ABI's 13th Annual New York City Bankruptcy Conference will be held Friday, May 6 at the Hilton New York. This day-long educational forum is designed to appeal to experienced professionals. The newly expanded workshop format – each of the 6 concurrent breakout sessions is presented twice, each time with different panelists offering two exclusive points-of-view of the same topic - allows for spirited exchange between panelist and attendee. The flexible repeating format allows you to customize your personal learning experience. Sample up to 4 concurrent sessions, or dig deeper into two concentrated subjects.
The primer course, "Bankruptcy Fundamentals: Nuts & Bolts for Young and New Practitioners," will be held on Thursday, May 5. Updated to include recent case law, an outstanding faculty of judges, academics and attorneys will explain the fundamentals of bankruptcy. Ramp up your young associates or expand the quiver of your new litigators with this one-day inclusive program.
All New York City Bankruptcy Conference attendees will receive a complimentary copy of Bankruptcy Business Acquisitions, Second Edition.
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ABI is pleased to invite you to attend the 18th Annual American Bankruptcy Institute Central States Bankruptcy Workshop, being held at the beautiful Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, June 9-12, 2011. This year’s program brings together a faculty of 18 judges and practitioners from the top national insolvency firms. The expanded workshop format— now featuring 14 breakout sessions— allows for spirited exchange between panelist and attendee, and the flexible repeating format allows you to customize your personal learning experience. Offered again is the popular course, “Problems, Problems, Problems”— one for business and one for consumer practitioners. While you are there you can watch six members of the judiciary square off in the annual Jaunty Judicial Debates, and attend the timely session "What Your Banker Can Do For You: Restructurings, Chapter 11 and Liquidations from a Banker's Perspective." With these sessions and 9/10.5 hours of CLE/CPE credits pending, this is not an event to be missed!
Attendees also receive a choice of one of the following ABI publications:
• Thorny Issues in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases
• Getting Paid: Retention and Compensation in Bankruptcy Cases, 2nd ed.
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With the arrival of the new season comes a plethora of ABI conferences. From the New York City Bankruptcy Conference and Nuts & Bolts Program in early May, to the regional events - Northeast Bankruptcy Conference, Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop and Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop - throughout the summer, there is sure to be an event that fits your schedule! All conferences and workshops offer a variety of great panels and sessions, networking events and CLE/CPE credit.
As a financial or investment banking professional you will find these programs at the 6th Annual Northeast Bankruptcy Conference interesting: "So, You Want to Be a CRO?" and "What Does the Market Say, and Does It Matter? Valuation Issues Inside and Outside of a Plan."
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At the recently held 29th Annual Spring Meeting, the Financial Advisors Committee gave a presentation titled "Bankruptcy Practice and the Law of Unintended Consequences: Be Careful What You Wish For." The panel discussed the WARN Act and it's doctrines and exceptions, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and safe harbors. The panel included Michael L. Bernstein of Arnold & Porter LLP in Washington, D.C.; Prof. Jean Braucher of the University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law in Tucson; Robert J. Keach of Berstein Shur in Portland, Maine; and A. Jeffrey Zappone of Conway MacKenzie, Inc. in Chicago.
Bankruptcy Practice and the Law of Unintended Consequences: Be Careful What You Wish For
Also of interest to the committee is the presentation titled "The Controversial Issues Surrounding the CRO: Chief Restructuring Officers," in which the panel discussed a variety of topics relevant to a CRO while using the Pilgrim's Pride case as an example. The session was moderated by Daniel F. Dooley of MorrisAnderson in Chicago. The panel included Thomas M. Kim of r2 advisors, llc in Denver; Patrick C. Lagrange of Carl Marks in New York; and Lisa M. Poulin of CRG Partners Group LLC in Bethesda, Md.
The Controversial Issues Surrounding the CRO: Chief Restructuring Officers
VALCON2011 was held in February in Las Vegas and produced several sessions of interest to the committee. "Application of Discounts and Premiums" covered the valuation hierarchy and it's application in bankruptcy, and discussed why the subject matter is relevant and how to measure discounts and premiums. Grant W. Newton of Pepperdine University and AIRA in Medford, Ore. served as the session's presiding officer, and R. Brian Calvert of Development Specialists, Inc. in Chicago was the session's moderator. The panel was comprised of Joseph A. DiSalvatore of Grant Thornton LLP in New York; David W. King of Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC in Chicago; and Stamos C. Nicholas of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, LLP in New York.
Application of Discounts and Premiums
The panelists for "Market Participant Behavior in the Wake of Dodd-Frank" presented viewers with background materials on Dodd-Frank, excerpts from the quarterly reports surrounding the case and discussed topics such as systemic risk and capital markets supervision, governance and compensation and consumer protection. Michael P. Richman of Patton Boggs LLP in New York served as the sessions presiding officer, and William J. Rochelle of Bloomberg LLP in New York moderated the session. Panelists included Holly Felder Etlin of AlixPartners, LLP in New York, Walter J. Mixx, III of LECG, LLC in Los Angeles; and Mark J. Shapiro of Barclays Capital, Inc. in New York.
Market Participant Behavior in the Wake of Dodd-Frank
The breakfast keynote speaker was Prof. Stephen M. Bainbridge, a William D. Warren Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law in Los Angeles. Prof. Bainbridge's presentation titled "Will Dodd-Frank Reduce Systemic Risk?" touched on topics such as pre- and post- Dodd-Frank statistics, regulators and interest groups, bubble laws and quack corporate governance regulations as a whole. Michael P. Richman of Patton Boggs LLP in New York served as the session's presiding officer.
Will Dodd-Frank Reduce Systemic Risk?
Also of interest to the committee was the session titled "Ten Practice Tips for Valuation Professionals," which listed the panelists' practice tips, and also discussed specific cases relating to plan confirmation issues and superpriority administrative expense claims. Evelyn H. Biery of Fulbright & Jaworski LLP in Houston moderated the session, and James M. Lukenda of Huron Consulting Group in New York served as the presiding officer. The panel included T. Scott Avila of CRG Partners Group LLC in Los Angeles; Rick Praun of FTI Consulting, Inc. in Washington, D.C.; and Eric Winthrop of Houlihan Lokey in Los Angeles.
Ten Practice Tips for Valuation Professionals
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