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A star-studded cast of ABI notables will perform in this entertaining and informative Las Vegas production, written and produced exclusively for ABI. Reviewing the rules of evidence has certainly never been this fun. This is one luncheon that you won’t want to miss! Come for the food, stay for the show; we guarantee that you will learn something from this scholarly revue.

The panel will address dischargeability litigation from both the debtor and creditor (and bench) perspective.

Do you know the correct procedural answer, and even if the answer is “yes,” can you explain to your client why the practical answer might still be “no”? Corporate bankruptcy attorneys need to understand the procedural and practical effects of a bankruptcy judge’s discretion in key and routine motion practice. This session is great for younger attorneys who are learning the ropes, experienced attorneys who could use a procedural refresher, and bankruptcy judges who want to be sensitive to the practitioner’s viewpoint as to why a procedural appeal right might not always be a practically accessible appeal right.

This panel will explore key issues via a live demonstration of a confirmation hearing. Learn what evidence is required to confirm a plan, and how to present and cross-examine experts in connection with feasibility. How would you rule?

Individual chapter 11 cases remain mired in unique legal issues. This expert panel tours the case law including confirmation issues such as the effect of the Absolute Priority Rule

Chapter 9 poses difficult challenges, in no small part because the relatively limited body of case law provides courts and litigants with insufficient guidance. The panelists will draw upon their insight and experience to discuss some of the most interesting current issues, including the use of chapter 9 eligibility litigation for tactical objectives, the adjudication of plan confirmation issues, the challenges of pension fund restructuring, and the role of mediation in municipality cases.

This panel will survey current business bankruptcy developments, including issues ranging from bankruptcy courts’ jurisdiction, venue and constitutional authority to other practical issues affecting estate professionals, plan confirmation and enforcement, avoidance actions and other bankruptcy-related litigation.

This panel will survey tricky issues involving eligibility, good-faith filings, small business bankruptcies and single-asset cases.

Judicial Debate RESOLVED: Bankruptcy Code section 307 and the corresponding Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure should be amended to permit the Court to limit the role of the United States Trustee in corporate chapter 11 cases for cause upon motion of an Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors appointed in the case. Mitchell Ryan 203605, Moderator Rust Omni; Orange, Calif. Pro: Hon. Peter W. Bowie 184974 U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Cal.); San Diego Con: Hon. August B. Landis 108698 U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.); Las Vegas Business Debate Resolved: Municipalities should not be permitted to modify pension benefits in chapter 9. Mitchell Ryan 203605,Moderator Rust Omni; Orange, Calif. Pro: Sharon L. Levine 104784 Lowenstein Sandler LLP; Roseland, N.J. Con: James H.M. Sprayregen 100999 Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Chicago Consumer Debate Resolved: Trustees should not be permitted to sell property where there is no equity for the estate. Mitchell Ryan 203605, Moderator Rust Omni; Orange, Calif. Pro: C.R. "Chip" Bowles, Jr. 103012 Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP; Louisville, Ky. Con: Ford Elsaesser 105080 Elsaesser Jarzabek Anderson Elliott & Macdonald, Chtd.; Sandpoint, Idaho

This panel will explore the feasibility of implementing the CARE Program in our U.S. Armed Forces. (Open to all registrants.) Daniel “Corky” Sherman Moderator Chapter 7 Panel Trustee (N.D. Tex.); Dallas Capt. Kurt Clawson Texas Army National Guard; Arlington, Texas Michael P. Cooley Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; Dallas Major Gen. Al Zapanta (U.S. Army, ret.) President and CEO, United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce; Washington, D.C.