This month's Legal Lens discussion with Katie Coleman of Hughes Hubbard & Reed centers on the growing use of appeals in bankruptcy contexts, and what challenges that presents. As litigation situations like mass torts and LME fights import into bankruptcy more frequently, could the importation of a backward-looking appeal process disable a reorganization system once sought for advantages of speed and cost?

On this episode of Legal Lens, host Andy Serbe sits down with Judge Philip Shefferly, formerly of the Eastern Michigan Bankruptcy bench, to discuss ADR in restructuring. As some say, consensus is king in Chapter 11 and in cases rife with conflict how valuable is an outside perspective in building a deal everyone can live with?

With healthcare debtors facing old challenges such as reimbursement issues, as well as new ones such as potentially reduced funding, what options do they have? In this episode, host Andy Serbe discusses the sector in 2025, and how to balance bankruptcy law with a very human industry with Robert Miller of Hooper Lundy & Bookman.

On this month's Legal Lens, the discussion takes a fresh look at retail bankruptcies as they face a new wave of challenges, and some of them face new bankruptcy filings.

On this month's Legal Lens, host Andy Serbe is joined by White & Case's David Turetsky to discuss the history and development of prepackaged bankruptcies, best practices now, and what to expect in the future.

On this month's episode, host Andy Serbe sits down with Greg Jones of Stradling to discuss the history and recent posture of asbestos cases, one of the biggest categories of mass tort cases, using recent appellate arguments in the Bestwall Chapter 11 as a focal point.

This month on Legal Lens, host Andy Serbe is joined by Judge Bruce Harwood (Ret.), to discuss running the New Hampshire bankruptcy court, becoming president of the American Bankruptcy Institute, and life after the bench.

On this month's episode, host Andy Serbe sits down with a panel of partners from Clifford Chance to talk about UK Schemes, the Dutch WHOA, and other Chapter 11 alternatives available to companies looking globally at restructuring options.

In this month's Legal Lens, host Andy Serbe sits down with William Hotze of Dykema to revisit Serta and LMT bankruptcies, following a key appellate decision in that case as well as developments in Robertshaw and Wesco in the past year.

In this month's episode, host Andy Serbe discusses the potential effects of tariffs and uncertain trade policy under the Trump administration with Mariaelena Gayo-Guitian of Venable LLP.