Register Now for the Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference
The 14th Annual Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference will be held Jan. 22-23 in downtown Denver at the Westin Tabor Center. This year's program promises to provide attendees with an interactive learning experience led by a faculty of prominent bankruptcy judges as well as experienced practitioners. Two of the sessions will be of particular interest to the committee. Visit the ABI website to learn more or click here to register today!
The session, "Branding the Cattle: Executory Contracts - How to Keep the Ones You Want," will address issues that landlords face in dealing with unexpired non-residential real property leases and strategies for having leases assumed, as well as other mechanisms for getting favorable treatment in bankruptcy. Panelists will include Weston Anson of CONSOR Intellectual Asset Management in La Jolla, Calif., Jill L. Murch of Foley & Lardner LLP in Chicago, Steven C. Strong of Ray, Quinney & Nebeker, PC in Salt Lake City and Hon. Judith H. Wizmur of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. N.J.) in Camden, N.J. John F. Young of Block, Markus & Williams, LLC in Denver will moderate. Included in the materials is a paper by Jill L. Murch of Foley & Lardner LLP in Chicago. Please click the link below to view the paper.
Key Issues Regarding Unexpired Real Property Leases
Panelists in the session "Building the Ranch House: Where's the Roof? Construction/Developers Gone Bad," will discuss the recent updates on important homebuilder bankruptcy filings from 2008. Danny C. Kelly of Stoel Rives LLP in Salt Lake City will moderate the panel, which will include F. Wayne Elggren of LECG, LLC in Salt Lake City, Christopher F. Graham of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP in New York and Hon. Michael E. Romero of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Colo.) in Denver. Click below for a summary of the significant homebuilder bankruptcy filings in 2008.