Challenges in New Physics searches in top-like events at the LHC

These proceedings follow from the presentation ``Challenges in New Physics searches in top-like events at the LHC" given on the 4th of June 2010 at the 3rd International Workshop on Top Quark Physics held in Bruges, Belgium. The prospects of exploring physics beyond the standard model (BSM) involving top and top-like signal at the LHC based on Monte Carlo (MC) simulations at $sqrt{s} =$ 14 and 10 TeV are reviewed. A special attention will be given to results that can be expected by 2010-2011. Consequently, the first section will deal with the implications of having a center of mass energy slightly lower than what was simulated, $sqrt{s} = 7$ TeV, for the first years of the LHC running. This will be done qualitatively by discussing the impact on the cross section of various production processes. Following this discussion, many top related BSM analyses will be described: top-antitop resonances, 4th generation of quarks, top charge, W polarization, top-antitop spin correlation, anomalous Wtb vertex coupling and Flavor Changing Neutral Current (FCNC). Their order of appearance goes from lower to higher integrated luminosity needed to obtain meaningful results out of each analysis.