9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
American Board of Certification Exams
11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m.
IWIRC Luncheon and Founders Awards
Guest Speaker: Presidential historian and author Michael R. Beschloss
Sponsored by IWIRC
5:00 6:00 p.m.
ABI Ambassador/Young & New Members Reception
Sponsored by CRG Partners
6:00 8:00 p.m.
Opening Reception
Sponsored by CIT National Restructuring Group; Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP; The Hilco Organization; Invotex Group; Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC; Provtiviti, Inc.; Tranzon LLC; Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
7:30 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Jenner & Block LLP
8:30 10:00 a.m.
Twelfth Annual ABI Great Debates
Robert J. Keach, Moderator
Bernstein Shur, Portland, Maine
ABI Vice President - Education
Resolved: Congress Should Amend the Bankruptcy Code to Eliminate All Forms of Incentive, Bonus or Similar Compensation for Senior Executives and Other Insiders
Pro: Babette Ceccotti
Cohen, Weiss & Simon LLP; New York
Con: Michael L. Bernstein
Arnold & Porter LLP; Washington, D.C.
Resolved: Congress Should Amend the Bankruptcy Code to Allow Modification Via a Chapter 13 Plan of the First Mortgage on the Consumer Debtors Primary Residence
Pro: John Rao
National Consumer Law Center; Boston
Con: Prof. G. Marcus Cole
Stanford Law School; Calif.
Resolved: Professional Fees in Chapter 11 Cases are Excessive and, in Part, Result from Courts Unwilling to Rein in Fees for Fear of Losing Cases
Pro: Prof. Lynn M. LoPucki
University of California at Los Angeles, School of Law; Los Angeles
Con: Prof. Stephen J. Lubben
Seton Hall Law School; Newark, N.J.
10:00 10:15 a.m.
Coffee Break
Sponsored by BDO Consulting
10:15 11:45 a.m.
Plenary Session
CRO Roundtable: The Evolution and Challenges of Professional Management of the Reorganization Process
Anthony H.N. Schnelling, Moderator
Bridge Associates LLC; New York
John S. Dubel
Gradient Partners LP; White Plains, N.Y.
Michael H. Epstein
CRG Partners; Boston & New York
William H. Henrich
Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC; New York
John K. Suckow
Alvarez & Marsal; New York
Rebecca A. Roof
AlixPartners LLP; New York
12:00 noon 2:00 p.m.
Luncheon Program Keynote Featuring Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
Sponsored by Foley & Lardner LLP and Jefferies & Company, Inc.
2:15 3:45 p.m.
Opening Remarks
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.,
Senate Judiciary Committee
Plenary Session
Bankruptcy Reform Redux: Mortgage and Consumer Credit, Labor, Executive Compensation and Other Legislation in the Democratic Congress
Jack F. Williams
Georgia State University / BDO Seidman LLP and ABI Scholar in Residence; Washington, D.C.
Elise J. Bean
Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations; Washington, D.C.
Cindy Hayden
Senate Judiciary Committee; Washington, D.C.
Susan Jensen-Lachmann
House Judiciary Committee; Washington, D.C.
John D. McMickle
Winston & Strawn, LLP; Washington, D.C.
3:45 4:00 p.m.
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Loeb & Loeb LLP
4:00 5:30 p.m.
Committee Educational Sessions
Business Reorganization and Commercial Fraud Task Force (joint)
Court Administration
"Future Changes to the Courts' Electronic Filing System and How It Will Affect Your Practice"
Hon. Cecelia G. Morris
United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of New York, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Gary Bockweg
Project Director of Information Technology of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
Finance and Banking and Young and New Members(joint)
Technology and Telecommunications, Investment Banking, Financial Advisors and Asset Sales (joint)
Legislation
Mass Torts
Professional Compensation
6:00 7:00 p.m.
Womens Networking Reception
Sponsored by Bridge Associates LLC
7:00 10:00 pm
ABI Endowment Fund Dinner at the National Museum of the American Indian (invitation only)
Sponsored by Bridge Associates LLC
7:30-9:30 p.m.
Optional Event: The Capitol Steps at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center
8:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Optional Event: National Symphony Orchestra - Ivαn Fischer, conductor/Mahler's Second Symphony at the Kennedy Center
7:30 8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by eCAST Settlement Corporation
8:00 9:30 a.m.
Committee Educational Sessions
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bankruptcy Litigation and Unsecured Trade Creditors (joint)
Uniform Commercial Code
Real Estate / Ethics
9:30 11:00 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
A. The Bankruptcy Sale Process, Part I: The "Pre-Auction", Bidding Procedures, Break-up and Topping Fees and Expense Reimbursement
Jonathan P. Friedland, Moderator
Schiff Hardin LLP; Chicago
Roberta A. DeAngelis
Executive Office for U.S. Trustees; Washington, D.C.
Sean D. Malloy
McDonald Hopkins LLC; Cleveland
David S. Miller
Macquarie Securities (USA) Inc.; Atlanta
Benjamin L. Nortman
Hilco Trading Company, Inc.; Northbrook, Ill.
Andrea B. Schwartz
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP; New York
B. Ad Hoc Committees and Other (Unofficial) Creditor Groups: Management, Disclosure and Ethical Issues
Robert J. Rosenberg, Moderator
Latham & Watkins LLP; New York
Martin J. Bienstock
Dewey Ballantine LLP; New York
Hon. Robert D. Drain
U.S. Bankruptcy Court; New York
Ramona D. Elliott
Executive Office for U.S. Trustees; Washington, D.C.
