Program Details
2026-07-24 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-07-24 13:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ESTThis session teaches creditors’ counsel how to use the bankruptcy process offensively to recover assets a debtor has transferred away. Attorneys will learn how to force debtors into bankruptcy through involuntary petitions, leverage Rule 2004 examinations to trace hidden assets, pursue avoidance actions under §§ 544 and 548, and protect discharge objection rights under §§ 523 and 727. Attendees leave with a tactical framework for deploying each tool in sequence, from pre-filing investigation through plan confirmation.
Gary M. Kaplan 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm ESTThis session equips creditors’ attorneys with the statutory and tactical framework for attacking fraudulent transfers made to spouses, domestic asset protection trusts, and family LLCs under the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act. Attendees will learn how to deploy badges of fraud, the UVTA’s insolvency presumption, and emerging reverse veil-piercing doctrine to unwind insider transfers. By the end of the session, attorneys will be able to identify common structural deficiencies in debtor-created entities, select the correct claim (actual vs. constructive fraud), and avoid the pleading and limitations mistakes that sink otherwise strong cases.
Jonathan GopmanGary Kaplan is chair of Farella’s Restructuring, Insolvency and Creditors Rights practice group. He has decades of experience representing debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees, trustees, and receivers in a wide range of bankruptcy and nonbankruptcy matters. Gary’s practice includes both out of court and Chapter 11 restructurings, and advising clients regarding pre- and post-bankruptcy strategy, debt collection, judgment enforcement, and provisional remedies. He represents lenders and borrowers in a wide range of financing transactions, including debtor-in-possession financing, as well as lease and guaranty matters. He also has extensive litigation experience in bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy courts, at trial and appellate levels, including in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Gary represents both secured and unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, landlords, and equity holders in creative recovery solutions in and outside of bankruptcy. He has proved adept at protecting landlord’s rights in retailer bankruptcy cases nationwide through negotiation and litigation when necessary. He has extensive experience in insolvency-related litigation, including preference and fraudulent transfer claims, as well as defending guarantors, owners, directors and officers.
Gary is Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification and a Certified Legal Specialist in Bankruptcy Law by the State Bar of California.
Jonathan Gopman is a partner in Nelson Mullins’ Naples, Florida office. His practice centers on wealth accumulation and preservation planning for entrepreneurs and high-net-worth families, built around four coordinated structures: estate planning, tax deferral, tax-favored investment, and asset protection. His personal practice emphasizes international wealth preservation, including foreign trust structures and domestic and international estate planning.
Gary Kaplan is chair of Farella’s Restructuring, Insolvency and Creditors Rights practice group. He has decades of experience representing debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees, trustees, and receivers in a wide range of bankruptcy and nonbankruptcy matters. Gary’s practice includes both out of court and Chapter 11 restructurings, and advising clients regarding pre- and post-bankruptcy strategy, debt collection, judgment enforcement, and provisional remedies. He represents lenders and borrowers in a wide range of financing transactions, including debtor-in-possession financing, as well as lease and guaranty matters. He also has extensive litigation experience in bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy courts, at trial and appellate levels, including in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Gary represents both secured and unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, landlords, and equity holders in creative recovery solutions in and outside of bankruptcy. He has proved adept at protecting landlord’s rights in retailer bankruptcy cases nationwide through negotiation and litigation when necessary. He has extensive experience in insolvency-related litigation, including preference and fraudulent transfer claims, as well as defending guarantors, owners, directors and officers.
Gary is Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification and a Certified Legal Specialist in Bankruptcy Law by the State Bar of California.
Jonathan Gopman is a partner in Nelson Mullins’ Naples, Florida office. His practice centers on wealth accumulation and preservation planning for entrepreneurs and high-net-worth families, built around four coordinated structures: estate planning, tax deferral, tax-favored investment, and asset protection. His personal practice emphasizes international wealth preservation, including foreign trust structures and domestic and international estate planning.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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