Contact: John Hartgen
703-739-0800
jhartgen@abiworld.org
ABI’S COMPLEX FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING
PROGRAM REENACTS CORPORATE BANKRUPTCY DEALMAKING
June 6, 2008, Alexandria, Va. — The American
Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) will hold its Eighth Annual Complex Financial
Restructuring Program at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas, Sept. 4-5,
2008. The program offers a unique approach to understanding the role of
investment bankers and financial advisors in insolvency and
restructuring contexts. A case study will be presented that will
dramatize the various perspectives of parties-in-interest as they
examine strategic alternatives and seek the highest value for a troubled
company. Leaders in the industry will play the role of the major
constituents as they work through the case study in this day-long
program. The program is presented by ABI's Investment Banking Committee
and will be held in conjunction with the ABI 16th Annual Southwest
Bankruptcy Conference.
Presenting the case study will be program co-chairs Lorie R.
Beers of KPMG Corporate Finance LLC (New York) and Saul
E. Burian of Houlihan Lokey (New York).
F. Duffield Meyercord of Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC
(New York) will explain the perspective of the CEO and Craig V.
Rasile of Hunton & Williams LLP (Miami) will present the
role of the debtor’s counsel for the “Debtors’
Perspective” presentation.
The “Hiring the CRO” discussion will include Michael
J. Epstein of CRG Partners (Boston), Rebecca A.
Roof of AlixPartners LLP (New York) and Scott W.
Winn of Kroll Inc. (New York).
The “Positions of the Case Constituents” portion of the
program will be moderated by Saul E. Burian and
Lorie R. Beers, with the panelists taking on the
following roles:
· CEO: F. Duffield
Meyercord of Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC (New York)
· Company Equity: Paul
Halpern of Versa Capital Management, Inc. (Philadelphia)
· Counsel to Company Craig V.
Rasile of Hunton & Williams LLP (Miami)
· Investment Banker: Martin F.
Lewis of Greenhill & Co. (New York)
· Senior Lender: Penny
Friedman of CIT Group (Chicago)
· Senior Lender Counsel: Ira L.
Herman of Thompson & Knight LLP (New York)
· Indenture Trustee: James J.
McGinley of the Wilmington Trust Co. (New York)
· Trade Creditor: Judith Elkin of
Haynes and Boone, LLP (New York)
· Purchase Noteholders: Joel M.
Walker of Duane Morris LLP (Pittsburgh)
· Crisis Managers: Michael J.
Epstein of CRG Partners (Boston) and Scott W.
Winn of Kroll Inc. (New York)
· Bondholders: Jonathan P.
Friedland of Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (Chicago)
The first team presentation will feature Nancy A.
Mitchell of Greenberg Traurig, LLP (New York) playing the role
of the lawyer and J. Scott Victor of National City
Capital Markets (West Conshohocken, Pa.) in the role of the investment
banker.
The second team presentation will feature the practitioners in the
following roles:
· Bondholder: Jonathan P.
Friedland of Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (Chicago)
· Investment Banker: Andrew
Torgove of Lazard Middle Market (New York)
· Counsel: John J.
Monaghan of Holland & Knight LLP (Boston)
Program attendees will also be able to attend a special presentation
featuring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, moderated by ABI
Executive Director Samuel J. Gerdano and Bankruptcy
Judges James D. Gregg (W.D. Mich.; Grand Rapids) and
Eugene R. Wedoff (N.D. Ill.; Chicago).
For more information on ABI’s Eighth Annual Corporate Financial
Restructuring Program, please visit
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