9/14-9/15 – Introduction to Bankruptcy Workshop

Price range: $50.00 through $100.00

September 14-15, 2026

Hybrid CLE- YCST or Zoom

Presented by the Wilmington University Restructuring Institute 

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Course Information

This seminar is presented and hosted by the Wilmington University Restructuring Institute in partnership with The Delaware Institute for Continuing Legal Education
The mission of this workshop is to have an immersive and practical introduction to bankruptcy workshop designed for junior insolvency professionals.

 

  • September 14th and 15th  
  • Hybrid Workshop (CLE)
  • Join us at YCST or on Zoom!
    • Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP (Downtown Wilmington)
      Rodney Square, 1000 N King Street
      Wilmington, DE 19801
    • Zoom: Choose Zoom at check out, a link will be emailed after. For questions about Zoom registration: email [email protected]
  • 10 hours of CLE credit including 2.4 hours of Enhanced Ethics credit, automatically reported to the Delaware Commission on Continuing Legal Education
    • Day 1: 5 hours of CLE credit including 1.2 hours of Enhanced Ethics credit
    • Day 2: 5 hours of CLE credit including 1.2 hours of Enhanced Ethics credit
  • Registration Fee: $100 for in-person attendance (inclusive of meals and evening receptions); $50 for online attendance
    This program is FREE for Judicial Law Clerks ONLY: use the code LAWCLERK to check out for $0.00. Registration is still required for law clerks. 

Overview

The Wilmington University Restructuring Institute is pleased to present its Introduction to Bankruptcy Workshop, a two-day program designed to provide junior insolvency professionals with a comprehensive, practice-oriented grounding in Chapter 11 proceedings.

The program will address the preparation and filing of a Chapter 11 petition, including pre-filing considerations, confidentiality issues, and first-day pleadings; the analysis of capital structures and the priority of claims among secured, unsecured, and equity constituencies; the negotiation and documentation of debtor-in-possession financing and the use of cash collateral under Section 364; fundamental accounting and reporting obligations arising in a Chapter 11 case, including 13-week cash flow forecasts, DIP budgets, and statements of financial affairs; and the standards and best practices governing the preparation and presentation of contested and uncontested matters before the Bankruptcy Court. The program will also feature a roundtable discussion with sitting bankruptcy judges and a panel of junior practitioners addressing career development and the day-to-day realities of insolvency practice.

Intended Audience: Junior associates, financial advisors, and investment bankers engaged in restructuring practice, as well as law students and judicial clerks

 

Event Timeline

Introduction to Bankruptcy Workshop
Date: September 14-15, 2026

Mission Statement: An immersive and practical introduction to bankruptcy workshop designed for junior insolvency professionals


DAY 1

PROGRAM
 

SPEAKERS

10:00 am –

11:15 am (ET)

 

 

CLE Credit

Preparation for, and filing, a Chapter 11 Case

  • Pre-filing considerations and preparation (including confidentiality issues)
  • Preparation of First Day Pleadings (nature of relief, administrative and operational motions, why relief is needed, basis for granting relief)
  • First Day Declaration
  • First Day Hearing
  • Post-Hearing Case Management
    (serving and complying with first day orders, noticing second day hearing, suggestions of bankruptcy, notice of filing, press releases, etc.)
11:15 am –

11:30 am (ET)

Mid-Morning Break
11:30 am –

12:45 pm (ET)

 

CLE Credit

Capital Structures

  • Review of the concept of capital structures – senior secured to equity
  • Priority of payment
  • Intercreditor Agreements
  • Potential litigation amongst creditors
12:45 pm –

2:00 pm (ET)

Lunch Break (Provided)  
2:00 pm –

3:15 pm (ET)

 

CLE Credit

Debtor-in-Possession Financing and Cash Collateral

  • Obtaining Post-Petition Credit
  • §364 scheme of escalating priorities for post-petition financing (Superiority administrative claim; Lien on unencumbered property; Priming Lien; Adequate Protection)
  • ·Important terminology: Roll-Up, Creeping Roll-Up, Cross-Collateralization, Carveout, 506(c) surcharge, Challenge Period,  Transaction Fee, Early Termination Fee, Backstop Fee, Exit Fee
  • Use of Cash Collateral and Adequate Protection
3:30 pm –

4:45 pm (ET)

 

EE Credit

Judge’s Roundtable

  • 5 Judges

 

 

 

 

DAY 2

 

PROGRAM:

 

SPEAKERS:

10:00 am –

11:15 am (ET)

 

CLE Credit

Basic Accounting Principles

  • 13-week cash flows
  •  DIP/Cash Collateral Budgets
  • Schedules/SOFAs
  • Accounting and Reporting considerations in Chapter 11 Case
11:30 am –

12:45 pm (ET)

EE CLE credit

 

 

Experience of Junior Insolvency Professionals**

  • Counsel, FA, IB) – panel of junior associates discuss their first-year experience
  • Describe the work environment/culture/pace
  • Types of cases and role in cases. What does a typical day look like?
  • Challenges as a junior professional (learning and developing skills, managing expectations, effective communication, balancing, etc.)
  • Building relationships with colleagues and clients
12:45 pm –

2:00 pm (ET)

Lunch Break (Provided)
2:00 pm –

3:15 pm (ET)

 

CLE Credit

Best Practices for Seeking Relief from the Court

  • Drafting motions and order
  • Evidentiary support for relief sought
  • Hearing preparation
  • Hearing presentation
3:15 pm –

3:30 pm (ET)

Break
3:30 pm –

4:45 pm (ET)

 

 

CLE Credit

Managing the Message: the Role of Crisis Management or Public Relations teams in Bankruptcy

  • What is the role of a public relations firm or crisis manager in a bankruptcy filing?
  • Why is managing the message and controlling the narrative important in bankruptcy? (manage public perception, reassure employees, customers, and vendors, build confidence, etc.)
  • Initial Press Release, Preparing Q and A for claims agent, counsel, employees, vendors, etc.
  • Strategic planning and communications.
  • Pre-filing confidentiality issues (closed corporate)
5:00 pm (ET) Cocktail reception at Young Conaway Stargatt and Taylor courtyard for attendees and the Delaware bankruptcy bar Remarks from the Wilmington University Restructuring Institute

**Enhanced Ethics session

Wilmington University Restructuring Institute

In most restructurings, conflict or distress creates a need for a comprehensive understanding of all available restructuring, transactional, and governance strategic alternatives to ensure deal certainty and maximize value.
The Wilmington University Restructuring Institute was established as a national resource for state-of-the-art training in all aspects of the corporate restructuring process.
For more information: https://www.wilmu.edu/restructuring-institute/index.aspx
Meet the Advisory Board: https://www.wilmu.edu/restructuring-institute/advisory-board.aspx

 

About the Delaware Institute
The Delaware Institute for Continuing Legal Education is a 501(c)(3) certified non-profit organization dedicated to providing comprehensive, accessible, and affordable continuing legal education (CLEs) for attorneys and their staff.
All of our seminars are low- or no-cost, open to all Delaware attorneys and their staff, and include the timely reporting of your completed credits to the Delaware CLE Commission. We are proud to partner with the Wilmington Restructuring Institute on this seminar.

Additional information

Location

Online via Zoom, In-Person