Litigation Update on Avoidance Actions

Morrison Foerster’s Restructuring + Insolvency Group co-chair Lorenzo Marinuzzi will moderate a panel discussion, “Litigation Update on Avoidance Actions,” at ABI’s Bankruptcy 2025: Views from the Bench on Friday, September 26, 2025, at 10:00–11:00 a.m. EDT. The panel will focus on chapter 7 trustees’ standing to pursue assets, plus the use of expert witnesses, sufficiency of complaints (Pack Liquidating), and sales of avoidance actions (South Coast). The panelists will also discuss recent case law on preference and fraudulent-transfer defenses, the extension of statutes of limitations (Kwok), and the role of both voluntary and mandatory mediation procedures. This is a unique opportunity for bankruptcy practitioners to hear from more than 20 sitting and retired bankruptcy judges during a full day of high-quality CLE and networking opportunities. This year’s program is being held in Washington, D.C. at the historic National Press Club building.

Panelists will include:

• Heather Zubke Cooper, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Burlington, VT
• Clifton R. Jessup Jr., U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Huntsville, AL
• Pamela Wachter McAfee, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Raleigh, NC
• Elizabeth S. Strong, U.S. Courts, Brooklyn, NY

Moderators: Lorenzo Marinuzzi, Morrison Foerster LLP, and Alexa J. Kranzley, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

For more information, please visit ABI’s website.