Business Reorganization Committee

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Committee Session Materials at ABI's 21st Annual Winter Leadership Conference

ABI's 21st Annual Winter Leadership Conference will take place Dec. 3-5 at the gorgeous La Quinta Resort & Club in La Quinta, Calif. La Quinta is the classic Palm Springs resort, nestled at the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains. Enjoy the beautiful landscape, as well as renowned tennis, golf and the spa. This year's conference will offer insights from some of the top insolvency and restructuring experts on issues confronting the profession in 2010.  Two of the sessions will be of particular interest to the committee.

Panelists in the session “Watching Your Stuff: Intellectual Property and Intangible Assets” will discuss the current patent marketplace and trends to come in the future as well as tips to sellers to ensure a seamless patent process.  George M. Kelakos of Kelakos Advisors LLC in Greenwich, Conn. will moderate.  Panelists will include Gabriel Fried of Streambank LLC in Needham, Mass., Benjamin L. Nortman of Hilco Trading Company, Inc. in Northbrook, Ill., George H. Singer of Lindquist & Vennum PLLP in Minneapolis and Jim Weisfield of Intellectual Ventures in Bellevue, Wash.  Click the link below to read Mr. Weisfield’s materials.

Watching Your Stuff In The Patent Marketplace 2009 and Beyond

The Business Reorganization Committee will partner with the Young and New Members Committee to present a session entitled "Fixing Broken Not-For-Profit Entities: Just Because You Don't Have to Pay Taxes Doesn't Mean You Don't Have to Make Money" on Friday, Dec. 4 at 3:45 p.m. Panelists will discuss confirmation issues for nonprofits, conversion statutes and the manner in which charitable gifts are handled for the nonprofit sector. Panelists will include Robert J. Feinstein of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP in New York, Matthew W. Levin of Alston & Bird LLP in Atlanta and Andrew M. Troop of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in New York. Please click the links below to view the materials by Mr. Troop, Mr. Feinstein and Mr. Levin.

Reorganizing With Value But Without Profit (Or Equity): Select Confirmation Issues for Nonprofit Entities

State Regulation of Charitable Bequests in Nonprofit Bankruptcies

Transferring Assets of Nonprofit Entities in Bankruptcy

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