Ethics Committee

ABI Committee News

ABI's 29th Annual Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute

The ABI and the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law team up once again to present the 29th Annual Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute on October 2 at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. This day-long program will feature top national and regional speakers who will discuss and debate timely issues. The format allows attendees to follow either a business or consumer-oriented track, so there is something for everyone! One session will be of particular interest to the committee.

Panelists in the session "Business Ethics: Counseling the Closely Held Corporate Debtor: Bankruptcy Planning and Professional Ethics" will discuss the ethical guidelines that are critical when representing a closely held corporation whose sole stock owner also runs the company. Hon. Jerry W. Venters of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. of Mo.) in Kansas City, Mo. will speak. Please click the link below to view the materials prepared by Prof. Jeffrey W. Morris of the University of Dayton School of Law and Of Counsel with Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur in Dayton, Ohio.

Business Ethics: Counseling the Closely Held Corporate Debtor: Bankruptcy Planning and Professional Ethics

Committee Session 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. This year's conference will offer insights from some of the top insolvency and restructuring experts on issues confronting the profession in 2010.

The Ethics Committee will partner with the Law School Committee to present a session entitled "It's a Small, Small, Small World: Inherent Conflicts in Representation of Closely Held Entities and Joint Representation" on Friday, Dec. 4 at 3:45 p.m. Panelists will include Neil B. Glassman of Bayard, P.A. in Wilmington, Del., Stuart A. Gold of Gold Lange & Majoros, PC in Southfield, Mich., August B. Landis of the Office of the U.S. Trustee in Las Vegas and Keith McDaniels of Winston & Strawn LLP in San Francisco. Hon. Joan N. Feeney of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Mass.) in Boston will moderate. Register today!