Frank Monaco is the subject of our most recent ABI Leadership Profile. Frank is a Member of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, where he is resident in the firm's Wilmington, Del., office. At this year's Annual Spring Meeting, Frank was appointed to a three-year term as a member of the Board of Directors of ABI. He also served on the faculty of this year's ABI Litigation Skills Symposium. Frank received his B.A. from the University of Delaware and his J.D. from Villanova University.
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The Young and New Members Committee developed this unique program for mid-level insolvency and restructuring professionals. The program includes a morning educational session devoted to issues common to those professionals in the areas of law, finance and accounting. After lunch, attendees will participate in a novel, interactive workshop specifically designed to assist the mid-level professional with networking, communication and rainmaking efforts and allow for hands-on dialogue and relationship-building opportunities with peers. Register now and do not miss this one-of-a-kind event. Space is limited and several of the sessions will be of particular interest to the committee! Click here to register.
Panelists in the legal session “The Importance of Understanding Fiduciary Duties” will discuss the fiduciary duties of officers, directors and creditor committees during chapter 11 cases and the protections provided to them. Panelists will include Alan K. Mills of Barnes & Thornburg LLP in Indianapolis, George N. Panagakis of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Chicago and Catherine L. Steege of Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago. Please click the link below to view the materials.
The Importance of Understanding Fiduciary Duties
Panelists in the finance session “Valuation Methodologies of Distressed Assets and Companies” will provide a legal overview of the uses of valuations within a bankruptcy case and the methodologies commonly used for valuations within bankruptcy cases. Panelists will include Nancy A. Peterman of Greenberg Traurig, LLP in Chicago and Lewis W. Solimene, Jr. of Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. in Chicago. Please click the link below to view the paper by Ms. Peterman.
Valuation Methodologies of Distressed Assets and Companies
The workshop “Building Relationships to Generate Business” will offer helpful advice for building and nurturing professional relationships that will, in turn, help develop new business. Paula Giovacchini of Gio Group, Inc. in Chicago will lead the discussion. Please click the link below to view Ms. Giovacchini’s presentation.
Building Relationships to Generate Business
“Putting the ‘Working’ in Networking” will be another valuable business development workshop. Discussion will focus on how one prepares to network, works a room, creates conversations and maintains relationships. Tracy LaLonde of Akina in Chicago will lead the discussion. Please click the link below to view the materials.
Putting the "Working" in Networking
The workshop “Enhancing Influence Skills to Get What You Want” will explore the professional benefits of influence. Attendees will learn how to read a situation and modify behavior and interpersonal tactics to obtain an end goal. Robert Gigliotti of the Gio Group, Inc. in Chicago will lead the discussion. Please click the link below to view the materials.
Enhancing Influence Skills to Get What You Want
Did you miss "The Bankruptcy Boom Is Here: Are You Prepared for the Exponential Growth of Bankruptcy Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution?," the Young & New Members joint session with Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee at the Annual Spring Meeting? Do you want to hear the discussion again? Recordings of all committee sessions held during the Annual Spring Meeting are available online at http://asm09.abiworld.org, or click here to go directly to the session.
ABI is pleased to announce the new leadership of the Young & New Members Committee: The co-chairs are Kathryn Pamenter, who recently joined The Garden City Group in Chicago, and Thomas M. Horan of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC's Wilmington, Del., office. Mr. Horan served as the Newsletter Editor in 2008. Richard J. Corbi, an associate at Proskauer Rose LLP in New York, has joined the leadership as Newsletter Editor, and Harley Dean Caudle, an associate at Sprouse Shrader Smith PC in Amarillo, Texas, has been named Membership Relations Director. Joshua J. Lewis of Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP will continue to serve as Education Director, Adam Weisberger will continue his service as Listserve Facilitator and Malka Resnicoff will continue to serve as the Special Projects/Task Force Leader. The Young & New Members Committee leaders thank Douglas Deutsch for his tremendous service as a co-chair over the past several years. He has recently been named a co-chair of ABI's new Secured Credit Committee.
