The unprecedented scope and continuation of the credit crisis, recession, and a weak recovery requires business people and professionals to react quickly and deal with distressed companies and defaults. This includes problems in the automotive, financial services, airlines, retail, sports and entertainment and real estate industries. The program will cover current issues relating to structuring, drafting and enforcing the rights of creditors and parties to intercreditor agreements and executory contracts, principally in out-of-court restructurings, exchange offers and pre-managed Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings. It will cover issues in structured finance, and sales of distressed assets in diverse industries. The program will provide tactics to be utilized to better protect creditors, including banks, bondholders, hedge funds, and many parties in interest, and to maximize values and recoveries.
Lecture Topics [Total time 06:20:10]
Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.
- Introduction* [00:01:48]
Joseph Samet
- Documentation and Market Update [01:11:44]
Alice Belisle Eaton, Joseph Samet, Robert C. Smith, James M. Lukenda
- Preliminary Restructuring Documentation and the Role of Financial Advisors [01:01:10]
Alice Belisle Eaton, James M. Lukenda, Robert C. Smith
- Role of Financial Advisors and Corporate Governance [01:01:30]
James M. Lukenda, Joseph Samet, Kathryn A. Coleman, Robert C. Smith
- The Restructuring Agreement and Sales of Distressed Assets [01:03:47]
Alice Belisle Eaton, Joseph Samet
- Preparing for Bankruptcy Risks and Industry Issues [00:58:36]
David M. Hillman, Rick B. Antonoff, Joseph Samet
- Industry Issues; Pre-negotiated Chapter 11 Plans [01:01:35]
Rick B. Antonoff, Joseph Samet, Kathryn A. Coleman, Joseph H. Smolinsky
The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:
- What Corporate, Transactional and Litigation Attorneys Need to Know About Defaults, Restructurings and Bankruptcy
Joseph Samet
- Negotiation of a Restructuring Agreement: Players and the Process in Financial Markets
Alice Belisle Eaton
- Preliminary Restructuring Documentation: Forbearance Agreements and Confidentiality Agreements
Alice Belisle Eaton
- Lock-Up and Plan Support Agreements
Alice Belisle Eaton
- Exchange Offers
Alice Belisle Eaton
- Intercreditor Agreements: Negotiating Bankruptcy Provisions
Alice Belisle Eaton
- Observations from a Financial Advisor
James M. Lukenda
- Duties of Directors and Officers and Liability Issues
Joseph Samet, Jacob Kaplan
- Use of Break-Up and Topping Fees in Corporate, Restructuring and Bankruptcy Asset Sales
Joseph Samet
- Sales of Distressed Assets
Alice Belisle Eaton
- Preference Litigation
Michael L. Cook, David M. Hillman
- Fraudulent Transfers
Michael L. Cook, David M. Hillman
- Industry Issues in Structured Finance, Lending and Derivatives
Rick B. Antonoff
- PLI: Prepackaged and Prenegotiated Chapter 11 Cases
Ronit J. Berkovich, Joseph H. Smolinsky
- Index to Recent Developments in Distressed Debt, Restructurings and Workouts 2013
Presentation Material
- What Corporate, Transactional and Litigation Attorneys Need to Know About Defaults, Restructurings and Bankruptcy
Joseph Samet
- Recent Developments in Distressed Debt, Restructurings & Workouts 2013
Robert C. Smith
- Industry Issues in Structured Finance, Lending and Derivatives
Rick B. Antonoff
PLI makes every effort to accredit its On-Demand Web Programs and Segments. Please check the CLE Calculator above for CLE information specific to your state.
On-Demand Web Programs and Segments are approved in:
Alabama1, Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho*, Illinois , Iowa2*, Kansas, Kentucky*, Louisiana, Maine*, Mississippi, Missouri3, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire4, New Jersey, New Mexico5, New York6, North Carolina7, North Dakota, Ohio8, Oklahoma9, Oregon*, Pennsylvania10, Rhode Island11, South Carolina, Tennessee12, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia13, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin14 and Wyoming*.
Iowa, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin DO NOT approve Audio Only On-Demand Web Programs.
Minnesota approves live webcasts ONLY
Please Note: The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. PLI programs may qualify for credit based on the requirements outlined in the MCLE Regulations and Ariz. R. Sup. Ct. Rule 45.
*PLI will apply for credit upon request. Louisiana and New Hampshire: PLI will apply for credit upon request for audio-only on-demand web programs.
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.
Running time and CLE credit hours are not necessarily the same. Please be aware that many states do not permit credit for luncheon and keynote speakers.
If you have already received credit for attending some or the entire program, please be aware that state administrators do not permit you to accrue additional credit for repeat viewing even if an additional credit certificate is subsequently issued.
Note that some states limit the number of credit hours attorneys may claim for online CLE activities, and state rules vary with regard to whether online CLE activities qualify for participatory or self-study credits. For more information, call Customer Service (800) 260-4PLI (4754) or e-mail info@pli.edu.