Given the history of TMA, a year wouldn’t be complete without a JCR focused on the automotive industry. As we all know, between tariffs, COVID shutdowns, supply chain issues, and gas prices, this has certainly been a volatile period for anyone trying to purchase a car and the large number of...
Well into autumn, we come closer and closer to the grandness of conference season and the beginning of many positive steps forward with what lies on the horizon for 2023 and beyond for TMA Nation. Led by TMA Global President Jane Mitnick, our Governance Task Force has spent a good part of 2022...
Arizona Kevin Kolbus James M. Macdonald III, JP Morgan - ABL Pamela McConlogue, Spectrum Commercial Services Atlanta Thomas Davenport II Michael Freeman Austin Weiermiller, Configure Partners LLC California - Northern Michael A. Sweet, Fox Rothschild LLP Ashtyn C. Thompson, Arch + Beam California...
As we wave goodbye to summer and transition into our respective fall schedules, I hope you enjoyed some well-deserved rest and relaxation this summer. I am certain that even a short pause in the busy schedule of a restructuring, corporate renewal, or insolvency industry professional was a welcome...
As we round the home stretch of a glorious summer in TMA Nation, all eyes turn to fall and a TMA Annual to be held in Boston, November 1-4, that will dazzle and delight. Our theme this year, “It Starts with One Connection,” highlights the beginning of a journey that speaks to what it means to be a...
Between Boy Scouts, Weinstein, USA Gymnastics, and the many Diocese cases, the number of bankruptcy cases involving sex abuse-related claims and litigation has steadily increased. Join us for an engaging discussion of the issues and...
U.S. inflation recently hit a headline-grabbing, 40-year high of 8.6%. Alarming as that may be, it pales in comparison to the increase in U.S. Trustee fees Congress imposed in 2017. Most debtors experienced fee hikes of at least 700%, while some saw increases of as much as 1,250%. The sticker shock...
While companies and advisors understand that communications and stakeholder relations have an important role to play in a successful restructuring process, the need to effectively plan for and manage communications in mass tort Chapter 11 cases is significantly heightened. The restructuring process...
In bankruptcy law, insurance neutrality is closely related to the issue of standing. A bankruptcy plan of reorganization is insurance neutral if it does not increase an insurer’s “pre-petition obligations nor impair their pre-petition contractual rights under the subject insurance policies.” In re...
In recent years, Bankruptcy Courts have seen an influx of bankruptcies that primarily result from a debtor’s outstanding mass tort liability. While many commentators focus on plan confirmation issues, such as non-debtor releases, mass tort bankruptcies pose unique challenges in the solicitation and...
