Register Now for the Upcoming Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference
The 14th Annual Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference will be held Jan. 22-23 in downtown Denver at the Westin Tabor Center. This year's program promises to provide attendees with an interactive learning experience led by a faculty of prominent bankruptcy judges as well as experienced practitioners. Visit the ABI website to learn more or click here to register today!
Several sessions will include information of particular interest to the committee. In the session "Branding the Cattle: Executory Contracts - How to Keep the Ones You Want," panelists will discuss the factors that determine the definition of a "true" lease as well as a supplier's obligations to a debtor before assumption or rejection of a supply contract. The panel will include Weston Anson of CONSOR Intellectual Asset Management in La Jolla, Calif., Jill L. Murch of Foley & Lardner LLP in Chicago, Steven C. Strong of Ray, Quinney & Nebeker, PC in Salt Lake City and Hon. Judith H. Wizmur of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. N.J.) in Camden, N.J. John F. Young of Block, Markus & Williams, LLC in Denver will moderate. Please click the link below to review the relevant materials.
Selected Issues under Bankruptcy Code §365
Panelists for the session, "Culture in the West: The Fine Art of Recharacterization/Subordination of Debt," will discuss the differences between equitable subordination and recharacterization as well as the instances in which to use each. Kimberley H. Tyson of Ireland, Stapleton, Pryor & Pascoe, P.C. in Denver will moderate. Panelists will include Jo Ann J. Brighton of K&L Gates LLP in Charlotte, N.C., Bruce A. Harwood of Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green in Manchester, N.H. and Hon. Dana L. Rasure of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Okla.) in Tulsa, Okla. Please click the link below to review the relevant materials.
Current Issues in Equitable Subordination and Recharacterization
The panel, "There's a New Sheriff in Town: Receiverships and Other Alternatives to Bankruptcy," will address alternatives to a bankruptcy filing for failing companies, specifically receiverships. Panelists will include Edward B. Cordes of Cordes & Company in Englewood, Colo., Caroline Case Fuller of Fairfield & Woods, PC in Denver and Jack L. Smith of Holland & Hart LLP in Denver. Elizabeth K. Flaagan of Holme Roberts & Owen LLP in Denver will moderate. Please click the link below to review the relevant materials.