The credit markets continue to be volatile and in today’s weak economy, staying abreast of the current developments in restructuring, bankruptcy and reorganizations is essential. This advanced conference assembles a remarkable faculty of bankruptcy judges and leading practitioners who will provide you with a thorough review and analysis of hot topics, developments, and recent decisions in diverse industries. They will cover the ramifications of the Supreme Court’s decision of
Stern v. Marshall, and subsequent decisions and Rules, and their practical implications on jurisdiction, administration of business cases and bankruptcy litigation. The faculty will also address a practical review of recent cases and trends that affect your practice on behalf of debtors, vendors, bondholders, lenders, diverse groups of creditors, hedge funds, committees, labor, and parties to executory contracts, structured finance deals, and other transactions. There will be special focus on valuation issues. Equip yourself with strategies and litigation tactics you can use daily, and feel confident advising your clients in these evolving areas of the law. Ethical issues will be covered.
Lecture Topics [Total time 12:39:18]
Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.
- Introduction* [00:03:21]
Joseph Samet
- Potpourri of Current Market Developments in Chapter 7 and 11 Business Cases - MF Global, Lehman, Hostess, GM, Madoff, Bayou, General Growth, Wa Mu, Vitro, et al. [01:07:42]
Joseph Samet, Andrew P. DeNatale
- Current Jurisdictional and Procedural Issues - Stern v. Marshall, Madoff et al. [01:06:32]
Hon. Robert D. Drain, Jane Rue Wittstein
- DIP Financing and other Lending Issues; First Day Order [01:04:42]
Michael L. Cook, Lynn P. Harrison 3rd
- Creditors' Committees, Examiners, Role of the U.S. Trustee, and Ethics [01:15:23]
Michael P. Richman, Andrew P. DeNatale
- Ethical Issues Continued; The Automatic Stay and Avoiding Powers [00:44:18]
Michael L. Cook, Michael P. Richman
- Avoiding Powers (continued); and Treatment of Claims: Allowance and Priority [01:01:22]
Michael L. Cook, Babette A. Ceccotti
- Executory Contracts [01:05:08]
Gerald F. Munitz, Brian S. Hermann
- Intercreditor Agreements and Subordination; Set off; Consolidation [00:57:38]
Lynn P. Harrison 3rd, Joseph Samet
- Acquiring Assets from the Debtor Estate, Corporate Governance and D&O Duties and Liability [01:00:45]
Gerald F. Munitz, Joseph Samet
- Plan Formulation and Negotiation [02:01:15]
Joseph Samet, Martin J. Bienenstock, Hon. Allan L. Gropper
- Disclosure Statements and Plan Confirmation* [00:05:29]
Gerald F. Munitz, Martin J. Bienenstock, Hon. Allan L. Gropper
- Cross-Border Insolvencies and Chapter 15 [01:05:43]
Joseph Samet, Hon. Allan L. Gropper, Judith Elkin
The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:
- The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (“BAPCPA”)
Lewis Kruger
- Mediation in Bankruptcy (February, 2013)
Joseph Samet
- Recent Developments in Jurisdiction, Venue, Abstention, Remand, Removal, Withdrawal of the Reference, Jury Trials and Appeals (February, 2013)
Corinne Ball, Hon. Robert D. Drain, Jane Rue Wittstein
- Business Reorganization Financing: Use of Cash Collateral and Debtor-in-Possession Financing (January, 2013)
Jonathan G. Blattmachr, Lawrence V. Gelber, Michael L. Cook
- Prepayment Penalties/Premiums (April, 2013)
Lynn P. Harrison 3rd
- Creditors’ Committees, Examiners and Role of the U.S. Trustee
Lewis Kruger
- Whose Rules Apply in Multi-Jurisdictional Cold-Calling?, ABI Journal, Vol. XXX, No. 10 (December/January 2012)
Anthony T. Nguyen, Michael P. Richman
- Combating Strategic Incivility in Cyberspace, Part I: Effective Private Combat (Without the Court or Bar), ABI Journal, Vol. XXIX, No. 6 (July/August 2010)
Michael P. Richman
- Combating Strategic Incivility in Cyberspace, Part II: Intervention by Court and Bar Associations, ABI Journal, Vol. XXIX, No. 7 (September 2010)
Michael P. Richman
- The Bankruptcy Code’s Automatic Stay (February, 2013)
