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size='3'>ABI
size='3'>’s POPULAR NEW YORK CITY BANKRUPTCY CONFERENCE TO BE HELD
MAY 4
size='3'>February 13, Alexandria, Va.
size='3'>—The American Bankruptcy Institute's
(
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York City Bankruptcy Conference is scheduled for May 4 at the New York
Marriott Marquis in
New York City. The day-long conference brings together a faculty
of
York bankruptcy judges with
practitioners from the top national insolvency firms in
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York City to discuss timely
issues related to bankruptcy. The workshops and plenary sessions offer
7.0 hours of
credit.
size='3'>Glenn E. Siegel of Dechert
LLP, Todd R.
Snyder of Rothschild, Inc. and
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Albert Togut
size='3'>of Togut, Segal & Segal, LLP are the program chairs for the
conference. Bankruptcy Judge
size='3'>James M. Peck (S.D.N.Y.) serves as
the judicial chair.
“Nuts & Bolts:
Bankruptcy Fundamentals for Young Practitioners,” a separate
program on bankruptcy fundamentals for practitioners new to the
bankruptcy arena, will be offered again this year. The program, chaired
by Ira L.
Herman of Thompson & Knight LLP, will be
held on May 1 at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of
New York, located at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New
York City.
Panel discussions at the
conference include:
A Judges’
Roundtable, moderated by Bankruptcy Judge James M. Peck
(S.D.N.Y.), will feature a panel of bankruptcy judges
from the Southern and Eastern Districts of
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York discussing current
developments.
The “Alternative
Liquidation Regimes under Banking, Securities, Insurance and State
Law” session, moderated by
size='3'>Lisa G. Beckerman of Akin Gump
Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, will include panelists
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Luc A. Despins
size='3'>of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP and
David I. Pauker
of Goldin Associates, LLC.
size='3'>Durc A. Savini of Miller Buckfire
& Co., LLC will moderate the “Auto Industry Panel”
session featuring panelists
size='3'>Corrine Ball of Jones Day,
Lisa J. Donahue
of AlixPartners LLP, Lewis Kruger
size='3'>of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP and Bankruptcy
Judge
size='3'>Elizabeth S. Stong (E.D.N.Y.;
Brooklyn).
The “Ethics
Panel” discussion will be moderated by D. J. (Jan)
Baker of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
Flom LLP and feature panelists U.S. Trustee Diana G. Adams (Region 2),
Bankruptcy Judge Robert
Drain (S.D.N.Y.), Jonathan L. Flaxer of
Golenbock, Eiseman, Assor, Bell & Peskoe LLP and
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Edward S.
Weisfelner of Brown Rudnick
LLP.
Moderator
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Michael P. Richman
size='3'>of Foley & Lardner LLP, along with panelists Bankruptcy
Judge Stuart M.
Bernstein (S.D.N.Y.),
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Ira L. Herman
size='3'>of Thompson & Knight LLP, Steven J. Reisman
of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
and
size='3'>Jeffrey N. Rich of K&L Gates LLP,
will take part in the “Sales Issues”
session.
The “International
Session” will be moderated by Alan W. Kornberg
of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and
feature a panel including Bankruptcy Judge Allan L. Gropper
size='3'>(S.D.N.Y.),
size='3'>Jeffrey S. Sabin of Bingham McCutchen
LLP,
size='3'>Joseph Samet of Baker & McKenzie
LLP and Brian
Trust of Mayer Brown LLP.
The “Liquidate and
Litigate: The End of Reorganization?” session, moderated by
Mark A. Broude
size='3'>of Latham & Watkins LLP, will feature panelists
Shelly C. Chapman
of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP,
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Michael L. Cook
size='3'>of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, Bankruptcy Judge
Robert E. Gerber
(S.D.N.Y.) and
size='3'>Lindsee P. Granfield of Cleary,
Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP.
size='3'>Glenn E. Siegel of Dechert LLP will
moderate the “Teaching the New Dog Old Tricks: Changes to
Code” session with panelists Prof. Troy McKenzie
of New York University School of Law,
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Barry W. Ridings
size='3'>of Lazard,
size='3'>Wilbur L. Ross of WL Ross & Co.
