Sessions Information

  • January 9, 2016
    1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
    Session Type: Section Programs
    Session Capacity: 104
    Hotel: New York Hilton Midtown
    Room: New York Suite
    Floor: Fourth Floor
    The overwhelming majority of business cases involve small or medium-sized businesses or individuals operating as sole proprietors. Although these cases do not draw the attention of the mega-cases, they also can involve complex and novel legal issues, challenging operational issues, and needs that are not necessarily addressed by the existing Bankruptcy Code. This program is intended to focus greater attention on these issues and needs. Specifically, the program is designed to facilitate a broad and robust dialogue concerning the effectiveness of the Bankruptcy Code for most business debtors, including those individual debtors who may not be good candidates for chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code but have no other viable reorganization option under existing law.

    The session will involve the presentation of papers focused on different aspects of small- and middle-market business chapter 11 cases, with discussants/panelists providing commentary on the papers, as well as a panel discussion of the issues in, and challenges of, individual chapter 11 cases.
     
    Papers will be published in the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review.
     
    Business meeting at program conclusion. 
Session Speakers
Howard University School of Law
Speaker from a Call for Papers

University of Miami School of Law
Speaker from a Call for Papers

Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Speaker from a Call for Papers

American Bankruptcy Institute
Speaker

Washington and Lee University School of Law
Discussant

University of North Carolina School of Law
Discussant

Columbia Law School
Discussant

Shearman & Sterling LLP
Speaker from a Call for Papers

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Moderator

The University of Texas School of Law
Discussant

Session Fees
  • 6370 Creditors' and Debtors' Rights: $0.00