Business Reorganization

The following session took place during the ABI International European Insolvency Symposium in October 2024. This panel of seasoned professionals will discuss recent developments and trends in U.S. bankruptcy and restructuring. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Jay M. Goffman
Smith Goffman Partners | New York, NY, USA
Hon. David S. Jones
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.) | New York, NY, USA
Peter Newman
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | London, UK
Jamie O’Connell
PJT Partners | New York, NY, USA
Albert J. Togut
Togut, Segal & Segal LLP | New York, NY, USA

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2023. This panel will discuss hot topics in 2022 chapter 11 filings, including the “Texas Two-Step” strategy (e.g., J & J/JTL Management, LLC, Certain Tweed/DBMP LLC, Georgia Pacific/Bestwall, and Trane Technologies/Aldrich Pump) and 3M; Siegel v. Fitzgerald (what happens now, and what the remedy will be on remand); an update on third-party releases; and bankruptcy-related cases the Supreme Court is going to hear this term. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Speakers:

Allison R. Day, Moderator
Venable LLP | Miami
Erin Diers
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP | New York
Hon. Mindy A. Mora
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.) | West Palm Beach
Hon. Madeleine C. Wanslee
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Ariz.) | Phoenix

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2021. This past year has seen a remarkable number of wide splits and controversial opinions. This panel of experts, moderated by ABI Editor-at-Large Bill Rochelle, will discuss and analyze current notable business and consumer bankruptcy cases. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

William J. Rochelle, III, Moderator
American Bankruptcy Institute; New York
Rudy J. Cerone
McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC; New Orleans
Hon. Robert Jacobvitz
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D.N.M.); Albuquerque
Alejandro Oliveras Rivera
Chapter 13 Standing Trustee; San Juan, P.R.

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2021. The panelists will discuss COVID-related business bankruptcy issues, including rent issues in commercial leases, § 365(d)(3) issues, force majeure clauses, and lease assumption and rejection issues after COVID. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Patricia A. Redmond, Moderator
Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.; Miami
Tiffany Payne Geyer
BakerHostetler; Orlando, Fla.
Hon. Marvin Isgur
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Tex.); Houston
Hon. Robert A. Mark
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.); Miami
Laurel D. Roglen
Ballard Spahr LLP; Wilmington, Del.

The following session took place during ABI/GULC "Views From the Bench" in September 2018. This panel will discuss safe harbors after Merit Management, the reach of the UFTA after Crystallex, and the preemption of creditor claims after Tribune and Physiotherapy Holdings, and will take a look at where the law is heading. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Philip D. Anker, Moderator
WilmerHale; New York
Hon. Michelle M. Harner
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Md.); Baltimore
Hon. John K. Sherwood
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. N.J.); Newark
Hon. S. Martin Teel, Jr.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. D.C.); Washington
Michael B. Schaedle, Facilitator
Blank Rome LLP; Philadelphia

The following session took place during Annual Spring Meeting in April 2018. This panel will explore the reasons why the U.S. is so frequently selected by foreign debtors and will focus on jurisdictional issues, the extent of the automatic stay and the ability to bind non-U.S. creditors. The panelists will examine such recent cases as Abengoa, CHC Group and foreign shipping companies. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

Craig Martin, Moderator
DLA Piper; Wilmington, Del.
Hon. Kevin J. Carey
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.); Wilmington
Jennifer C. DeMarco
Clifford Chance; New York
Michael J. Epstein
Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP; Boston

The following session took place during 37th Annual Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute and Consumer Forum in October 2017. Bill Rochelle will review the cases creating a bankruptcy buzz that practitioners should be aware of. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

William J. Rochelle, III
American Bankruptcy Institute; New York

The following session took place during Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar in August 2017. This session will highlight particularly interesting case law developments to date in 2017 and their impact on bankruptcy law and practice. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Speakers:

William J. Rochelle, III
American Bankruptcy Institute; New York