Alexandria, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute’s (ABI) 22nd Annual Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference, set to take place on Jan. 26-27 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Denver, will examine the lessons learned in both business and consumer bankruptcy cases over the past year and take a look at what trends may lie ahead in 2017. The conference will feature 11 panel sessions, including four as part of a separate workshop geared toward consumer practitioners. Attendees at the Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference have the opportunity to earn 10.5/13 hours of CLE/CPE credit and 1.5 hours of ethics.
Also featured will be a special judges’ roundtable program on the morning of Jan. 27 that will feature the bankruptcy judges of the Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference. The 2017 conference will once again include a special program by the Mountain/Desert Network of the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC). Prof. Debra Austin of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law will deliver a keynote titled “Optimize Cognitive Fitness: The Connection Between Lawyer Wellbeing and Performance.”
Timely panel sessions include:
- How to Win Clients and Build Your Book of Business in Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Plans with Third-Party Releases and Exculpation Provisions
- Ethics: Discharge Issues and Elements of Proof Under § 523/Consumer Mock Trial of a § 523 Discharge Case
- Roundtable Discussions on the Supreme Court
- Alternatives to Bankruptcy: Receiverships, ABCs, Self-Managed Liquidations
- Recent Updates to the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act
- Section 363 Sale Issues Involving Successor Liability and the Meaning of “Free and Clear”
The Consumer Workshop track will include the following sessions:
- “Means Testing” and Post-Petition Income Sources
- Documentation Issues/Proper Structuring of Transactions to Strengthen Position in Bankruptcy
- Escrow Issues and Chapter 13 Cases, Including Home Mortgage Issues and the Conduit System
- Practice and Procedure: General Practice Tips for Consumer Attorneys
If you are a member of the press and would like to attend the Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference, please contact ABI Public Affairs Manager John Hartgen at 703-894-5935 or jhartgen@abiworld.org. For more information about the conference, please click here.
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ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes over 12,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abiworld.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events.
Tuesday, December 27, 2016