ABI is pleased to announce your 2011-2012 Real Estate Committee Co-chairs, Michael Gearin of K&L Gates LLP in Seattle and Michael Goldberg of Casner & Edwards LLP in Boston. Mr. Goldberg will continue in his position as committee Co-chair, and Mr. Gearin advances to Co-chair after serving as the committee's Listserve Facilitator from March 2008 through March 2011.
ABI would like to thank David Kuney of Sidley Austin LLP in Washington D.C. for his continued support to the committee. We look forward to working with him on future projects.
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At the recently concluded 29th Annual Spring Meeting, held March 31 - April 3, there was a session of interest to the committee titled "The Mortgage Financial Crisis: Macro Legal and Economic Issues Raised by the Enforceability of Residential Mortgages in Consumer Cases." The panel discussed MERS, gave a detailed description of the three steps required to fix the "foreclosure-gate" and presented attendees with a variety of charts and graphs depicting real estate and financial statistics. Panelists included Jason Gold of Third Way in Washington D.C.; Hon. Carol J. Kenner (ret.) of Newton, Mass.; and Dr. Joseph Mason of Louisiana State University College of Business in Baton Rouge.
The Mortgage Financial Crisis: Macro Legal and Economic Issues Raised by the Enforceability of Residential Morgages in Consumer Cases
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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 real estate professional, you may find Southeast's "Commercial Real Estate Issues: The Good, Bad, Very Ugly and the Mixed Agendas of Loan Participants;" or Central States' "Burn the House Down! Mortgage Issues in Consumer Cases" of interest.
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ABI is pleased to announce the arrival of it's newest publication, "The Bankruptcy Court's Watchdog: Examiners Today." This new publication, written by John C. (Kit) Weitnauer, walks practitioners through the appointment of an examiner in a bankruptcy case, the examiner's responsibilities, the selection and appointment process, the requirements for the examiner's final report and the examiner's fee structure. This comprehensive manual is replete with case law, with several appendices that contain examples from actual cases.
Did you know that all of ABI's publications are written by experts in the field and are widely used by the bankruptcy bar and bench? You can own these same publications by visiting the online ABI Bookstore. The ABI Bookstore carries over 40 publications, offers several bundled packages for your convenience and includes free ground shipping!
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Do you sometimes wonder what your peers think about timely issues? Share ideas and knowledge on the Real Estate Committee listserve. The listserve is a great way to converse with colleagues about current issues and cases. To post a question or comment, simply send an email to abi_real_estate@dizzy.abiworld.org. To view previous discussions on the listserve, please click here.
