ABI is pleased to announce your 2011-2012 Asset Sales Committee Co-Chairs. Don D. Grubman of Hahn & Hessen LLP in New York will continue to offer his skills to the committee by retaining his position as Co-Chair, and Ira L. Herman of Thompson & Knight LLP in New York brings his knowledge of the committee to the position as he moves up from the Special Projects Leader.
ABI would like to thank Daryl Martin of IP Metrics in San Diego for the effort and time he contributed to the committee as a Co-Chair. Mr. Martin will continue to contribute as a Co-Chair of the Technology & Intellectual Property Committee.
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ABI is pleased to invite you to join us for the 18th Annual Central States Bankruptcy Workshop in Traverse City, Mich., on June 9-12, 2011. This year’s program brings together a faculty of 18 judges and practitioners from the top national insolvency firms. The expanded workshop format— now featuring 14 breakout sessions— allows for spirited exchange between panelist and attendee, and the flexible repeating format allows you to customize your personal learning experience. This program will also feature the popular course "Problems, Problems, Problems" and the annual Jaunty Judicial Debates. With these sessions and many more, plus 9/10.5 hours of CLE/CPE credits pending and a free publication, this is an event not to be missed!
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At the recently concluded 29th Annual Spring Meeting there were several sessions of interest to the committee. The Asset Sales Committee paired with the Secured Credit Committee to give a presentation titled "Plan Sales Revisited; Plan Sale v. Section 363 Sale." The presenters discussed the new value exception, structured dismissals, Rule 2019 and cited a variety of cases related to these topics. The panel included Hon. Laurel Meyerson Isicoff of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.) Miami; Peter S. Kaufman of Gordian Group, LLC in New York; Stephen D. Lerner of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P. in Cincinnati; and Robin E. Phelan of Haynes and Boone, LLP in Dallas.
Plan Sales Revisited; Plan Sale v. Section 363 Sale
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ABI is pleased to announce the arrival of it's newest publication, "The Bankruptcy Court's Watchdog: Examiners Today." This new publication, written by John C. (Kit) Weitnauer, walks practitioners through the appointment of an examiner in a bankruptcy case, the examiner's responsibilities, the selection and appointment process, the requirements for the examiner's final report and the examiner's fee structure. This comprehensive manual is replete with case law, with several appendices that contain examples from actual cases.
Did you know that all of ABI's publications are written by experts in the field and are widely used by the bankruptcy bar and bench? You can own these same publications by visiting the online ABI Bookstore. The ABI Bookstore carries over 40 publications, offers several bundled packages for your convenience and includes free ground shipping!
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Do you sometimes wonder what your peers think about timely issues? Share ideas and knowledge on the Asset Sales Committee listserve - recently your colleagues have been using the listserve to discuss right of first refusal. The listserve is a great way to converse with colleagues about current issues and cases. To post a question or comment, simply send an email to abi_asset_sales@dizzy.abiworld.org. To view previous discussions on the listserve, please click here.
