society. The panel will also provide an update on the status of the ABI Civility Task Force.

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NO CLE - Hotcakes and Hot Topics: Judges’ Roundtable Q&A

This panel will feature a roundtable discussion with bankruptcy judges from the Ninth Circuit and across the country. The judges will share their thoughts and perspectives, as well as take questions from the audience, on topics of current interest in both business and consumer cases.

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NO CLE - Pigs Get Fat, Hogs Get Slaughtered: Pre-bankruptcy Planning and Dischargeability

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