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Kyra Smerkanich, a Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, will speak at the NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit in Philadelphia on October 1, 2024. Title: The Difficult Insured: Striking a Balance Topics: How Organizational Structure & Culture Impact Response to Crisis; Efficiency vs Effectiveness in Incident...

BUILDING ON THE ESSENTIALS: COMMERCIAL FINANCE, REAL ESTATE FINANCE, AND CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY TOPICS FOR MID-LEVEL PROFESSIONALS The 2024 Nuts & Bolts Conference is designed for mid-level professionals in the legal and financial sectors, focusing on essential topics in commercial finance, real...

On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court released its highly anticipated opinion in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., Case No. 23-124 (“ Purdue”). The question before the Court was whether the bankruptcy code lets a court approve, as part of a chapter 11 plan, a release that extinguishes claims held...

Zev Shechtman will join ABI for the 2024 Southwest Bankruptcy Conference in Las Vegas. Experienced practitioners and regional judges will be presenting information-packed sessions on a variety of topics, both business and consumer — ensuring that there is something for everyone. Zev is also...

Katie Barrett Wiik and Doug Anderson will be co-presenting at a CLE seminar entitled “Appellate Practice for the Non-Specialist” through Minnesota CLE on August 29, 2024. The focus will be on state court (Minnesota) appeals. Their presentation is on “Overview of Appeals” and will cover the nuts and...

RESTRUCTURING, INSOLVENCY & TROUBLED COMPANIES: Help, My Business is In Trouble! When a business becomes financially troubled, the business owner often experiences denial, paralysis, overreaction or all of the above. Lenders commonly lose confidence and trust in the business, as communications can...

Bankruptcy Essentials for New In-House Counsel Introducing bankruptcy concepts with real-life scenarios that in-house counsel is likely to experience, including counterparties threatening bankruptcy, what to expect when the threat becomes reality, and responding to a demand letter from a bankruptcy...

In an interview with Law360, Katie Barrett Wiik discusses a Supreme Court case in which the federal government is challenging the constitutionality of Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, as well as two related pending petitions from transgender adolescents and their families in...

On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court released its highly anticipated opinion in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., Case No. 23-124. The question before the Court was whether the bankruptcy code authorizes a court to approve, as part of a chapter 11 plan, a release that extinguishes claims held by...

Stated simply, Working Capital = Current Assets - Current Liabilities. This equation helps a company (and its financing sources) understand whether it has enough short-term cash inflows to cover its short-term cash outflows, also referred to as liquidity. But it’s not as simple as that. And, because...

Litigation/Bankruptcy: Things That are Important in Contractual Negotiations Learn the do’s and don’ts when dealing with independent sales agents, weigh the pros and cons of attorney's fees, and gain insights into key contract considerations. Discover strategies to become a secure creditor and...

CHAPTER 11 - INDUSTRY FOCUS: Focus on Manufacturing Issues in chapter 11 cases of manufacturing companies vary from case to case, however, certain issues tend to arise in most chapter 11 cases involving one. This webinar addresses those issues. Among them: the treatment of leases, including...

You can chase a lot of financial measures of your business, but nothing stacks up to cash flow. Like a boat captain on a rough sea, being able to see what is coming at you financially is absolutely invaluable. Cash flow models are the absolute go-to tool for reviewing companies in distress, yet they...

Don’t miss this online program that is designed to give new business attorneys a better understanding of the key recurring issues to be aware of, as well as inform more experienced business attorneys of the novel and complex ethical issues that may arise in their practice. Program Chat Moderator...

Minnesota has a unique statute that allows minority shareholders in a closely held corporation to initiate an action for a buy-out of their interests. Minn. Stat. § 302A.751, subdivision 2. Under the Minnesota Business Corporation Act, a closely held corporation is a corporation with 35 or fewer...