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BANKRUPTCY JUDGES AND PRACTITIONERS FEATURED AT ABI’S
“BANKRUPTCY 2009: VIEWS FROM THE BENCH”
CONFERENCE
size='3'>June 19, 2009, Alexandria, Va.
— Sixteen bankruptcy judges will participate at the American
Bankruptcy Institute’s “Bankruptcy 2009: Views from the
Bench” program on Oct. 2 at The Georgetown University Law Center
in Washington, D.C.
size='3'>David R. Kuney of Sidley Austin LLP
(Washington, D.C.) is the program chair for the conference. Attendees
will have the opportunity to earn 7.5 CLE credits, including 1.0 hour of
ethics, at the conference. “Views from the Bench” will also
feature keynote speaker Prof.
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Kenneth Klee
size='3'>of the UCLA School of Law discussing his book,
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Bankruptcy and the Supreme
Court.
Panel sessions
include:
The “New Dilemmas
in DIP Financing” session will be moderated by
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Marcia L. Goldstein
size='3'>of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP (New York) and feature
panelists Bankruptcy Judges
size='3'>Arthur J. Gonzalez (S.D.N.Y.; New
York), Douglass D.
Dodd (M.D. La.; Baton Rouge),
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Robert G. Mayer
size='3'>(E.D. Va.; Alexandria) and facilitator
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>James H.M. Sprayregen
size='3'>of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Chicago).
size='3'>Craig Goldblatt of WilmerHale
(Washington, D.C.) will moderate the “Steering Through the Auto
Crisis” session with Bankruptcy Judges Robert E. Gerber
size='3'>(S.D.N.Y.; New York) and
size='3'>Steven W. Rhodes (E.D. Mich.;
Detroit), along with facilitator
size='3'>Kevin D. Orr of Jones Day
(Washington, D.C.).
The “Retail
Cases” session will be moderated by Martin J. Bienenstock of
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP (New York) featuring Bankruptcy Judges
Wendelin I. Lipp
(D. Md.; Greenbelt), Brendan Linehan Shannon (D.
Del.; Wilmington) and
size='3'>Mary F. Walrath (D. Del.; Wilmington)
with David L.
Pollack of Ballard Spahr Andrews &
Ingersoll, LLP (Philadelphia) facilitating the
session.
Moderator
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Robert J. Rosenberg
size='3'>of Latham & Watkins, LLP (New York) will be joined by
Bankruptcy Judges Leif
M. Clark (W.D. Tex.; San
Antonio),Robert D.
Drain (S.D.N.Y.; New York) and
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Gregg W. Zive
size='3'>(D. Nev.; Reno) along with facilitator
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Mary Jo Dowd
size='3'>of Arent Fox LLP (Washington, D.C.) for the “Asset
Sales” session.
The “Current Issues
in Plan Confirmation” session, moderated by
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Richard B. Levin
size='3'>of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (New York), will include
Bankruptcy Judges Thomas
J. Catliota (D. Md.; Greenbelt),
Allan L. Gropper
(S.D.N.Y.; New York) and S. Martin Teel (D. D.C.) with
facilitator Edward C.
Dolan of Hogan & Hartson LLP (Washington,
D.C.).
Bankruptcy Judges
Nancy V. Alquist
(D. Md.; Baltimore), Jean K. FitzSimon (E.D. Pa.;
Philadelphia) and
size='3'>Rosemary Gambardella (D. N.J.;
Newark) will be joined by moderator Jay M. Goffman of Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (New York) and facilitator
Michael P. Richman
of Patton Boggs LLP (New York) for the
“Ethics” session.
For more information on the
“Views from the Bench” conference, please be sure to
visit
size='3'>http://www.abiworld.org/GT09.
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multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and
education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to
provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy
issues. The ABI membership includes nearly 12,000 attorneys,
accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround
specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for
the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on
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