Nancy Isaacson, a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department, will be a panelist for a presentation by the New Jersey Chapter of the International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC-NJ) at the 22nd Annual William H. Gindin Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference, which will be held this year as a virtual online event on Friday, June 19, 2020 from 8:45am – 3:30pm.

Ms. Isaacson will be a speaker for a breakout session addressing “Landlord Issues in Bankruptcy,” scheduled for 1:00pm. The panel will feature a series of mock hearings that will cover key issues faced by landlords. Those include: debtors and trustees in bankruptcy specific to commercial leases of real property, including the boundaries and scope of the landlord’s administrative expenses, landlord as a secured creditor, negotiation of rent reduction; guaranties and other forms of landlord security, assumption/rejection of commercial leases, bidding procedures and the sale process, debtors’ responsibilities to landlord and vice versa, and best practices in drafting leases to protect against bankruptcy pitfalls.

Hundreds of bankruptcy practitioners, judges, trustees and staff attend this annual conference, which features presentations addressing the latest practice pointers, policy and rule changes, case law and more.

Ms. Isaacson focuses her practice in bankruptcy and insolvency, with an emphasis on trustee and creditor rights law. She serves as a Chapter 7 trustee for debtors in federal bankruptcy proceedings and has represented appellants in cases before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. She has achieved a national profile in her area of practice through her involvement in a number of large bankruptcy matters representing tort claimants and landlords. She is an approved mediator for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey. She is a member of the firm’s Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring Practice Group.

Additional details and program registration at: Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference