Day One: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
9:00 Introduction
9:15 Overview of U.S. Bankruptcy System & Procedural Basics
- General purposes, policies and structure of the bankruptcy system
- Bankruptcy courts and judges
- Jurisdiction and venue
- Role of U.S. Trustee
- Standing in bankruptcy
- Disclosure
- Notice and hearing
- Motion practice, adversary proceedings and contested matters
- Abstention, removal and remand
- Compromise and settlement
- Appeals
- Examinations in bankruptcy
Judith Elkin, Hon. Allan L. Gropper, Gerald F. Munitz
10:45 Networking Break
11:00 Practice Points: Commencing a Bankruptcy Case
- Pre-Filing Considerations - Your client is in financial distress, now what?
- Who may be a debtor
- What type of case to file
- Where to file
- Filing preparation and planning
- Commencing a case
- Petition and other required documents
- Voluntary case
- Involuntary case
- Schedules of assets and statements and financial affairs
- First-day motions
Karen A. Giannelli, Lewis Kruger, Joseph Samet
12:15
Lunch
Afternoon Session: 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
1:30
The Estate and Claims against the Estate
- Property of the estate
- Claims in bankruptcy
- Administrative expense claims
- Secured claims
- Priority unsecured claims
- General unsecured claims
- Subordination of claims
- Setoff and recoupment
- Automatic stay/adequate protection
- Debtor’s estate
Hon. Arthur J. Gonzalez, Gerald F. Munitz
2:30 Strategic Powers in Bankruptcy and Adequate Protection of Creditors’ Interests
Use, Sale or Lease of Property
- Use of cash collateral
- Sales and use of property in the ordinary course of business
- Sales free and clear of liens, claims, encumbrances and other interests
Financing Bankruptcy Cases
- Credit in the ordinary course of business
- DIP financing
- Priming liens
Joseph Samet, Jane L. Vris
3:45 Networking Break
4:00 Assumption or Rejection of Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases
- Definition of executory contracts
- Disguised leases
- Assumption
- Assignment
- Rejection
- Ride-through
- Rights and remedies of the non-debtor parties
Kathryn A. Coleman, Howard J. Weg
5:00 Adjourn
Day Two: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
9:00 "Avoiding Powers"- Augmentation of the Estate
- Preferences
- Fraudulent conveyances
- Strong-arm powers of the trustee
- Limitations on avoidance actions
- Special exceptions
- Treatment of swap agreements, commodity contracts, forward contracts, repurchase agreements and repurchase agreements in bankruptcy
- How to protect against clawback of payments received by creditors before the Chapter 11 filing
Lawrence V. Gelber, My Chi To
10:15 Reorganization (Chapter 11)
- Debtor-in-possession
- Chapter 11 trustee and examiner
- Corporate governance and operation of the business
- Creditors’ committee
- Disclosure statement for the plan and soliciting votes on the plan
Andrew P. DeNatale, Judith Elkin
11:15 Networking Break
11:30 Chapter 11 Plan
- Exclusivity
- Classification of claims
- Impairment of claims
- Mandatory plan provisions
- Permissive plan provisions
- Chapter 11 liquidating plans
Lisa G. Beckerman, Debra A. Dandeneau
12:45 Lunch
Afternoon Session: 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
2:00 Plan Confirmation
A. Confirmation Matters
- Consensual confirmation
- Non-consensual confirmation - (“Cram Down”)
B. Post-confirmation Matters
- Effect of confirmation
- Third-party releases and injunctions
- Exemption from securities laws
- Special tax provisions
- Conclusion of the case
Andrew P. DeNatale, Steven H. Felderstein
3:30 Networking Break
3:45 Basic Ethical Considerations in Bankruptcy
- Trustees
- Requirements to qualify as a trustee
- Disqualification of a trustee
- Compensation of trustees
- Professionals for the estate
- Definition of “Professionals”
- Requirements for court approval of employment
- Requirements for court approval of compensation
- Ordinary course and in-house professionals
- Professionals for creditors’ committees
- Professionals for creditors
- Role of the U.S. Trustee
Hon. Allan L. Gropper, Howard J. Weg
5:00 Adjourn
Co-Chair(s)
Speaker(s)
Lewis Kruger ~ Chief Restructuring Officer, Residential Capital, LLC
Program Attorney(s)
New York City Seminar Location
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New York City Hotel Accommodations
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