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Bankruptcy & Restructuring

This Year

Recorded on: Jan. 14, 2013

KENNETH CHIN: And for our next speaker we have Ken Carl, who's a partner at Sheppard Mullin from Los Angeles. I'm so happy he's traveled all the way across the country in order to give this presentation. Ken's practice focuses on lender and borrower representation and financing transactions, loan workouts, and bankruptcies. And Ken is a classmate of mine from law school. And I'm so happy that he's here. So Ken will talk to us about default and remedies. ...

Recorded on: Jan. 15, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Secured Transactions 2013: What Lawyers Need to Know About UCC Article 9 NY Recorded January, 2013 in New York A. Default and Enforcement; B. Bankruptcy [01:15:38] A. Default and Enforcement Planning an exit strategy Has there been a default? Collecting deposit accounts Repossession and landlord waivers Intellectual property collateral LLC and limited partnership interests Judicial ...

From the program: Bankruptcy & Reorganizations 2013: Current Developments

Released on: Apr. 26, 2013

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 ...

From the program: Advanced Licensing Agreements 2013

Recorded on: Mar. 22, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Advanced Licensing Agreements 2013 recorded March, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:15:43] Treatment of IP Licenses in Bankruptcy; Indemnification  [01:15:43] Bankruptcy Basic concepts relevant to transactions Restructuring vs. liquidation Protecting the licensee against licensor bankruptcy Protecting the licensor against licensee bankruptcy Different treatment for different ...

From the program: Asset Based Financing Strategies 2013

Released on: Mar. 25, 2013

Asset-based financing is a key source of credit for small and medium-size companies and for some larger, publicly traded companies as well. In contrast to equity financing where ownership in the company is diluted, asset-based financing allows companies to use their own assets to generate cash flow. In structuring these loans, lenders and their counsel must consider all senior interests in the collateral, as well as the practical difficulties in ...

Recorded on: Mar. 18, 2013

EDWIN SMITH: It's very important that you do the evaluations. We look at those every year to try to determine who to keep on the panel and who to throw off. I'd now like to introduce, as my colleague on this session, June Basden, from Carruthers & Roth in Greensboro. JUNE BASDEN: And that's Greensboro, North Carolina. EDWIN SMITH: There we go. Right. And so we're here to talk about bankruptcy related issues for asset-based lenders. We're going ...

From the program: Bankruptcy Basics for Low-Income Clients 2013 (Free)

Released on: Oct. 10, 2013

Although the recession is beginning to even out and foreclosures in many parts of the country are in the decline, the recession continues to affect financially marginalized people in disproportionate numbers. Many debtors are unrepresented and bankruptcy clinics are still in great demand. There is a critical need for pro bono attorneys to assist low-income clients at all levels. The practice of bankruptcy law changed dramatically with the Bankruptcy ...

Released on: Oct. 22, 2013

Taken from the briefing Chapter 9 - Recent and Possible Future Developments in Chapter 9 in Light of the Detroit, Jefferson County, Stockton and Other Cases recorded October, 2013.While the country has not been beset by the flood of municipality bankruptcies that some have predicted, during the last five years, Detroit, Jefferson County, Alabama, and three significant California cities (populations of approximately 300,000, 215,000 and 130,000) ...

From the program: Commercial Real Estate Financing 2013

Released on: Mar. 1, 2013

This seminar will explore major issues and problems, and recent changes, in how lenders and borrowers negotiate commercial real estate loans in the still-lingering shadow of the recent financial crisis. Speakers will show how today’s lower valuations and the renewed conservatism of lenders will shape the terms, legal negotiations, and closing process of commercial real estate financing in 2013. This year’s program will turn back toward ...

Recorded on: May. 9, 2013

Taken from the briefing Distressed IP: Buying, Selling and Licensing Intellectual Property in Distressed Situations recorded May, 2013.The aftermath of the financial meltdown and the continued financial instability around the world give rise to potential opportunities, as well as risks, relating to intellectual property transactions. High-profile bankruptcy filings by global technology companies, such as Nortel and Kodak, followed by the ...

