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LACBA Program: Successor Liability, 363 Sales, and Chapter 11

By | July 5, 2016 | Chapter 11, Programs | No comments

Successor Liability, 363 Sales, and Chapter 11: Buyers…

The panel will discuss the issue of successor liability in the context of a sale under 11 U.S.C. § 363 from the perspective of a buyer, seller, and creditors.

Program Title: 
Successor Liability, 363 Sales, and Chapter 11: Buyers, Sellers, and Creditors Beware!

Presented By:
Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section

Date:
Thursday, July 28, 2016

Program Description:
The panel will discuss the issue of successor liability in the context of a sale under 11 U.S.C. § 363 from the perspective of a buyer, seller, and creditors.  The discussion will cover how to sell a business before the value is all gone, strategies to structure sales and asset transfers through plans and section 363 sales, exceptions to the “free and clear” rule, when a buyer may be liable for present or future claims of the debtor, rights and strategies of a purchaser facing successor liability, and methodology and considerations in attacking a buyer for successor liability.  The panel will also discuss key post confirmation jurisdictional considerations in evaluating what court may address these issues.

Speakers:
Hon. Julia W. Brand, United States Bankruptcy Court
Jeffrey I. Golden, Lobel Weiland Golden Friedman LLP
Whitman L. Holt, Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP Read more…

Ventura County Barristers Program Saturday July 23, 2016

By | June 23, 2016 | Programs | No comments

How to Try a Case Like an Experienced Lawyer Without Sounding Like a New Lawyer – From a Judicial Perspective

This workshop will focus on practical trial preparation and courtroom presentation, not trial strategy, and will be presented by the Honorable Gilbert A. Romero, Ventura County Superior Court.

At the Ventura College of Law.

OC Bar Association Program: Admit What You Do Not Know — Common Evidentiary Mistakes in Bankruptcy Court

By | June 22, 2016 | Programs | No comments

Speakers:

Hon. Barry Russell –U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California
J. Scott Bovitz, Esq. — Bovitz & Spitzer
David S. Shevitz, Esq. — Shevitz Law Firm

Judge Russell is literally the one who wrote the book on how to present evidence in a bankruptcy proceeding. He will share his knowledge through an exciting PowerPoint presentation prepared by Mr. Bovitz and Mr. Shevitz. The materials alone are worth the price of admission. Read more…

SFVBA Program June 24, 2016 – Settling with the Trustee

By | June 17, 2016 | Programs | No comments

Dear All:

We try real hard to have practical programs where you can walk out the door with nuggets and gems to use in your practices. We leave the ivory tower stuff (and the high admission fees) to the bankruptcy groups on the Westside and downtown. Read more…

Congratulations to Nina Javan

By | June 15, 2016 | Firm Announcements | 1 Comment

Just heard that Nina Javan has joined Brutzkus Gubner Rozansky Seror Weber LLP in their Woodland Hills office.  Congratulations Nina.

Muhammad Ali – Clay v. United States

By | June 9, 2016 | Community, Supreme Court | No comments

I love history but not 1,000 page history books.  The last few years I have been buying audio books and listening to them in my car.  I bought the Carl Sandburg one volume history of Abraham Lincoln.  It is about 20 cds and I am still only half way through although I have been listening for probably a year now.

Anyway, today on SCOTUS blog, there is a great – and short – history of Muhammad Ali’s refusal to join the army and how it got to the Supreme Court.  I lived through it but did not know more than a small percent of the details – especially the details that were not in the movie Ali with Will Smith.  The link is here.   The link includes a link to the Supreme Court’s opinion and an audio link to the Court’s oral argument.  Apparently the conundrum was factual; was Ali refusing to fight this war or refusing to fight all wars?   The article includes a discussion about Ali’s fights to get his boxing license back in New York.  Highly recommended.

Eighth Annual Earle Hagen Golf Tournament September 19, 2016

By | June 3, 2016 | Community, Pro Bono, Programs | No comments

Email from Jeff Hagen (By the way, if I can get out there, you can)

To Everyone:

I’ll bet you hoped that I lost your e-mail address, huh?

The EIGHTH Annual Earle Hagen Memorial Golf, Tennis And Poker Tournament is coming on Monday September 19, 2016…at the Porter Valley Country Club in Northridge.  It’s less than FOUR months away!

Is it too early to sign up?  Absolutely NOT!  We’re accepting registration now!  A registration brochure will be attached to our next blast.  Why wait?  Sign up now!  Don’t put it off.  Nothing better is going to come along, especially on a Monday!

Please check out the following link:  https://ehmgt.eventbrite.com Read more…

Program by Public Counsel “Crafting a Chapter 13 Plan”

By | June 2, 2016 | Chapter 13, Pro Bono, Programs | No comments

Hi everyone,

Public Counsel’s DAP will be having a Chapter 13 bankruptcy program titled “Crafting a Chapter 13 plan” on Wed. July 27 from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. I have also attached a flyer for the event.

The program will be taking place from 10:00-2:00 and will include lunch. To register for the event please go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/c13plan Read more…

Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum Annual Night with the Judges June 6, 2016

By | May 25, 2016 | Programs | No comments
The LABF is pleased to host its Annual Night with the Judges
on Monday, June 6, 2016, at The L.A. Hotel Downtown.
Come meet and greet a number of bankruptcy judges from the Central District of California who, following dinner, will each discuss a recent case with special meaning either to the judge or to our practice.  Our distinguished panel will again be moderated by the Hon. Sheri Bluebond, Chief Bankruptcy Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California.
During the program, we will also pay tribute to the Honorable Richard M. Neiter, United States Bankruptcy Judge.  Judge Neiter will be retiring later this year, after over 10 years on the bench.  Please join us for this special occasion. Read more…

Individual Chapter 11 Plans – So I Learned a Few Things at NACBA

By | May 25, 2016 | Absolute Priority Rule, Chapter 11, Programs | No comments

I had a good time at the annual NACBA meeting last weekend in San Fran.  I did a program on individual chapter 11 cases with Judge Laurel Davis from Las Vegas and bankruptcy pundit Wayne Silver from San Jose.    We decided to let the audience, which was quite substantial, ask questions and I definitely learned a few things.

One big lesson was about whether plans must be five years, in other words, whether the individual must pay his net disposable income into the plan for five years.  It sure seems to say that in Section 1129(a)(15).  I know that it is required only “when a creditor objects,” but I sort of assumed that less that five years would bring an objection so it should be presumed to be five years.  There was a question about whether a “no” vote on the plan by an unsecured creditor is an “objection” but we obviously did not resolve that.   Read more…

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