The recordings below are curated from ABI's catalogue of recorded educational sessions from live conferences and webinars, and are updated regularly. The full catalogue can be viewed at https://cle.abi.org/.

ABI-Live: Directors' Duties Across Borders in the Insolvency Zone, Episode 1: Europe

Date
2023-10-17

The following session took place during ABI-Live Webinar in October 2023. This is the first in a series of webinars that will cover key jurisdictions around the globe, focusing on developments you and your clients need to consider when thinking about bankruptcy-type proceedings in foreign jurisdictions. What you don’t know may hurt your clients, and you can’t just assume that the same rules apply as in the United States. For this first webinar, the panelists will be examining the situation in France, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands.

Cross-Border Practice

Date
2023-09-29

The following session took place during Bankruptcy 2023: Views from the Bench in September 2023. This panel will discuss eligibility issues and strategies related to chapters 11 and 15, filing in other jurisdictions, and cases such as Modern Land, Global Cord Blood and Comair Ltd. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Cross-Border Bankruptcy Issues

Date
2023-06-06

The following session took place during New York City Bankruptcy Conference in June 2018. In this session, the panel will delve into recent chapter 15 decisions and the use of cross-border protocols in complex multijurisdictional cases ( e.g., SDNY General Order M-511, Delaware LBR 9029-2).

Lessons from Luckin: A Cross-Border Case Study

Date
2023-04-21

The following session took place during Annual Spring Meeting in April 2023. Luckin Coffee Inc., founded in 2017 by a Chinese entrepreneur, had the goal of outgrowing Starbucks as China’s largest coffee chain. The company’s 2019 IPO and bond offering raised approximately US$900 million. However, in February 2020, it was discovered that Luckin had fabricated its financial statements, with revenue overstated by US$300 million.

Cross-Border Fraud

Date
2023-02-08

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2023. This panel will discuss the latest updates on cross-border fraud issues, including the cross-border interplay between the SEC and U.S. state receiverships, domestic litigation, and liquidations in the Cayman Islands. The panelists will highlight the SEC v.

What Do You THINK You Know About Subchapter V?

Date
2023-02-08

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2023. This panel will discuss challenges faced by bankruptcy practitioners in subchapter V cases, including unique eligibility issues, effects of conversions, subchapter V trustee powers and obligations, among other developing topics and recent case law updates. The panelists also will discuss the strategic differences and approaches to be considered by parties in interest in a subchapter V case.

Chapter 11 Update

Date
2023-02-08

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.

Cayman Update

Date
2023-02-08

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2023. This panel will focus on recent updates and trends in the Cayman Islands related to arbitrations and mediations, Russian sanctions and other important developments. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Materials are available here.

Administrative Expenses Under § 503

Date
2023-02-08

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2023. This panel will discuss some key issues under § 503 of the Bankruptcy Code, including substantial contribution claims (§ 503(b)(3)(D)), § 503(b)(9) claims for goods received by a debtor within 20 days of the petition date, and insider incentive payments under § 503(c). All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.

Getting Blood Out of a Stone: Who Can Get Paid Administrative Expenses Out of the Assets of an Insolvent Cayman Company

Date
2023-02-08

The following session took place during Caribbean Insolvency Symposium in February 2023. This panel will discuss what liquidation expenses are; proofs-of-debts costs; submission, adjudication and appeals; creditor committee costs; trusts; liquidators as trustees (Berkeley Applegate); and liquidating trusts. All sessions from this conference can be accessed at https://cle.abi.org/.