Join the Fellows of the 7th Circuit on Friday, November 6 for a one-day program at the offices of Jenner & Block LLP, 353 N Clark St | Chicago, Illinois 60654.

The program will consist of five panels from prestigious ACB Bankruptcy Judges, Lawyers, and Professors, and a lunch. There will be many breaks for networking with other ACB Fellows and peers.

Fees are waived for this program due to the support from our amazing sponsors: 

• Accordion
• Adelman & Gettleman
• Cozen O'Connor
• Jenner & Block LLP
• Malek Capital Advisors
• Seyfarth Shaw LLP

There will be an ACB Fellows-only dinner hosted on November 5th at 6pm at Smyth and the Loyalist, 177 N Ada St | #101 | Chicago, Illinois 60607. Please register below if you are interested in attending. 

 

CONFERENCE FEES
ACB Fellow Only Dinner: $250

CONFERENCE DETAILS

Thursday, November 5, 2026

6:00 PM ACB Fellow Only Dinner

Friday, November 6, 2026

8:30 - 9:00 AM Check In

9:00 - 9:15 AM Welcome

9:15 - 10:15 AM Panel 1: National Year in Review

• Hon. Deborah Thorne — U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois

• Prof. Douglas Baird — University of Chicago Law School

• Prof. Robert Lawless — University of Illinois College of Law

10:15 – 10:35 AM Break

10:35 – 11:50 AM Panel 2: Recent Trends in Out-of-Court Restructurings

• Robert S. Brady — Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP

• Ron E. Meisler — Skadded, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

• Edwin E. Smith — Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

12:00 – 1:15 PM Lunch and Keynote Speaker (TBA)

1:15 – 2:15 PM Panel 3 (Concurrent Session): Post Confirmation Ch. 11 Issues

• Hon. Nancy Peterman — U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois

• Ryan Preston Dahl — Latham & Watkins LLP

• Catherine Steege — Jenner & Block LLP

1:15 — 2:15 PM Panel 4 (Concurrent Session): Consumer Bankruptcy Courtside: SCOTUS, Circuit, and Local Developments

• Hon. Paul E. Singleton — U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Indiana

• John M. Hauber — Chapter 13 Trustee, Indianapolis, IN

• Mark S. Zuckerberg — Bankruptcy Law Office of Mark S. Zuckerberg, P.C.

2:15 – 2:30 PM Break

2:30 — 3:30 PM Panel 5: The Rise of AI and Resulting Issues in Restructuring

• Hon. Catherine J. Furay — U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

• Randall G. Reese — Stretto

• Ebba Gebisa — Latham & Watkins, LLP