Alexandria, Va. — Eight bankruptcy judges and more than 300 attendees will gather to discuss the latest bankruptcy topics at ABI’s 21st Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop on July 21-24 at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, Fla. The workshop brings together the region’s top insolvency professionals for four days of intense learning and networking. A faculty of outstanding judges, academics and practitioners will present workshops on the hottest topics of the day, including an separate track for consumer practitioners. Attendees will also have the opportunity to earn 12/14 hours of CLE/CPE credits, including 1.5 hours of ethics.
Program co-chairs for the Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop are Standing Chapter 13 Trustee Nancy J. Whaley (N.D. Ga.; Atlanta) and Soneet R. Kapila of KapilaMukamal, LLP (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.). The judicial chair for the workshop is Bankruptcy Judge John E. Waites (D. S.C.; Columbia).
Business track sessions at the Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop include:
- What Do ERR, DRB, PDR and PUD Have to Do with It? Unscrambling the Alphabet Soup of Energy Cases
- Tax Talk a la Carte
- Beware of Icebergs Ahead: How to Navigate Federal Rules Changes and Terabytes of E-Discovery to Avoid Titanic Sanctions
- Medley of Current Chapter 11 Issues: From Overcoming Challenges to Finding an Efficient Exit Strategy
- Lights Out! Hot Topics and Recent Developments in Energy-Related Chapter 11 Cases
- Cracking the D&O Code: The Keys to Insurance Recovery and Injunctive Orders in Bankruptcy Court
- Navigating the Troubled Waters of Involuntary Bankruptcies
- Case Updates: Business and Consumer Law Developments
- “All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten: Practicing with Ethics and Civility.”
- Hotcakes & Hot Topics: Breakfast with the Judges
Consumer programs include:
- Money-Back Guarantee?
- Student Loans: 40 Million Borrowers — Average Debt $29,000 — Total Debt $1.2 Trillion
- How to Fit a Round Peg into a Triangular Hole: Too Much Debt for a 13, Too Much Income for a 7, and/or Too Many Assets for an 11
- Real Estate Values Are Climbing (Again): Debtor, Watch Your Back!
For more information about the program, please visit http://www.abi.org/events/21st-annual-southeast-bankruptcy-workshop. Members of the press that would like to attend ABI’s 21st Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop, please contact ABI Public Affairs Manager John Hartgen at 703-894-5935 or jhartgen@abiworld.org.
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ABI is the largest 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 12,000 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, visit http://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events.