Judges' Panel

Hear from a distinguished panel of current and former judges with extensive experience overseeing cases involving court appointed receivers. Drawing on years of judicial service and firsthand involvement in the appointment, supervision, and discharge of receivers, the panelists will offer a rare behind-the-scenes look at how courts evaluate requests for receiverships and ensure the fair and efficient management of assets under judicial control.

Troubled Waters? Trends in Receivership/Commercial Real Estate

Commercial real estate challenges are not going away.  Come dip your toe in the troubled waters, and work through “real time” hypotheticals with attorneys, receivers, brokers and property management to discuss recent sector trends, current sale challenges on the horizon, and how best to maximize a sale structure within different kinds of receiverships.

Picking the Captain: ABC, CRO, or Receiver

In turbulent markets, distressed companies need the right hand at the helm. This panel explores when an ABC, CRO, or receiver is best suited to steer a troubled enterprise through rough patches. Experienced practitioners will compare these models and discuss navigation of the right course in shifting seas.

Lunch & Game Show: Stump the Receiver

Join us at lunch for a fun-filled game of Stump the Receiver!  Rich Ormond will be channeling his inner Alex Trebek and peppering an all star panel including Peter Davidson, Kevin Singer, and David Stapleton with wide ranging questions about receivership practice.

In the meantime, we welcome everyone to submit proposed questions so that we can properly stump the panel! Please email all proposed questions to Blake Alsbrook at [email protected]

Provisional Directorships: A Highly Effective Remedy in Corporate Shareholder Disputes

Attend this educational and informative session which will explore provisional director appointments, and learn why they are a very effective remedy when a board of directors is deadlocked. Appointing a provisional director to a deadlocked corporate board is an intuitive, yet lesser understood legal remedy. You will learn when it is appropriate to seek appointment of a provisional director; the situations where this remedy is more effective than others; the powers of a provisional director; and success stories in cases following appointment.

Meet our Expert Panel:
• Panelist Laura Petrie, experienced attorney, who has sought appointment of Provisional Directors.
• Panelist Richard Munro, an experienced Provisional Director and corporate director.
• Moderator Danielle Mayer, experienced attorney.

Why attend this session? You will learn:
1. You have a deadlocked company board and there is no agreement to make the necessary decisions on behalf of the company. When is it appropriate to seek court appointment of a provisional director?
2. What is the legal authority to appoint a provisional director in California? What showing needs to be made to convince the court to grant your motion?
3. What are the statutory and common law duties of a board director and real risks after appointment?
4. Situations when appointment of a provisional director can be a highly effective remedy compared to other equitable remedies?
5. Developing a successful provisional director plan and approach with the existing board directors after appointment?
6. Real situations and real results. Stories from the front when the provisional director was very effective in settling disputes and saving companies.

Buds, Booze, Fruits & Nuts: Top Ten Things to Know When Dealing with an Ag, Alcohol or Cannabis Receivership

A spirited discussion of the many ways a Receiver can distill value from distressed agriculture, alcohol and cannabis. This “wine to nuts” discussion will cover liquor licenses, industry trends, international elements, and more. It’s sure to be intoxicating!

BK Issues

This panel will discuss how courts handle bar or release orders in two contexts: the Ninth Circuit’s Gina Champion-Cain SEC receivership, where bar orders were upheld as necessary and fair to protect the receivership estate and settle investor claims vs. the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy, where the Supreme Court struck down non-consensual third-party releases shielding the Sackler family.