This panel discusses the chapter 7 trustee’s ability to avoid and surcharge the taxing authority’s secured lien for the benefit of the estate. The panelists review in detail 11 U.S.C. § 724 and related Code sections, the proper procedural approach, preemption, and related § 363 sales and their implication on property that debtor’s counsel thought was safe or exempt.
This panel reviews the ethical pitfalls with debtors’ and their counsels’ failure to amend schedules, problems with unresponsive clients, and misrepresentations to the court. When does sloppiness become sanctionable conduct?
This panel reviews the implications — both good and bad — of the new plan and Rule changes from the debtor, creditor and trustee perspective and discusses what is working, what is not, workarounds, and what further reform is needed.
This panel reviews the implications — both good and bad — of the new plan and Rule changes from the debtor, creditor and trustee perspective and discusses what is working, what is not, workarounds, and what further reform is needed.
This program discusses issues and approaches to complex cases highlighting criminal issues, a debtor’s interrelated business, contested valuation and confirmation, and preparing for related litigation.
A round of the “ABI Talks,” with speakers focusing on the ABI Consumer Commission, litigation finance in bankruptcy, transfers and more.
This panel discusses pre-petition considerations, disposition of assets and conversion concerns at issue in individual chapter 11 cases.
This panel focuses on numerous chapter 7 issues, such as avoidable transfers, abandonment, exemptions, reopening of cases and asset-protection trusts.
This panel addresses various discharge and dischargeability issues such as standing, imputation of knowledge and limitations on reopening cases.