Ohio

How does a U.S. court deal with allegations that a foreign proceeding or judicial system is flawed or corrupt?; dealing with “corporate groups”; the continuing saga of Nortel, Vitro and Elpida; cooperation and enforcement of judgments

Managing law firm failure pre-bankruptcy; partner clawback claims and settlements; fair value and other partner defenses; unfinished-business doctrine (Jewel v. Boxer); partner duties to clients, including treatment of client files; WARN Act issues

Section 1113 relief for terminated labor agreements (American Airlines; Hostess), severance benefits; treatment of claims resulting from rejection of labor/benefits agreements vs. renegotiation of labor/benefits agreements; multi-employer pension plan issues (Is there a coming abyss?) (Hostess, Marcal); § 1114 Issues (Visteon, etc.); role of unions on committees; labor issues in § 363 sales; interplay of § 1113 and general strike/employment law (including strike after court-approved imposition of terms)

Three years of disappointing recovery have come at the cost of unprecedented policy actions, both in monetary and fiscal policy. Bar a major failure in resolving the "fiscal cliff" negotiations, the economic outlook may improve in 2013, but questions remain about what the "exit" strategy will be. Are new financial imbalances building into the economy? Are low interest rates fostering an excessive accumulation of private and public debt? How vulnerable the financial system and the corporate sector are to a normalization in interest rates? Mr.

From the 1987 Finley Kumble collapse to the spectacular 2012 Dewey LeBoeuf implosion, law firm bankruptcies have produced remarkable forum shopping, creative legal theories, conflicting case law, and painful reckonings for partners and their new firms. Panelists will discuss the economics and consequences of firm collapses, case administration challenges, and resulting litigation frenzies.