Our panel of experts discussed the state of LMEs: Where are the documentation trends? What are the implications of the Serta and Mitel decisions for Uptiers and other LMEs? What is the state of equitable mootness” after Serta?”; What are the implications of Serta’s excise of lender indemnities? Presentation and replay now available for our members.

Experts from Alston & Bird and in-house counsel at JPMorgan advising the Credit Trading Desk presented (i) the evolution, fundamentals, use, and ever-evolving nature of cooperation agreements by lenders within stressed/distressed credit facilities and (ii) certain related ancillary matters.  Presented by Stephen Blank, Partner, Alston & Bird – New York, Matthew D. Kent, Partner and Co-chair of the Antitrust Team, Alston & Bird – Atlanta, Jennifer Kotzen, Vice President, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Ken Rothenberg, Partner & Chair – Distressed Debt & Claims Trading Team, Alston & Bird – New York. Presentation and replay are now available for LSTA Members.

Experts from KBRA and KRBA DLD discussed: Private corporate credit outlook for 2025, Competitive deal terms for nonbanks beyond pricing, Middle market loan performance, The resilience of private credit feeder notes and leverage facilities, The resilience of BDC ratings and prospects for 2025, New pathways for rated product exposure to direct lending strategies and New private credit strategies. Presented by William Cox, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Corporate, Financial and Government, Ratings, KBRA, Kelly Thompson, Founder & Editor, KBRA DLD and Andrew Berlin, Vice President, Director of Policy Research, LSTA, Inc. - Intro. Presentation and replay now available for LSTA Members.

This webinar discussed how recent Supreme Court rulings continue to rebalance power among the courts, the administrative state, and Congress and affect how the executive branch and independent agencies engage in rulemaking, issue guidance, and engage in enforcement. Panelists reviewed the various legal themes that emerged from Loper Bright, Jarkesy, Corner Post, and other Supreme Court decisions and discussed their implications and key takeaways. Presentation and replay are now available for LSTA Members.

Over the last few years, a growing number of banks and credit funds have joined forces to provide private credit solutions to sponsor-backed and non-sponsor-backed businesses. Presented by Stephen A. Boyko, Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP, Mark B. Cohen, Managing Principal, Bradley Credit Partners and Jennifer E. Crystal, Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP. Presentation and replay available for LSTA Members.

Surveys consistently show that geopolitical risk is perceived as one of the principal sources of disruption to the current loan market. So, what can we expect for 2025? Geopolitical analyst and advisor David Chmiel returned to provide his annual overview to members of the key challenges in international affairs to the loan market and the global economy. Members joined us for a thought-provoking and wide-ranging discussion. Presentation and replay now available to LSTA Members.

Energy finance practitioners from Haynes and Boone, LLP who discussed two very popular finance structures in the energy world. Presented by Phil Lookadoo, Partner, Energy Practice Group; Mai Kim, Partner and Chair, Energy Finance Practice Group; Laura Martone, Partner, Energy Practice Group; Jeff Nichols, Partner and Co-Chair, Energy Practice Group; and Roy Schwartz, Associate, Energy Practice Group, all from Haynes and Boone, LLP. Presentation and replay now available for LSTA Members.

This interactive program used hypotheticals to highlight the dramatic effect email, texts, and other electronic communications have had on lawyers’ ethics duties. The program generally follows the lifespan of an attorney-client relationship, including the creation of the relationship (such as the effect of an unsolicited email from a would-be client), the ethical propriety of electronic communications with clients (especially lawyers who practice “virtually”); communications with adversaries (including “reply all” emails, lawyers’ response to inadvertently transmitted communications, and metadata); dealing with third parties (such as service providers and outsourced colleagues); discovery (such as accessing adverse witnesses’ social media); jurors’ research and communications; judges’ research and “friending” of lawyers; attorney-client relationships’ termination. Presented to Thomas Spahn, Counsel of McGuireWoods LLP. Presentation and replay now available to members.