ABI's 6th Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop will be held on the Eastern Shore at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge, Md. August 5-7. This year's meeting offers the region's best speakers, who will discuss everything you need to know in this economic climate. Come for the educational sessions and networking events and stay for the hotel, which is beautifully situated on the banks of the Choptank River. One of the sessions will be of particular interest to the committee.
Panelists in the session "Quick Sales and Credit Bids" will discuss the credit bid issue in the Philadelphia Newspapers case. Lawrence G. McMichael of Dilworth Paxson LLP in Philadelphia will moderate. Panelists will include Hon. Judith K. Fitzgerald of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Pa.) in Pittsburgh, Andrew C. Kassner of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in Philadelphia, Daniel Pratt Rexford of Equity Partners, Inc. in Ellicott City, Md. and Christina M. Thompson of Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP in Wilmington, Del. Please click the link below to view the materials.
Debtors’ Overview of the Credit Bid Issue in In re Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC
ABI is pleased to once again join forces with the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai'i, the Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai'i and the Bankruptcy Law Section of the Hawai'i State Bar Association to present the Third Hawaiian Bankruptcy Workshop at the Fairmont Orchid, Big Island Hawai'i, August 11-14. This year's meeting offers an open workshop educational format that allows open dialogue between presenters and attendees. One can choose between a business or international track to customize the learning experience. The Fairmont Orchid Hawai'i offers luxurious accomodations within the 3200-acre Mauna Lani Resort. One of the sessions will be of particular interest to the committee.
Panelists in the session “Recent Development in Asset Sales” will discuss recent issues with “free and clear” sales and credit bidding and 363 sales. James T. Markus of Markus Williams Young & Zimmerman, LLC in Denver will moderate. Panelists will include Tom E. Roesser of Carlsmith Ball LLP in Honolulu, Keith J. Shapiro of Greenberg Traurig, LLP in Chicago and Hon. Gregg W. Zive of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Nev.) in Reno, Nev. Please click the link below to view the materials.
Recent Developments in Asset Sales
Please submit articles for publication in future editions of the Asset Sales Committee newsletter to John H. Maddock, III at jmaddock@mcguirewoods.com or George R. Mesires at grmesires@uhlaw.com.