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Real Estate Industry Focus: Confronting Challenges and Exploring Solutions

American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference


JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa
3800 W Starr Pass Blvd
Tucson, AZ 85745

Blank Rome partner Michael B. Schaedle will serve as a panelist at the American Bankruptcy Institute’s (“ABI”) Winter Leadership Conference, being held December 4 through 6, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona. Blank Rome is pleased to be a sponsor of this event.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

ABI’s Winter Leadership Conference brings together the nation’s top insolvency professionals for networking and educational opportunities. The conference will include cutting-edge educational sessions, engaging panel discussions, and valuable networking events.

Mike’s panel, “Real Estate Industry Focus: Confronting Challenges and Exploring Solutions,” will take place on Friday, December 5, from 9:40 to 10:40 a.m.

ABOUT THE SESSION

The panel will discuss the financial and legal challenges that continue to confront the real estate market by asset class—including office, hospitality, retail, and residential—as well as solutions, bright spots, and predictions.

Panelists:

  • Moderator: Dania Slim, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
  • Daniel A. Bloom, Riker Danzig LLP
  • Gunnar Branson, AFIRE
  • Brian E. Greer, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Michael B. Schaedle, Blank Rome LLP

Other sessions include:

  • Practical Applications of AI
  • Trustee’s Rights in the Debtor’s Shoes: In Pari Delicto, Barton, and More
  • You’ve Ignored Subchapter V Long Enough: Tips for Debtor and Creditor Lawyers
  • Healthcare Bankruptcies and Managing Long-Term-Care Facility Distress
  • Hot Topics in International Law
  • Financial Distress Research Project: What Helps Consumer Debtors Help Themselves?
  • Approaches to Financial Distress in the Agriculture Sector
  • Crypto Fraud in Chapter 11: Decoding Crypto Bankruptcies
  • The Top 10 Cases You Should Be Reading About but Aren’t
  • Criminal Exposure in Bankruptcy Cases
  • ABI National Ethics Task Force Examines Hot Topics

For more information or to register, please visit the event website