Business Reorganization

This panel will discuss hot topics in 2022 chapter 11 filings, including the “Texas Two-Step” strategy (e.g., J & J/JTL Management, LLC, Certain Tweed/DBMP LLC, Georgia Pacific/Bestwall, and Trane Technologies/Aldrich Pump) and 3M; Siegel v. Fitzgerald (what happens now, and what the remedy will be on remand); an update on third-party releases; and bankruptcy-related cases the Supreme Court is going to hear this term.

Set in the game show format of “Jeopardy,” this interactive ethics session will test the knowledge of the audience, provide valuable ethics information, and encourage networking among the participants. The panelists will cover ethical and evidentiary issues that have arisen in bankruptcy cases within the Tenth Circuit and elsewhere.

Bankruptcy judges will discuss the most talked-about current events and controversial opinions in the insolvency world with ABI Editor-at-Large Bill Rochelle.

Third-party releases remain a hot topic in bankruptcy proceedings. Learn what the laws in various circuits have to say about permissible third-party releases, whether bankruptcy courts are deemed to have subject-matter jurisdiction and statutory authority to approve third-party releases as part of confirmation orders approving plans of reorganization, and what standards are imposed by circuit courts to determine whether a third-party release should be approved.