ABI Live Webinars, 2023

Hosted by ABI's Consumer Bankruptcy Committee

One of the fundamental objectives to consumer bankruptcy is the idea of a fresh start – but when should that fresh start begin? In this webinar, we will ask the simple question: who gets the benefits when a property appreciates during the course of a reorganization? The answer to this question may surprise you. Join a distinguished panel from the bar, academia, and the bench in this webinar to unpack the complex debate surrounding this seemingly simple but multifaceted question.

The first two parts of this three-part webinar series focused on key topics associated with sales that take place in chapter 11 bankruptcies, and addressed executory contract rejection, the role of customers in chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, and change of control via a § 363 sale vs. a plan of reorganization.

The Supreme Court on Aug. 10 granted an emergency application for a stay and granted certiorari in the case of Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P. The Court will consider whether the Bankruptcy Code authorizes a court to approve, as part of a plan of reorganization under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, a release that extinguishes claims held by nondebtors against nondebtor third parties without the claimants’ consent. The case is scheduled to be argued in the December 2023 argument session.

Hosted by ABI's Real Estate Committee

Hosted by ABI's Bankruptcy Litigation Committee

The panelists will discuss the pros and cons of seeking the appointment of a Chapter 11 trustee, effective strategies to prosecute and defend motions to appoint a trustee, and the current state of the case law surrounding such motions.