Contact: John Hartgen
(703) 894-5935
PONZI
SCHEMES, ASIAN INSOLVENCY LAW AND REAL ESTATE BANKRUPTCIES AMONG THE
TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED AT ABI’s HAWAI’AN BANKRUPTCY
WORKSHOP
June 17, 2010, Alexandria,
Va. — Seven bankruptcy judges will join a faculty full of
international insolvency experts for ABI’s Third Hawai’ian
Bankruptcy Workshop, to be held Aug. 11-14 at the Fairmont Orchid, Big
Island, Hawai’i. Attendees will be able to attend wide range
of programs examining the latest trends in U.S. and international
insolvency law, including a session looking at China’s new
insolvency law. In addition to a number of networking and optional
events, attendees will also have the opportunity to earn 9 CLE credits,
including 1.5 hour of ethics.
Featured sessions at the
Hawai’ian Bankruptcy Workshop include:
- Past Presidents Panel: Current
Developments in Bankruptcy and Reorganization
- Ponzi Schemes in
Bankruptcy - Asian Insolvency
Law - Cross-Border Insolvency, with
a Discussion of Inbound and Outbound Issues - Success Strategies for
Pre-Arranged Chapter 11 Cases (Chrysler/Lehman/GM) - Real Estate Bankruptcy
Cases - PRC Insolvency Law: The New
PRC Bankruptcy Law, NPLs and Out-of-Court Workouts
A full list of sessions and
speakers for the conference can be found by clicking on the following
link:
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The Advisory Board for the
Hawai’i Bankruptcy Workshop include Prof. Charles D.
Booth of the Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law at the
William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai’i at
Manoa (Honolulu), Dr. Shirley J. Daniel of the Pacific Asian
Management Institute and Center for International Business Education and
Research at the Shidler College of Business, University of Hawai’i
at Manoa (Honolulu), Walter C. Davison of Goodsill Anderson Quinn
& Stifel (Honolulu), David C. Farmer (Honolulu), Jerrold
K. Guben of O’Connor Playdon & Guben LLP (Honolulu),
George M. Kelakos of Kelakos Advisors LLC (Greenwich, Conn., and
Salans, N.Y.), James T. Markus of Block, Markus & Williams,
LLC (Denver), Grant Newton of the Association of Insolvency &
Restructuring Advisors (Medford, Ore.), Ted N. Pettit of Case
Lombardi & Pettit, A Law Corporation (Honolulu), Miranda Tsai
of Ashford & Wriston (Honolulu), and Bankruptcy Judge Gregg W.
Zive (D. Nev.; Reno).
For more information about the
Third Hawai’i Bankruptcy Workshop, call ABI at (703) 739-0800 or
visit
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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 more than 12,600 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
ABI, visit www.abiworld.org. For additional conference information,
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