Contact: John Hartgen
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EIGHTEEN BANKRUPTCY JUDGES FEATURED AT
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FROM THE BENCH” CONFERENCE
June 13, 2007, Alexandria,
Va. — Eighteen bankruptcy judges will participate at
the American Bankruptcy Institute’s “Bankruptcy 2007: Views
from the Bench” on Oct. 5 at The Georgetown University Law Center
in Washington, D.C. David R. Kuney of Sidley Austin LLP
(Washington, D.C.) is the program chair for the conference. Attendees
will have the opportunity to earn 7.0
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the conference. Those who cannot attend the program in person can
participate via live Webcast.
Panel sessions
include:
“Distressed Debt and
Related Issues: Disclosure of purchase price; rights offerings;
make-whole provisions; pension, health and medical claims” will be
moderated by Jay M. Goffman of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
& Flom, LLP (
facilitated by Dierdre A. Martini of CIT Group, Inc. (
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Session panelists include Bankruptcy Judges Kevin J. Carey (D.
Del.), Robert D. Drain (S.D.N.Y.) and Gregg W. Zive (D.
Nev.).
Sam J. Alberts of
White & Case LLP (Washington, D.C.) will moderate the “Trade
Creditor Issues: Reclamation; Critical Vendors, §503(b)(9)
administrative expenses; how interest of trade creditors may be affected
by increased debt tranching and rise of nontraditional bankruptcy
participants” session with facilitator Michael L. Bernstein
of Arnold & Porter LLP (Washington, D.C.) and panelists Bankruptcy
Judges Nancy V. Alquist (D. Md.), Michael J. Kaplan
(W.D.N.Y.) and Robert G. Mayer (E.D. Va.).
Bankruptcy Judges Carla E.
Craig (E.D.N.Y.), Mary F. Walrath (D. Del.) and Judith H.
Wizmur (D. N.J.) will participate as panelists in the “Sales
and Executory Contracts: Bidding procedures; use of findings;
carve-outs; sales free and clear of successor liability claims”
session moderated by Melanie L. Cyganowski of Greenberg Traurig
(New York) and facilitated by Mary Joanne Dowd of Arent Fox LLP
(Washington, D.C.).
Marc Abrams of
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (New York) will moderate
“Inter-debtor and Inter-creditor Issues: Inter-company claims;
substantive consolidation; conflicts; settlement and dispute-resolution
techniques; role of ad hoc committees” with facilitator Kristin
K. Going of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (
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session include Bankruptcy Judges Judith K. Fitzgerald (W.D.
Pa.), Arthur J. Gonzalez (S.D.N.Y.) and Kevin R.
Huennekens (E.D. Va.).
“Ethics: Disclosure and
disinterestedness; carve-outs; disgorgement of professional fees; rules
of professional conduct” will be moderated by Richard M.
Meth of Day Pitney LLP (Morristown, N.J.) with facilitator
Jeffrey L. Tarkenton of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC
(Washington, D.C.). Bankruptcy judges participating on the panel session
include Wendelin I. Lipp (D. Md.), S. Martin Teel (D.
D.C.) and Michael G. Williamson (M.D. Fla.).
A panel featuring Bankruptcy
Judges Leif M. Clark (W.D. Texas), Rosemary Gambardella
(D. N.J.) and Robert E. Gerber (S.D.N.Y.) will participate on the
“Confirmation and Plan Issues: ‘Gift’ plans and
carve-outs; rights offerings; subordination provisions; disguised
substantive consolidation; §1123 settlements in the plan; voting
issues and motions to designate” session. It will be moderated by
Robert J. Rosenberg of Latham & Watkins, LLP (
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Jr. of Ashby & Geddes PA (
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This year’s program also
features four break-out lunch sessions. The first three will be
conducted with the judges and faculty from the first three panel
sessions to follow up on the topics in small-group formats. The fourth
break-out lunch session is titled “Early Case Motions: First-day
orders; KERPs; critical vendors” and will be moderated by
Marcia L. Goldstein of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP (New
York), who will be joined by facilitator Edward C. Dolan of Hogan
& Hartson LLP (Washington, D.C.) and panelists Bankruptcy Judges
Arthur J. Gonzalez (S.D.N.Y.) and Gregg W. Zive (D.
Nev.).
Those who register by June 30
can save $50. For more information on the “Views from the
Bench” conference, please be sure to visit
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