Real Estate Committee

ABI Committee News

ABI's 17th Annual Northeast Bankruptcy Conference

ABI's 17th Annual Northeast Bankruptcy Conference and 5th Annual Northeast Consumer Forum will be held at the Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club in historic Brewster, Mass., July 8-11. The resort provides access to the beautiful beaches of Cape Cod Bay as well as the Cape's only Nicklaus-designed golf course. This year's meeting offers the best regional speakers, discussion of timely topics and is sure to offer something for everyone. One of the sessions will be of particular interest to the committee.

Panelists in the session "Real Estate Loan Enforcement and Workouts in a Securitized World" will discuss the General Growth Properties case and the court's handling of loan document provision issues as well as commercial mortgage backed securities. John J. Monaghan of Holland & Knight LLP in Boston will moderate. Panelists will include Robert N. Dangremond of AlixPartners LLP in New York, John T. Morrier of Casner & Edwards, LLP in Boston, Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.) in Brooklyn, N.Y. and Robert Lindsay Wilson III of Morrissey, Wilson & Zafiropoulos LLP in Boston. Please click the links below to the view the materials by Mr. Monoghan and Mr. Dangremond.

General Growth Properties: Where Loan Documents and Bankruptcy Collide

CMBS Facts, Figures and History

ABI's 15th Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop

ABI's 15th Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop will be held at the the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island in Amelia Island, Fla., July 14-17. The resort, a AAA Five Diamond hotel, is one of the most popular beach destinations on the East Coast and is located on a grand stretch of the island's 13 miles of coastline. A faculty of outstanding judges, academics and practitioners will present valuable workshops on a host of current topics. One of the sessions will be of great interest to the committee.

Panelists in the session "Real Estate Three Years Later...Where Are We?" will evaluate the current real estate market, future projections and the compounded difficulties faced when real estate lenders are financially distressed. Judy D. Thompson of JD Thompson Law in Charlotte, N.C. will moderate. Panelists will include Robert M. Fishman of Shaw Gussis Fishman Glantz Wolfson & Towbin LLC in Chicago, Peter L. Tourtellot of Anderson Bauman Tourtellot Vos & Co. in Greensboro, N.C. and Lawrence E. Young of AlixPartners LLP in Southfield, Mich. Please click the links below to view the materials.

Real Estate Three Years Later........Where Are We?

Coping with Troubled Lenders