Creditors' Committee

A panel of German insolvency professionals will discuss the recent reform of the German insolvency regime and its implications for the stakeholders in restructuring and/or insolvency proceedings and share their views and experience on the practical application of the reformed law with the audience.

Chapter 11 Track: Creditors’ Committees and the Role of Indenture Trustees and Related Issues

This panel will focus on the unique issues facing the indenture trustee when it elects to serve on a creditors’ committee, including how to balance potentially conflicting fiduciary duties, how to get paid, how to navigate through the plan-negotiation process and other similar types of issues.

Do “Out-of-the-Money” Creditors Have Standing?

There are many chapter 11’s filed primarily to sell the collateral
for undersecured creditors—meaning that there isn’t any value generated
for unsecured creditors or equity. This panel will explore the various
issues that result such as basic standing and the appropriateness of
forming and maintaining a creditors committee and an equity committee.
The panel will also discuss the various arguments put forth to justify a
carveout or “gift” for unsecured creditors and the often used