Contact: John Hartgen
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CONSUMER
BANKRUPTCY DEVELOPMENTS, ETHICS AND BANKRUPTCY ALTERNATIVES TAKE CENTER
STAGE AT ABI’s 17thANNUAL SOUTHWEST BANKRUPTCY
CONFERENCE
size='3'>June 12, 2009
size='3'>Alexandria, Va. -- More than 500 are
expected to attend ABI’s 17th Annual Southwest
Bankruptcy Conference, which will be held Sept. 10-12 at
size='3'>the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino in Incline
Village, Nev. Programming for the conference
features 9 CLE credit hours, including 1 hour of ethics. Program chairs
for the conference are
size='3'>Jeffrey N. Pomerantz of Pachulski
Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP (Los Angeles) and
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Candace C. Carlyon
size='3'>of Shea & Carlyon, Ltd. (Las Vegas). The Judicial Chair is
Bankruptcy Judge Gregg
W. Zive (Reno, Nev.) and the sponsorship chair
for the conference is
size='3'>Jeff Nerland of CRG Partners LLC
(Santa Ana, Calif.)
An outstanding faculty of
judges, academics and industry professionals will present workshops on a
variety of topics, and the conference will feature a Friday luncheon
keynote by Senior Economist
size='3'>Jerry Nickelsburg, Ph.D. of UCLA
Anderson Forecast.
Prof.
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Nancy B. Rapoport
size='3'>of the William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada (Las
Vegas) will moderate the “Rolling CLE” session in an
exciting new format for attendees looking to obtain ethics CLE credit.
Attendees will join Prof. Rapoport on a round-trip bus ride for the
“multimedia ethics extravaganza” from the Reno, Nev. airport
to the conference with light refreshments being served on the
trip.
Attendees also can attend tow
optional sessions led by the International Women’s Insolvency and
Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC).
The conference features a
“Judges Roundtable” with Bankruptcy Judges
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Samuel L. Bufford
size='3'>(C.D. Calif.; Los Angeles), Eileen W. Hollowell (D. Ariz.;
Tucson), Christopher M.
Klein (E.D. Calif.; Sacramento),
David W. Houston,
III (N.D. Miss.; Aberdeen),
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Mike K. Nakagawa
size='3'>(D. Nev.; Las Vegas),
size='3'>Randall J. Newsome (N.D. Calif.;
Oakland), Steven W.
Rhodes (E.D. Mich.; Detroit),
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Leslie J. Tchaikovsky
size='3'>(N.D. Calif.; Oakland),
size='3'>Maureen Tishe (C.D. Calif.; Woodland
Hills), Michael G.
Williamson (D. Fla.; Tampa),
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Eugene R. Wedoff
size='3'>(N.D. Ill.; Chicago) and
size='3'>Gregg W. Zive (D. Nev.;
Reno).
The conference will also
feature ABI's popular Great Debates series, moderated by
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Mitchell Ryan
size='3'>of Epiq Systems (Orange, Calif.). In the
first debate, “The court may approve
carve-outs for certain professionals and class-skipping distributions
upon the approval of affected secured creditors
size='3'>,” Mark
Shindermanof Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &
McCloy LLP (Los Angeles) will debate Brett A. Axelrod of Greenberg
Traurig, LLP (Las Vegas).
In Debate No. 2,
“BAPCPA provisions mandating contribution of
post-petition earnings unconstitutionally mandate involuntary
servitude,” Bankruptcy Judge
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Samuel L. Bufford
size='3'>(C.D. Calif.; Los Angeles) will debate
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Scott F. Gautier
size='3'>of Peitzman, Weg & Kempinsky LLP (Los
Angeles).
In Debate No. 3,
“Administratively insolvent cases may be administered for the
benefit of secured creditors,” Eve H. Karasik of Stutman,
Treister & Glatt, PC (Los Angeles) will debate
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Robert L. Eisenbach
size='3'>,
size='3'>III of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
(San Francisco).
Conference sessions
include:
The “Current
Developments in Consumer Bankruptcies” session will feature
panelists Ford
Elsaesser of Elsaesser, Jarzabek, Anderson,
Marks, Elliott & McHugh, Chtd. (Sandpoint, Idaho), Bankruptcy
Judges Eileen W.
Hollowell (D.
Ariz.; Tucson) and
size='3'>Christopher M. Klein (E.D. Calif.;
Sacramento) and Randy
Nussbaum of Nussbaum & Gillis, PC
(Scottsdale, Ariz.).
Panelists on the
“Ethics - Walking in the Grey Areas: Advising Clients and Avoiding
Pitfalls in Ethically Unsettled Areas” session include
August B. Landis
of the Office of the U.S. Trustee (Las Vegas),
Larry Lattig
size='3'>of Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC (Dallas), Bankruptcy
Judge Randall J.
Newsome (N.D. Calif.; Oakland) and
Prof. Nancy B.
Rapoport of the William S. Boyd School of Law,
University of Nevada (Las Vegas).
size='3'>Steven M. Bermanof Shumaker, Loop
& Kendrick, LLP (Tampa, Fla.), Candace C. Carlyon of Shea
& Carlyon, Ltd. (Las Vegas),
size='3'>Brian I. Swett of Winston &
Strawn LLP (Chicago),
size='3'>Donna S. Tamanaha of the Office of
the U.S. Trustee (San Francisco) and Bankruptcy Judge
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Michael G. Williamson
size='3'>(M.D. Fla.; Tampa) will participate in the
“Evidence/Litigation Skills” session.
