ABI's 5th Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop
The 5th Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop will be held August 6-8 at the Hotel Hershey in Hershey, Pa. This year's program will offer seven hours of CLE credit, networking opportunities and the region's best speakers who will cover all of the topics you need to know in this economic climate. In addition to the theme park, attendees may take advantage of championship golf, a luxurious spa and all the amenities expected of a truly grand hotel. Several of the sessions will be of great interest to the committee.
Panelists in the session "Capital Markets: Making Bricks without Straw" will discuss the advantages and risks of debt-for-equity swaps in addition to giving a capital markets overview. Hon. Kevin Gross of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.) in Wilmington, Del. will moderate. Panelists will include Derek C. Abbott of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP in Wilmington, Del., Mark D. Collins of Richards, Layton & Finger, PA in Wilmington, Del., Geraldine E. Ponto of Gibbons PC in Newark, N.J. and J. Scott Victor of SSG Capital Advisors, LLC in West Conshohocken, Pa. Please click the link below to view the materials.
Capital Markets: Making Bricks without Straw
The session "Clean-up in Aisle 5: Retail Industry Reorganizations and Liquidations" will provide an update on the state of current retail bankruptcy cases and recent case law addressing issues under §§503(b)(9), 366 and 365(d). Panelists will include Walter Jones of J.H. Cohn, LLP in Edison, N.J., Stacey L. Meisel of Becker Meisel LLC in Livingston, N.J., Deborah J. Piazza of Hodgson Russ LLP in New York and David L. Pollack of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP in Philadelphia. Hon. Kevin R. Huennekens of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Va.) in Richmond, Va. will moderate. Please click the link below to view the relevant materials.
Clean-up in Aisle 5: Retail Industry Reorganizations and Liquidations
Panelists in the session "After the Ball: Post-confirmation Issues" will discuss details of liquidating trusts, post-confirmation debtor issues, plan modifications and chapter 22. Hon. Judith H. Wizmur of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. N.J.) in Camden, N.J. will moderate. Panelists will include Jamie L. Edmonson of Bayard PA in Wilmington, Del., H. Jason Gold of Wiley Rein LLP in McLean, Va., Raymond H. Lemisch of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP in Wilmington, Del. and John K. Sherwood of Lowenstein Sandler PC in Roseland, N.J. Please click the link below to view the materials.
After the Ball: Post-confirmation Issues
Panelists in the session "Anything but Bankruptcy! Redux: Nonbankruptcy Alternatives" will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of assignments for the benefit of creditors and will outline how to prepare for a workout negotiation. Panelists will include M. Colette Gibbons of Schottenstein, Zox & Dunn Co., LPA in Cleveland, Mark A. Gittelman of PNC Bank, NA in Philadelphia, Camille W. Hill of Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC in Syracuse, N.Y., Michael R. Lastowski of Duane Morris LLP in Wilmington, Del. and Nancy A. Valentine of Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP in Cleveland. Hon. Thomas P. Agresti of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Pa.) will moderate. Please click the links below to view the relevant materials.
Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors
Negotiating a Workout - Borrower/Debtor Professional's Perspective
The session "Not So Fast! Creditor Committees Stake Their Claim" will cover issues that affect creditors' committees, such as their weakening role in the current economic climate and gifts to subordinate classes of creditors. Roberta A. DeAngelis, the Acting U.S. Trustee for Region 3 in Philadelphia, will moderate. Panelists will include Mark E. Felger of Cozen O'Connor in Wilmington, Del., Edward T. Gavin, IV of NachmanHaysBrownstein, Inc. in Wilmington, Del., Joshua T. Klein of Fox Rothschild LLP in Philadelphia and Laurie Selber Silverstein of Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP in Wilmington, Del. Please click the links below to view the relevant materials.