The 34th Annual Judge Alexander L. Paskay Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Practice will take place March 4-6 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Tampa, Fla. The American Bankruptcy Institute and the Stetson University College of Law will partner this year to bring an exciting new format at a new venue. The seminar will feature prominent national speakers on commercial and consumer bankruptcy, a judges' panel on circuit splits and the lauded primer course, "Bankruptcy Fundamentals: Nuts & Bolts for Young and New Practitioners." Optional networking events like a spring training game between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Rays will make this a springtime event that cannot be missed! Register today!
Panelists in the session "Executory Contracts and Leases: Assumption/Assignment and Impact of Postpetition Events" will discuss the history of the doctrinal development and the resulting current rules and guidelines that courts and trustees use. Robert A. Soriano of Greenberg Traurig, LLP in Tampa, Fla. will moderate. Panelists will include Hon. Randolph Baxter of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ohio) in Cleveland and Lynnette R. Warman of Hunton and Williams LLP in Dallas. Please click the link below to view the materials by Judge Baxter.
§365 Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases
The session "Chapter 11 Confirmation Strategies, Including Gift Plans, Class-Skipping and Third-Party Releases" will present information about Chrysler's and General Motors' §363 sales, requirements for third party releases and injunctions and Rule 9019. Panelists will include Hon. Rosemary Gambardella of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. N.J.) in Newark, N.J. and Michael P. Richman of Patton Boggs LLP in New York. Steven M. Berman of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP in Tampa, Fla. will moderate. Please click the links below to view the relevant materials.
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Third Party Releases and Injunctions in Chapter 11 Cases
Rule 9019 Settlements and the Confirmation Process: Favored Negotiation or the New Cram Down?
ABI's 18th Annual Bankruptcy Battleground West and Nuts and Bolts program will be held March 4-5 at the Hyatt Century Plaza in Los Angeles. This year's program, "The Perfect Storm: Navigating the Latest Wave of Insolvency," will address some of the most intriguing issues that have emerged during the latest insolvency cycle, including the conflicts between intellectual property and bankruptcy law, challenges to the structure of insolvent real estate enterprises, the increasing use of prepackaged and prenegotiated plans as a restructuring strategy, and the re-emergence of litigation challenging lenders, their claims and their reorganization strategies. There will also be a courtroom-style debate featuring several leading practitioners in the field. Register today!
Panelists in the session "Some Like It Prepackaged: Are Prepackaged and Prenegotiated Plans the Wave of the Future?" will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of filing a prepackaged chapter 11 as opposed to a prenegotiated plan. Peter J. Gurfein of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in Los Angeles will moderate. Panelists will include Nathan J. Cook of AlixPartners LLC in Los Angeles, Debra A. Riley of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP in San Diego and Stephen H. Warren of O'Melveny & Meyers, LLP in Los Angeles. Please click the links below to view the materials.
Pre-Packaged Bankruptcy Panel
Some Like It Pre-packaged: Are Pre-packaged and Pre-negotiated Plans the Wave of the Future?
ABI's 28th Annual Spring Meeting will be held April 29-May 2 at the expansive Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, just moments from Washington, D.C. Nestled in a harbor on the banks of the Potomac with views of our Nation's Capitol, this hotel offers the best in the meetings industry with high-end guest rooms, fine and casual dining and a spa.
The Business Reorganization Committee will partner with the Ethics Committee to present a session on Friday, April 30 at 4:15 p.m. entitled "Directors of Insolvent or Near Insolvent Companies: Do the Duties Shift, or Is It Just the Recent Case Law that Has Been Shifting?" Prof. David A. Skeel of the University of Pennsylvania Law School in Philadelphia will moderate the session. Panelists will include Martin J. Bienenstock of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP in New York, Anthony Grillo of American Securities Advisors, LLC in New York and Louis E. Kempinsky of Peitzman, Weg & Kempinsky LLP in Los Angeles. Register today!
