Individual Chapter 11 Debtor and Small Business
Moderator: Paul Fouts, Jr., CIRA (Fouts & Co)
Speakers: Hon. Susan P. Sonderby (US Bankruptcy Court N. District of Illinois), Elliot Levin (Rubin & Levin, P.C.), Claire Ann Rosop (Brennan, Steil & Basting, S.C.)

The BAPCPA of 2005 expanded the small business provisions and modified section 1115 to include income earned by the debtor as part of the bankruptcy estate. The panel, after briefly describing these changes, will discuss the impact of the changes, including conditions under which an individual debtor that fails the means test would select chapter 11 over chapter 13, considering both bankruptcy and tax issues.

Ethics: Conflicts, Connections and Disclosures -- Getting Paid and How to Make Sure that you Keep your Fees
Moderator: Schuyler Carroll (Arent Fox PLLC)
Speakers: Hon. Glen E. Clark (US Bankruptcy Court District of Utah), William Lenhart, CIRA (BDO Seidman, LLP), Professor James Shein (Kellogg School of Management), Mitch Appelbaum (WilmerHale)

The Bankruptcy Code contains significant restrictions and requirements related to ethics issues and conflicts. Most insolvency professionals know that they are required to disclose all connections in order to have their retention approved by the Bankruptcy Court, but what constitutes a connection and how detailed must the disclosure be? Recent cases have made clear that non-Bankruptcy restrictions on conflicts apply in Bankruptcy. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in denial of fees or even disgorgement of fees previously paid. This panel will guide participants through these sometimes arcane rules and steps to ensure their fees are approved.

Individual Chapter 11 Debtor and Small Business
Moderator: Paul Fouts, Jr., CIRA (Fouts & Co)
Speakers: Hon. Susan P. Sonderby (US Bankruptcy Court N. District of Illinois), Elliot Levin (Rubin & Levin, P.C.), Claire Ann Rosop (Brennan, Steil & Basting, S.C.)

The BAPCPA of 2005 expanded the small business provisions and modified section 1115 to include income earned by the debtor as part of the bankruptcy estate. The panel, after briefly describing these changes, will discuss the impact of the changes, including conditions under which an individual debtor that fails the means test would select chapter 11 over chapter 13, considering both bankruptcy and tax issues.

Individual Chapter 11 Debtor and Small Business
Moderator: Paul Fouts, Jr., CIRA (Fouts & Co)
Speakers: Hon. Susan P. Sonderby (US Bankruptcy Court N. District of Illinois), Elliot Levin (Rubin & Levin, P.C.), Claire Ann Rosop (Brennan, Steil & Basting, S.C.)

The BAPCPA of 2005 expanded the small business provisions and modified section 1115 to include income earned by the debtor as part of the bankruptcy estate. The panel, after briefly describing these changes, will discuss the impact of the changes, including conditions under which an individual debtor that fails the means test would select chapter 11 over chapter 13, considering both bankruptcy and tax issues.