From the program: Recent Developments in Distressed Debt, Restructurings and Workouts 2013

Released on: Feb. 8, 2013

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 ...

From the program: IP Issues in Business Transactions 2013

Recorded on: Mar. 4, 2013

Taken from the Web Program IP Issues in Business Transactions 2013 recorded February, 2013 in San Francisco. Lecture Topics  [01:00:40] Licensing and Bankruptcy Issues in IP Transactions  [01:00:40] How might a licensee preserve its rights following a licensor’s bankruptcy filing? Implementing structural solution (such as assignment and license back) or source code escrows in the context of a potential licensor bankruptcy ...

Recorded on: Mar. 4, 2013

KAREN N. BALLACK: OK, welcome back, everybody, from the break. Our next presentation this morning before our lunch break is on the treatment of IP licenses in bankruptcy. And we have with us today two speakers from O'Melveny & Myers. We're very pleased that they were able to join us this morning. To my right is Stanton Lovenworth. Stanton is counsel in O'Melveny's New York office, and a member of the Health Care and Life Sciences Practice. Stan ...

From the program: Negotiating Real Estate Deals 2013

Released on: Jun. 18, 2013

Many things have changed in the world of real estate: the structuring of transactions, availability of financing availability of equity capital, bankruptcy remote structures, the role of the bankruptcy process, joint venture considerations, work out pitfalls, carve-out guaranties and unanticipated judicial interpretations, global market gyrations, interest rate setting irregularities, evolving neighborhoods, mega public/private projects, special servicer ...

From the program: Pocket MBA Summer 2013: Finance for Lawyers

Recorded on: Jun. 5, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Pocket MBA Summer 2013: Finance for Lawyers recorded June, 2013 in San Francisco.Lecture Topics  [01:00:30]Solvency, Restructuring and Bankruptcy  [01:00:30] State of the capital markets and outlook Analysis of indicators and causes of financial distress- Solvency- Liquidity- Financing An overview of the restructuring process and alternatives- Out-of-court - Chapter 11 reorganization- Impact on constituents ...

From the program: Real Estate Tax Forum 2013 (15th Annual)

Recorded on: Feb. 15, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Real Estate Tax Forum 2013 (15th Annual) recorded February, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:15:01] Workouts and Debt Restructuring  [01:15:01] Forgiveness of indebtedness Acquiring debt at a discount Working with lenders - forbearance and other debt modifications Dealing with underwater properties The purchase price of this segment includes the following article from the ...

Recorded on: Jun. 5, 2013

KIRSTEN S. AUNAPU: OK, great, I'd like to welcome our next speakers, Todd Rosen and Doug Bodel. The subject will be Solvency, Restructuring, and Bankruptcy. It'll be a 60-minute segment followed by lunch. I'd like to welcome back first, Todd Rosen, has been a speaker for this segment for the past couple of years. Todd is a bankruptcy partner in the Los Angeles office of Munger, Tolles, & Olson. Todd joined the firm in 2004 after working as an ...

From the program: Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances 2013 (New York)

Recorded on: May. 31, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances 2013 (New York City) recorded May, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:14:46]The Troubled Partnership - Workouts and Debt Restructurings  [01:14:46] Distressed partnerships and the effect of debt modifications, debt workouts, and partnership bankruptcy proceedings on partners and creditors. Debt modification ...

Recorded on: Feb. 15, 2013

BLAKE RUBIN: All right, let's get started again. We've got a few more interesting tax quotes that we can throw out and ask people if they know who said them. "If you get up early, work late, and pay your taxes, you will get ahead, if you strike oil." J. Paul Getty. All right, "The federal income tax system is a disgrace to the human race." President during the 1970s. Guesses? Come on, we're giving away free iPads for correct guesses. BAHAR ...