“The Contested
Confirmation: Traps, Potholes and Strategies (Tricks?) in a
Cramdown” session will feature panelists
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Robin E. Phelan
size='3'>of Haynes and Boone, LLP (Dallas), Thomas J. Salerno of
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP (Phoenix), Bankruptcy Judge
Leslie J.
Tchaikovsky (N.D. Calif; Oakland) and
John Tittle, Jr.
of NachmanHaysBrownstein, Inc.
(Dallas).
The “Fraudulent
Conveyance Claims: Offense and Defense” session includes
panelists Kathy Bazoian
Phelps of Danning, Gill, Diamond &
Kollitz, LLP (Los Angeles), Bankruptcy Judge Steven W. Rhodes (E.D.
Mich.; Detroit), Brenda
Moody
size='3'>Whinery of Mesch, Clark &
Rothschild, PC (Tucson) and
size='3'>Daniel R. Williams of RSM McGladrey
(Phoenix).
“Technology
Transformation - Leverage the Newest Technologies Being Used by the
Bench & Bar” will feature panelists ABI’s Interactive
Media and Technology Director
size='3'>Karim Guirguis (Alexandria,
Va.), Lorenzo
Mendizabal of Epiq Systems (New York) and
Bankruptcy Judge Eugene
R. Wedoff (N.D. Ill.;
Chicago).
size='3'>Geoffrey L. Bermanof Development
Specialists, Inc. (Los Angeles),
size='3'>Bruce Cox Conklin, Jr. of Kibel Green
Inc. (Irvine, Calif.),
size='3'>Caroline Case Fuller of Fairfield
& Woods, PC (Denver) and
size='3'>Dean G. Rallis, Jr. of Alston &
Bird LLP (Los Angeles) will take part in the “Bankruptcy
Alternatives: Receiverships, Foreclosures, and Workouts – In
Search of a Better Way” session.
“Who Is Still
Eligible for Bankruptcy Relief? Current Issues on the Means Test, Debt
Limits and Serial Filers” will include panelists
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Kevin A. Darby
size='3'>of the Darby Law Practice, Ltc. (Reno, Nev.), Bankruptcy
Judge Mike K.
Nakagawa (D. Nev.; Las Vegas) and
Claire Ann Resop
of Von Briesen & Roper, SC (Madison,
Wis.).
The “Understanding
Cross-Border Issues in a Restructuring Situation” session will
feature panelists Scott
K. Brown of Lewis and Roca LLP (Phoenix),
Bankruptcy Judge Samuel
L. Bufford (C.D. Calif.; Los Angeles),
Nicole Horton
size='3'>of Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. (Los Angeles),
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>George M. Kelakos
size='3'>of Kelakos Advisors LLC (Greenwich, Conn.) and
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Josefina Fernandez
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>McEvoy of Fox
Rothschild LLP (Los Angeles).
“Around Chapter 11
in 80 Days for Rapid Reorganizations or Liquidation” will include
panelists Laurel E.
Davis of Fennemore Craig PC (Las
Vegas), Franklind Davis
Lea of Tactical Financial Consulting, LLC
(Alpharetta, Ga.),
size='3'>Victor A. Sahn of SulmeyerKupetz, APC
(Los Angeles) and Bankruptcy Judge Gregg W. Zive (D. Nev.;
Reno).
size='3'>Rudy J. Ceroneof McGlinchey Stafford,
PLLC (New Orleans), Bankruptcy Judge David W. Houston, III (N.D.
Miss; Aberdeen),
size='3'>Kathleen A. Leavitt (Las Vegas)
and Lenard E.
Schwartzer of Schwartzer & McPherson Law
Firm (Las Vegas) will take part in the “Residential Mortgages:
Burning Down the House” session.
Current Developments in
Commercial Bankruptcies will feature panelists
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Holland N. O'Neil
size='3'>of Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP (Dallas),
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Thomas E. Patterson
size='3'>of Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP (Los Angeles),
and Michael D.
Warner of Warner Stevens, LLP (Fort Worth,
Texas).
The “Understanding
Capital Markets” plenary session will include panelists
Laura Davis Jones
of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP (Wilmington,
Del.), Peter S.
Kaufman of Gordian Group, LLC (New
York), Frank A.
Merola of Jefferies & Company, Inc. (Los
Angeles) and Bankruptcy Judge
size='3'>Maureen A. Tighe (C.D. Calif.;
Woodland Hills).
The optional IWIRC programs
are:
The “Women and
Finance: A Winning Hand” will feature Stephanie S. Anderson of
AlixPartners LLP (Dallas),
size='3'>Kesli Jensen of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Salt Lake City), Elizabeth B. Monty of
Veriti Consultting (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Lori L. Payne of BDO Seidman
LLP (Los Angeles) and
size='3'>Susan M. Smith of Mesirow Financial
Consulting, LLC (Miami).
size='3'>Jeanette E. McPhersonof Schwartzer
& McPherson Law Firm (Las Vegas) will moderate the
“Perspectives from the Bench and Ethical Issues” session
with panelists Bankruptcy Judge
size='3'>Eileen W. Hollowell (D. Ariz.;
Tucson), Prof. Nancy B.
Rapoport of the William S. Boyd School of Law,
Univ. of Nevada (Las Vegas), and Bankruptcy Judge
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Maureen A. Tighe
size='3'>(C.D. Calif.; Woodland Hills).
For more information on the
Southwest Bankruptcy Conference, visit
href='http://www.abiworld.org/SW09'>
size='3'>http://www.abiworld.org/SW09.
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Friday, June 12, 2009