LLC and Albert Togut
size='3'>of Togut, Segal & Segal, LLP.
The “Real
Estate” session, moderated by My Chi To
size='3'>of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, will feature a pane that
includes Bankruptcy Judge
size='3'>Cecelia G. Morris (S.D.N.Y.;
Poughkeepsie), Alec P. Ostrow
of Stevens & Lee, PC, John Pidcock of Bridge
Associates LLC (Cleveland) and
size='3'>Sanford P. Rosen of Sanford P. Rosen
& Associates, PC.
“Retail
Bankruptcies Redux” will feature panelists Bankruptcy Judge
Martin Glenn
size='3'>(S.D.N.Y.),
size='3'>Scott L. Hazan of Otterbourg,
Steindler, Houston & Rosen, PC, William H. Henrich
of Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC and
Evan C. Hollander
of White & Case LLP with Howard S. Beltzer of
size='3'>Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP moderating the
session.
size='3'>Timothy R. Coleman of The Blackstone
Group will moderate the “Return of the Exchange Offer”
session that includes panelists
size='3'>Dennis F. Dunne of Milbank, Tweed,
Hadley & McCloy LLP,
size='3'>Gary L. Kaplan of Fried, Frank,
Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP and Deryck A. Palmer
of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
LLP.
The “Financing
Session” will be moderated by Todd R. Snyder
of Rothschild, Inc. and include panelists
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Matthew A. Cantor
size='3'>of Normandy Hill Capital, LP, Bankruptcy Judge
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Arthur J. Gonzalez
size='3'>(S.D.N.Y.),
size='3'>David A. Gozdecki of GE Commercial
Finance (Chicago) and
size='3'>Deirdre A. Martini of Wachovia
Capital Finance.
Moderator
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Michael Luskin
size='3'>of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, along with panelists
Marc Kieselstein
of Kirkland & Ellis LLP;Chicago),
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Thomas Moers Mayer
size='3'>of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP,
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Peter V. Pantaleo
size='3'>of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Bankruptcy
Judge James M.
Peck (S.D.N.Y.), will take part in the
“SIRVA: The Extreme Prepack” session.
The “Valuation
Issues” session, moderated by Martin J.
Bienenstock of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, will
feature panelists Bankruptcy Judge Robert E. Grossman (E.D.N.Y.;
Central Islip), James M.
Lukenda, CIRA, CPA of Huron Consulting Group
and Mark J.
Shapiro of Barclay's
Capital.
size='3'>Sponsors for this year’s event include
size='3'>: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, AlixPartners LLP,
Baker & McKenzie LLP, Bank of America Business Credit, Barclay's
Capital, Bingham McCutchen LLP, Bridge Associates LLC, The Blackstone
Group, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, Citigroup, CIT National
Restructuring Group, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP, Curtis,
Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP,
Dechert LLP, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, Epiq Systems, Fried, Frank,
Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Foley & Lardner LLP, Golenbock,
Eiseman, Assor, Bell & Peskoe LLP, GE Commercial Finance, Getzler
Henrich & Associates LLC, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Goldin Associates,
LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co., Huron Consulting Group LLC, Jones Day,
Kirkland & Ellis LLP, K&L Gates LLP, Kramer Levin Naftalis &
Frankel LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP, Loeb & Loeb LLP, Luskin,
Stern & Eisler LLP, Mayer Brown LLP, Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC,
Melville Capital, Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC, Morgan, Lewis &
Bockius LLP, Normandy Hill Capital, LP, O'Melveny & Myers LLP,
Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen, PC, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton & Garrison LLP Rothschild, Inc., Reed Smith LLP, Rothschild,
Inc., Sanford P. Rosen & Associates, PC, Schulte Roth & Zabel
LLP, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP,
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Stroock & Stroock
& Lavan LLP, Stevens & Lee, PC, Thompson & Knight LLP,
Togut, Segal & Segal, LLP, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, White
& Case LLP, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, W.L. Ross & Co.
Special thanks to Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc. for underwriting
the VIP Speaker Sponsor Dinner.
For more information
about the New York City Bankruptcy Conference, call
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view conference details at
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