This panel will provide an overview and discussion of the current status of the law on subchapter V, including any recent legislation and the ABI Subchapter V Task Force's Final Report. The panelists will cover such key legal issues as eligibility, plan confirmation and other topics, the role of the subchapter V trustee both during the case and after plan confirmation, and important post-confirmation issues such as plan defaults and reporting.
This panel will discuss the factors that attorneys who represent debtors should consider in deciding whether to file chapter 7, chapter 13 or subchapter V cases for their individual clients.
This panel will consider the status of and current issues surrounding subchapter V, and predict where subchapter V is going based on recent decisions and trends. Key issues to be addressed include eligibility and debt limits, bar dates, confirmation, corporate discharges, the role and powers of the trustee, and more!
This panel will introduce attendees to subchapter V of chapter 11, and its streamlined process for small business reorganizations. The panelists will cover the expectations, roles and responsibilities of the key participants in the subchapter V case, including the bankruptcy judge, debtors, creditors, the U.S. Trustee and the subchapter V trustee.
This panel will interactively explore the current legislative context of subchapter V, measures and strategies for its success, impediments to its broader use, bad faith or improper purposes, current developments, and what might need to be fixed.
In April 2023, ABI created the Subchapter V Task Force, which was charged with reviewing the implementation and administration of subchapter V. After almost a year of study and public hearings, the task force has issued its report and recommendations, which include statutory changes. This session will discuss the task force’s report and recommendations.