Michael L. Cook
- Preference Litigation (January, 2013)
Jonathan G. Blattmachr, Michael L. Cook
- Fraudulent Transfers (January, 2013)
Michael L. Cook
- Claims 2013: Part 2 (Sections 101, 502, 503, 1113 and 1114, Bankruptcy Rule 3001)
Babette A. Ceccotti
- Claims 2010: Part 1 (Sections 101, 501, 502, 503, and 510)
David G. Epstein
- Executory Contracts and Leases
Arnold M. Quittner, Brian S. Hermann
- Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases: “Stub Rent”—In Re Goody’s Family Clothing, Inc., 610 F.3d 812 (3d Cir. 2010) (January, 2011)
Gerald F. Munitz
- Intercreditor Agreements in Bankruptcy: Current Developments
Lynn P. Harrison 3rd
- Bankruptcy Setoff and Recoupment (April, 2013)
Lynn P. Harrison 3rd
- Use of Break-Up and Topping Fees in Corporate, Restructuring and Bankruptcy Asset Sales (March, 2013)
Joseph Samet
- Duties of Directors and Officers and Liability Issues (February, 2013)
Jacob Kaplan, Joseph Samet
- Recent Developments Affecting Chapter 11 Cases
Martin J. Bienenstock
- Chapter 11 Plan Confirmation: A Synopsis (April, 2013)
Lynn P. Harrison 3rd
- Current Developments in International Insolvency Law: A United States Perspective
Hon. Allan L. Gropper
- Sauce for the Goose? Dual Standard Emerging in Cross Border Insolvencies: Domicile Not Enough to Recognize Foreign Proceeding (April, 2013)
Judith Elkin
- Recent Developments Under the Brazilian Bankruptcy Law
Christopher A. Jarvinen, Luiz Fernando Valente de Paiva
Presentation Material
- Acquiring Assets from the Debtor Estate, Corporate Governance and D&O Duties and Liability
Gerald F. Munitz
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1Alabama: Approval of all web based programs is limited to a maximum of 6.0 credits.
2Iowa: The approval is for one year from recorded date. Does not approve of Audio-only On-Demand Webcasts.
3Missouri: On-demand web programs are restricted to six hours of self-study credit per year. Self-study may not be used to satisfy the ethics requirements. Self-study can not be used for carryover credit.
4New Hamphsire: The approval is for three years from recorded date.
5New Mexico: On-Demand web programs are restricted to 4.0 self-study credits per year.
6New York: Newly admitted attorneys may not take non-traditional course formats such as on-demand Web Programs or live Webcasts for CLE credit. Newly admitted attorneys not practicing law in the United States, however, may earn 12 transitional credits in non-traditional formats.
7North Carolina: A maximum of 4 credits per reporting period may be earned by participating in on-demand web programs.
8Ohio: To confirm that the web program has been approved, please refer to the list of Ohio’s Approved Self Study Activities at http://www.sconet.state.oh.us. Online programs are considered self-study. Ohio attorneys have a 6 credit self-study limit per compliance period. The Ohio CLE Board states that attorneys must have a 100% success rate in clicking on timestamps to receive ANY CLE credit for an online program.
9Oklahoma: Up to 6 credits may be earned each year through computer-based or technology-based legal education programs.
10Pennsylvania: PA attorneys may only receive a maximum of four (4) hours of distance learning credit per compliance period. All distance learning programs must be a minimum of 1 full hour.
11Rhode Island: Audio Only On-Demand Web Programs are not approved for credit. On-Demand Web Programs must have an audio and video component.
12Tennessee: The approval is for the calendar year in which the live program was presented.
13Virginia: All distance learning courses are to be done in an educational setting, free from distractions.
14Wisconsin: Ethics credit is not allowed. The ethics portion of the program will be approved for general credit. There is a 10 credit limit for on-demand web programs during every 2-year reporting period. Does not approve of Audio-only On-Demand Webcasts.
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