ABI's 28th Annual Spring Meeting - Session Materials Now Available
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.
Panelists in the session "Steering Clear of Trouble: Ethical Considerations in Today's Complex World" will discuss the intricacies of attorney client privilege and the severe penalties that one may face if careless and unethical. Panelists will include C.R. "Chip" Bowles, Jr. of Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald in Louisville, Ky., Prof. Margaret Howard of the Washington & Lee Law School in Lexington, Va. and Prof. G. Ray Warner of the St. John's University School of Law in Jamaica, N.Y. Dillon E. Jackson of Foster Pepper & Shefelman in Seattle will moderate. Please click the link below to view the materials by Mr. Jackson.
Confidentiality and Ethics - The Attorney-Client Privilege in Practice
The Ethics Committee will partner with the Business Reorganization Committee to present a session entitled "Directors of Insolvent or Near Insolvent Companies: Do the Duties Shift, or Is It Just the Recent Case Law that Has Been Shifting?" Panelists will examine situations in which state law conflicts with bankruptcy law as well as shifts in the fiduciary duties of officers and directors. 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.
Advising Directors of Insolvent and Near Insolvent Companies
