ABIs Popular Southwest Bankruptcy Conference Set to Take Place September 7-9

Contact:
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Hartgen 

            
(703) 739-0800


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ABI’S
POPULAR SOUTHWEST BANKRUPTCY CONFERENCE

SET TO
TAKE PLACE
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size='3'>May 19, 2006,
w:st='on'>
size='3'>Alexandria,
Va
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than 500 participants are expected to attend ABI’s
14^th
Annual Southwest Bankruptcy Conference at the Wynn Las
Vegas, the newest luxury resort on the famed Vegas strip. The conference
provides an opportunity for attendees to earn up to 10 hours of
continuing education credits including 1.5 hours of ethics. Program
chairs for the conference are Jeffrey N. Pomerantz of Pachulski Stang
Ziehl Young Jones & Weintraub LLP (
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Los Angeles
size='3'>) and T. Scott Avila of Corporate Revitalization Partners LLC
(Santa Monica,

size='3'>Calif.). The
Judicial Chair is Bankruptcy Judge Gregg W. Zive (
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Programs at the conference
include:

'Skills: How to Conduct a
Valuation Hearing,” moderated by James Patrick Shea of Shea &
Carlyon, Ltd. (Las Vegas) features a panel including Eric D. Goldberg of
Stutman, Treister & Glatt, PC (Los Angeles), Michael Hackman of
Hackman Capital Partners, LLC (Los Angeles), Dillon Jackson of Foster
Pepper PLLC (Seattle), William C. Kosturos of Alvarez & Marsal, LLC
(San Francisco) and Bankruptcy Judge Gregg W. Zive (Reno,
Nev.).

“KERPs, Comp and Bonus
Issues under the New Code, Including Pension Benefits and Union
Contracts” will be moderated by Thomas J. Salerno of Squire,
Sanders & Dempsey, LLP (Phoenix) and include panelists Trent P.
Cornell of Stohl Cowen Crowley LLC (Chicago), Catherine Steege of Jenner
& Block, LLP (Chicago) and Bankruptcy Judge Eugene R. Wedoff
(Chicago).

Bankruptcy Judge Bruce A.
Markell (
size='3'>Las Vegas) will moderate
“Small Business Chapter 11s: New Rules and Roles” with
panelists Victor A. Sahn of SulmeyerKupetz, APC (
w:st='on'>Los
Angeles) and Teri Stratton of Giuliani
Capital Advisors LLC (
w:st='on'>Los
Angeles).

“Ethical Issues in
Professional Compensation,” moderated by Robin E. Phelan of Haynes
and Boone, LLP (Dallas) will feature panelists Robbin L. Itkin of
Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Los Angeles), T. Edward Malpass of the Law
Offices of T. Edward Malpass (Irvine, Calif.), Mike Nakagawa of Nakagawa
and Rico (Sacramento, Calif.) and Carl H. Young, III of Bridge
Associates, LLC (Tulsa, Okla.)

Bankruptcy Judge Theodore
C. Albert (
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“Navigating the Minefields of Representing Chapter 11 Committees-
Getting Employed, Managing Inter-Committee Conflicts and Complying with
BAPCPA” featuring panelists Julie J. Becker of Wells Fargo
Bank
size='3'>Minnesota, NA
(
size='3'>Minneapolis), Jeffrey N.
Pomerantz of Pachulski Stang Ziehl Young Jones & Weintraub LLP
(Los
Angeles) and Ron Tucker of Simon
Properties (
face='Times New Roman'
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“Changing Roles in
Commercial Cases: The Impact of Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds on
the Restructuring Landscape” features moderator Peter M. Gilhuly
of Latham & Watkins LLP (
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Los Angeles
size='3'>) with panelists Paul S. Aronzon of Imperial Capital
(Los
Angeles), Susan M. Freeman of Lewis and
Roca LLP (
size='3'>Phoenix), Eric D. Maloy of
Bank of America Business Capital (Dallas) and Steven R. Strom of
Jefferies & Company, Inc. (
w:st='on'>New
York).

Bankruptcy Judge Linda B.
Riegle (Las Vegas) will moderate the “Current Developments in
Consumer Bankruptcies: After the Flood” session with panelists
Timothy S. Cory of Timothy S. Cory & Associates/Chapter 7 Trustee
(Las Vegas), Steven Jay Katzman, Assistant U.S. Trustee, Region 15 (San
Diego), Dianne C. Kerns, Chapter 13 Trustee (Tucson, Ariz.) and
  Dianne Wilkman of
Sbringboard Nonprofit Consumer Credit Management (Riverside,
Calif.).

Bankruptcy Judges Eileen
W. Hollowell (
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size='3'>Ariz.), Eugene R. Wedoff
(
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(Las Vegas)
will hold a breakout session focused on consumer cases. A breakout
session focused on commercial cases will also be held by Bankruptcy
Judges Sarah S. Curley (Phoenix), Theodore C.
Albert (
size='3'>Los Angeles), Bruce A. Markell
(Las
Vegas) and Gregg W. Zive
(Reno,
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size='3'>Nev.
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The “Views from the
Bench” session will feature Bankruptcy Judges Gregg W. Zive
(
size='3'>Reno,
w:st='on'>
size='3'>Nev.), Theodore C. Albert
(Los
Angeles), Sarah S. Curley
(
size='3'>Phoenix), James D. Gregg
(Grand
Rapids,
w:st='on'>
size='3'>Mich.), Eileen W. Hollowell
(
size='3'>Tucson,
w:st='on'>
size='3'>Ariz.), Bruce A. Markell
(Las
Vegas), Linda B. Riegle
(Las
Vegas) and Eugene R. Wedoff
(Chicago
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For more information on the
Southwest Bankruptcy Conference, visit
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