Sigmund J. Beck Advanced Bankruptcy Roundtable
6 CLE / 1 E - This program has concluded, please join us next year.
An Advanced Level Workshop to Discuss Current Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Issues
Topics:
• Purdue Pharma – SCOTUS Opinion
• Petr v. BMO Harris Case 23-1931 (7th Cir., March 15, 2024) Transfer of Nonpublic Securities in a Leveraged Buyout Transaction are Protected by the Section 546(e) Safe Harbor
• A Contract to Produce a TV Documentary Series is not a “Personal Service Contract” and can be Assumed and Assigned
• Even Homer Nods…About Executory Contracts, 43 Bankruptcy Law Letter No. 12 (Dec. 2023)
• Sub V Case Eligibility –Is Debt Under a Long-Term Lease Counted Against the $7,500,000 Cap?
• Even Though not Scheduled, Knowledge of a Bankruptcy Case Binds a Creditor to Terms of a Plan Cutting Off Indemnification Rights
• When is a Mailbox a Principal Place of Business? Or Venue by Choice in the Southern District of Texas
• Jackson Walker Fees in the Aftermath of the David Jones / Elizabeth Freeman Liaison – The Cost of Non-Disclosure
• Mandatory Appointment of Examiner - $5 Million of Debt Allows any Party in Interest to Compel Examiner Appointment
• Avoidance Actions are Property of Estate and Can be Sold – Are They Also Subject to a Lender’s Blanket Lien?
• Bartenwerfer Revisited: Scope of Non-Dischargeability Under § 523(a)(19)
• Bankruptcy Court Authorizes Creditors Committee to Pursue Derivative Claims for Breach of Fiduciary Duty Despite Limitation of Delaware LLC Law
• Rule 9006(b) Permits Bankruptcy Court to Extend Statutes of Limitation
• In Re Bush, Case No. 16-3244, Opinion on Rehearing (April 29, 2024) “Related To” Jurisdiction to Determine Tax Controversies
• Substantial Contribution – 11 USC § 503(b)(3)(D) – Is Dismissal “Substantial Contribution” Authorizing Fees in a Case?
• Sub V Plan Confirmation – A Class With no Votes Isn’t “Accepting” or “Rejecting”; it’s Simply Not Considered in Determining Whether a Plan is Consensual
• Inadequate New Value Dooms Chapter 11 Plan
• Unsettled Law on Interest Rates in Chapter 11 After Till
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Faculty:
Thomas C. Scherer, Seminar Chair
Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP, Indianapolis
Chief Judge James R. Ahler
United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Indiana, Hammond
Kayla D. Britton
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Indianapolis
Michael W. Hile
Jacobson Hile Kight LLC, Indianapolis
Edward M. (Ted) King
Frost Brown Todd LLP, Louisville, KY
Prof. Bruce A. Markell
Professor of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Chicago, IL
Melissa M. Root
Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL
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Sigmund J. Beck Advanced Bankruptcy Roundtable
6 CLE / 1 E - This program has concluded, please join us next year
ICLEF • Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indianapolis, IN • Premier Indiana CLE
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