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ABI’S 15th ANNUAL ROCKY MOUNTAIN BANKRUPTCY
CONFERENCE TO LOOK AT GOVERNMENT’S INVOLVEMENT IN BANKRUPTCY
CASES, FINANCING CHAPTER 11s AND OTHER RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
October 16, 2009, Alexandria, Va. — Examine the lessons
learned in both business and consumer bankruptcy cases over the past
year and take a look at what trends may lie ahead in 2010 at the
American Bankruptcy Institute’s (ABI) 15th Annual Rocky Mountain
Bankruptcy Conference, set to take place on Jan. 21-22, 2010 at the
Westin Tabor Center in Denver. The Conference will feature 14 panel
sessions, including four as part of a separate workshop geared toward
consumer practitioners. Attendees at the Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy
Conference have the opportunity to earn 9.0 hours of CLE credit and 3.0
hours of ethics.
The conference will feature two luncheon programs providing an update
on the U.S. Trustee Program and examining the future of the automotive
industry and the effects of the General Motors and Chrysler bankruptcy
cases. Also featured will be a special “Breakfast with the
Judges” program on the morning of Jan. 22 in which attendees will
be able to hear the perspectives of the eight bankruptcy judges on the
conference faculty. The 2010 Conference will also feature a special
program by the Mountain/Desert Network of the International
Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC).
To review a comprehensive schedule of programming and speakers,
including the Consumer Bankruptcy Workshop sessions, please
href='http://www.abiworld.org/RM10/schedule.html'>click here.
Some of the featured panel sessions include:
- The Government in Bankruptcy Cases
- Hot Topics and Recent Developments in Bankruptcy
- Ponzi Schemes in Bankruptcy
- Financing Chapter 11s in Today's Economy
- Real Estate / Developers in Bankruptcy
- Representing Family-Owned and other Closely Held Businesses
- Divorce and Bankruptcy
- Piercing the Veil of Securitization - an Aspect of Home Mortgage Law
Reform
The programming co-chairs for the Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy
Conference are
size='3'>Annette Jarvis of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (Salt
Lake City) and
size='3'>Risa Lynn Wolf-Smith of Holland & Hart LLP
(Denver). The judicial chair for the conference is Bankruptcy
Judge
size='3'>Elizabeth E. Brown (D. Colo.; Denver).
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here for a full list of conference advisory board
members.
Full information on ABI’s 15th Annual Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy
Conference, including sponsors, optional events and rates, can be found
at
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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 12,300
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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