Professional Compensation/Fees

NO CLE - Cutting-Edge Issues in Retention and Fee Applications

Submitted by mlukban on Mon, 2015-09-28 12:44

This panel will address disclosure issues relating to disinterestedness, compensation and reimbursement requirements, compensation of fees incurred defending fee applications, and flat-fee arrangements between chapter 7 debtors and counsel, and other issues.

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NO CLE - Very Good Debates

Submitted by mlukban on Mon, 2015-09-28 12:37

John W. Lucas, Moderator
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP; San Francisco
Judicial Debate
Resolved: The “disinterestedness” requirement should be strictly enforced under § 327 (no waivers or ethical walls).
Pro: Hon. Randall L. Dunn
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Or.); Portland
Con: Hon. Madeleine C. Wanslee
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Ariz.); Phoenix
Business Debate
Resolved: Acceleration of a debt obligation under a credit agreement should act to prevent the lender from enforcing a prepayment premium
Pro: Lori Sinanyan
Jones Day; Los Angeles

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NO CLE - Insolvency of Professional Services Firms

Submitted by mlukban on Thu, 2015-08-27 10:53

The assets of professional services firms ride the proverbial elevator every day. What happens when they stop riding? This session will address the insolvency of professional service firms, including the causes of professional service firm insolvencies, the status of partner capital, and the risks to the professionals who once rode the elevators, including potential preference and fraudulent transfer liability. This program will also review recent cases relating to the “unfinished business” doctrine in the context of law firm insolvencies.

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NO CLE - Keeping Up with the Supremes: Supreme Court Update

Submitted by mlukban on Tue, 2015-08-18 10:50

This panel will focus on the possible consequences of ASARCO, Wellness, and Bank of America v. Caulkett

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NO CLE - Professional Responsibility and Ethics Issues Arising from Cross-Border Representations in Insolvency Cases

Submitted by mlukban on Mon, 2015-06-15 11:15

Conflicting ethics and professionalism under different jurisdictions; required disclosures; duties to the various courts; duties to your client; different fiduciary duties; the ethics of insolvency planning and COMI-shifting.

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NO CLE - ABI/TMA Panel: Lawyers and FA's - All for One and One for All

Submitted by mlukban on Thu, 2015-05-07 22:59

This panel will discuss how lawyers and FAs can work together in creating clear client expectations by defining for the client both the lawyer’s and FA’s work scope. Additionally discussed will be the fee structure involved in the retention of FAs both as company advisors and expert witnesses. Finally, this panel will explain in detail what can be done to make our mutual clients happy with both the lawyers and FAs in the obtained results.

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NO CLE - 19th Annual Great Debates

Submitted by mlukban on Thu, 2015-05-07 22:57

Jeffrey N. Pomerantz, Moderator
ABI Vice President-Education
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP; Los Angeles

Resolved: Curbing pension rights in a chapter 9 case is constitutional.
Con: Babette A. Ceccotti
Cohen, Weiss & Simon LLP; New York

Resolved: Committee member fees are not payable as part of a Chapter 11 plan.
Pro: Nan Roberts Eitel
Executive Office for U.S. Trustees; Washington, D.C.
Con: Dennis F. Dunne
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP; New York

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NO CLE - Ethics: Chapter 11 Commission Recommendations on Professional Fees and Expenses

Submitted by mlukban on Thu, 2015-05-07 21:52

Any reform of current chapter 11 practice must account for the prevailing criticism that fees and costs are too high, and do it in a way that focuses on aligning incentives with case efficiency. This panel of Commissioners will discuss recommended reforms that provide for more effective oversight, as well as alternative fee structures consistent with professionals’ ethical obligations under the Code of Professional Responsibility.

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NO CLE - Committee Educ. Session: Bankruptcy Litigation/Ethics & Professional Compensation

Submitted by mlukban on Mon, 2015-04-13 12:42

Trustee Selection in Commercial Bankruptcy Cases: Who Wins the Battle to Control the Estate?

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NO CLE - Consumer Session : Claims/Attorneys’ Fees/Impound Escrows/FDCPA Issues/Eleventh Circuit Statue of Limitations

Submitted by mlukban on Wed, 2015-03-18 11:08

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