Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases, Mass Torts, Supply Chain Problems and Covid-19's Effects on Business and Real Estate Values to Be Discussed at ABI's 2022 Southwest Bankruptcy Conference September 8-10

Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases, Mass Torts, Supply Chain Problems and Covid-19's Effects on Business and Real Estate Values to Be Discussed at ABI's 2022 Southwest Bankruptcy Conference September 8-10

Alexandria, Va. – ABI’s 2022 Southwest Bankruptcy Conference will be held Sept. 8-10 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas. Experienced practitioners and regional judges will present information-packed sessions on a variety of topics, both business and consumer — ensuring that there is something for everyone. The conference will feature the popular “ABI Talks” series with discussions on hot-button topics such as cannabis company workouts, cryptocurrency, NFTs and DAOs, tribal land, tourism and redwoods and spousal imputation in § 523 actions. The conference will also feature a Judges’ Roundtable Q&A with bankruptcy judges from the Ninth Circuit and across the country. Attendees have the opportunity to earn up to 7.5/9 hours of general CLE/CPE credit, including 1.25/1.5 hours of ethics.

Program co-chairs for the Southwest Bankruptcy Conference are Louis M. Bubala, III of Kaempfer Crowell (Reno, Nev.) and Jordan A. Kroop of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones (New York). The sponsorship co-chair is Nellwyn Voorhies of Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc. (New York). Judicial co-chairs are Bankruptcy Judges Martin R. Barash (C.D. Cal.; Woodland Hills) and Daniel P. Collins (D. Ariz.; Phoenix).

Timely topics for the panel sessions are as follows:

General/plenary sessions include:

  • Judges’ Roundtable
  • Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases
  • Is Stern Alive and Well in Mass Tort Cases?
  • Valuations and Appraisals: Have Supply-Chain Problems and COVID-19 Affected Business and Real Estate Values?
  • Bankruptcy Rule Changes to Reflect Current Realities

Business sessions include:

  • Is Bankruptcy Dead?
  • Out-of-the-Money Creditors: Are They Just Extorters?
  • Ninth Circuit-Confirmed Plans with Third-Party Releases

Consumer sessions include:

  • Nontraditional Consumer Bankruptcy Lawyer Fee Arrangements
  • Discovery Skills in Consumer Cases
  • How Fulton May Change Practice

For a list of speakers and additional details about the Southwest Bankruptcy Conference, please click here. Press looking to attend the Southwest Bankruptcy Conference should contact John Hartgen at 703-894-5935 or [email protected] to obtain a press pass.

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