Business Reorganization Committee

ABI Committee News

ABI's 2010 Caribbean Insolvency Symposium

ABI's 2010 Caribbean Insolvency Symposium will take place February 11-12 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in gorgeous Boca Raton, Fla. This year's educational program has been developed to provide attendees with an interactive learning experience led by a nationally and regionally known faculty of bankruptcy judges and experienced practitioners. The elegant 80 year old hotel offers a renowned spa, championship golf and tennis, expansive beach and a luxury marina. Two of the sessions will be of particular interest to the committee. Don't miss out on this great program. Register today!

Panelists in the session "The Evolution of Bank Insolvencies" will discuss the U.S. bank insolvency law, current issues involving the claims resolution process with the FDIC, the FDIC as receiver and observations relative to certain tensions that arise for boards of directors and holding companies. Luis Salazar of Infante, Zumpano, Hudson & Miloch, LLC in Miami will moderate. Panelists will include Dennis J. Connolly of Alston & Bird in Atlanta and Joseph J. Luzinski of Development Specialists, Inc. in Miami. Please click the link below to view the materials by Mr. Connolly.

Selected Issues in Connection with the Evolution of Bank Insolvency Law and Practice

Panelists in the "Business Law Updates" session will discuss the top business bankruptcy circuit decisions of 2009. Panelists will include Leslie A. Berkoff of Morritt Hock Hamroff & Horowitz LLP in Garden City, N.Y., Debra I. Grassgreen of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP in San Francisco and Mark J. Wolfson of Foley & Lardner LLP in Tampa, Fla. Please click the link below to view the materials.

Business Law Updates: an Analysis of 2009 Circuit Cases

Business Reorganization Committee Session at ABI's 28th Annual Spring Meeting

ABI's 28th Annual Spring Meeting will be held April 29-May 2 at the expansive Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, just moments from Washington, D.C. Nestled in a harbor on the banks of the Potomac with views of our Nation's Capitol, this hotel offers the best in the meetings industry with high-end guest rooms, fine and casual dining and a spa.

The Business Reorganization Committee will partner with the Ethics Committee to present a session on Friday, April 30 at 4:15 p.m. entitled "Directors of Insolvent or Near Insolvent Companies: Do the Duties Shift, or Is It Just the Recent Case Law that Has Been Shifting?" Prof. David A. Skeel of the University of Pennsylvania Law School in Philadelphia will moderate the session. Panelists will include Martin J. Bienenstock of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP in New York, Anthony Grillo of American Securities Advisors, LLC in New York and Louis E. Kempinsky of Peitzman, Weg & Kempinsky LLP in Los Angeles. Register today!