Jeffrey L. Jonas
Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP; Boston
C. Consumer Debtor Class Actions: One More Windmill or the Ultimate Remedy for the Subprime Mess?
Rudy J. Cerone, Moderator
McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC; New Orleans
Leonard J. DePasquale
U.S. Department of Justice; Washington, D.C.
Thomas M. Hefferon
Goodwin Proctor LLP; Washington, D.C.
Hon. David W. Houston, III
U.S. Bankruptcy Court; Aberdeen, Miss.
Karen L. Kellett
The Kellett Law Firm; Dallas
11:00 11:15 a.m.
Coffee Break
Sponsored by Loeb & Loeb LLP
11:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
A. The Bankruptcy Sale Process, Part II: Conducting the Auction, Post-Auction Challenges and Bids, and the Sale Confirmation Hearing and Order
Jonathan P. Friedland, Moderator
Schiff Hardin LLP; Chicago
Peter J. Antoszyk
Proskauer Rose LLP; Boston
Lorie R. Beers
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC; New York
Robert J. Dehney
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP; Wilmington
William Q. Derrough
Jefferies & Co.; New York
Timothy Noonan
Oryx Capital International, Inc.; Lake Forest, Ill.
B. Drafting Around the Stay: Swaps, Forward Contracts, Repurchase Agreements and the Future of Prepetition Agreements in Bankruptcy
John J. Monaghan, Moderator
Holland & Knight LLP; Boston
Hon. Robert E. Gerber
U.S. Bankruptcy Court; New York
Ben H. Logan
O'Melveny & Myers LLP; Los Angeles
Edwin E. Smith
Bingham McCutchen LLP; Boston
Shmuel Vasser
Nixon Peabody LLP; New York
C. Confirmation, Modification and Consummation of Chapter 13 Plans in the post-BAPCPA World
Hon. Steven W. Rhodes
U.S. Bankruptcy Court; Detroit
Richard J. Hayden
Richard J. Hayden, PS; Spokane, Wash.
Debra Miller
Standing Chapter 13 Trustee; South Bend, Ind.
Doreen Solomon
Assistant Director for Review & Oversight EOUST; Washington, D.C.
David S. Yen
Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago; Chicago
12:30 2:00 p.m.
Luncheon Program (optional event)
Guest Speaker: James Carville and Mary Matalin
Sponsored by IWIRC
2:15 3:45 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
A. The Church in Chapter 11: The Lessons of the Catholic Diocese Cases
James I. Stang, Moderator
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP; Los Angeles
Ford Elsaesser
Elsaesser, Jarzabek, Anderson, Marks, Elliott & McHugh, Chtd.; Sandpoint, Id.
Prof. Marci Hamilton
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University; New York
Hon. Patricia C. Williams
U.S. Bankruptcy Court; Spokane, Wash.
Susan G. Boswell
Quarles & Brady LLP; Tucson, Ariz.
Victor A. Vilaplana
Foley & Lardner LLP; San Diego
B. Liquidation and Litigating Trusts: Formation, Management, Jurisdictional and Other Issues
Geoffrey L. Berman, Moderator
Development Specialists, Inc.; Los Angeles
Allan B. Diamond
Diamond McCarthy LLP; Houston
Susan M. Freeman
Lewis and Roca LLP; Phoenix
Ronald F. Greenspan
FTI Consulting, Inc.; Los Angeles
Robbin L. Itkin
Steptoe & Johnson LLP; Los Angeles
C. Finding the Center: The Insolvency of Hedge Funds and Other Off-Shore Entities
Daniel M. Glosband, Moderator
Goodwin Procter LLP; Boston
Karen B. Dine
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP; New York
Hon. Arthur J. Gonzalez
U.S. Bankruptcy Court; New York
Robin F. Phelan
Haynes and Boone LLP; Dallas
Stuart Sybersma
Deloitte; Cayman Islands
3:45 4:00 p.m.
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by MorrisAnderson & Associates, Ltd.
4:00 5:30 p.m.
Committee Educational Sessions
Bankruptcy Taxation
Consumer Bankruptcy
Mortgage Servicing Issues In Chapter 13 Cases - Mortgage Foreclosures And Chapter 13 - A View From All Sides
The mortgage foreclosure crisis has caused many homeowners to seek relief in Chapter 13 cases. The panel will discuss recent steps consumer debtors, trustees and creditors have taken to address mortgage servicing issues in bankruptcy and to improve the chances of successful plan completion. Topics will include the use of provisions in the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act to identify the proper party for filing a proof of claim in a mortgage case and to determine the accuracy of the claim. It will also include discussion of plan provisions and local rules intended to enforce the new remedy provided in section 524(i) by BAPCPA, and efforts by the NACTT and industry representatives to finalize a set of “best practices” for servicing mortgages in Chapter 13.
Dennis LeVine, Moderator
Co-Chair, Dennis LeVine & Associates, Florida
John Rao, Co-Chair
National Consumer Law Center, Boston
Debra Miller
Standing Chapter 13 Trustee, South Bend, Ind.
Edward Russell, Esq.,
Nashville, Tenn.
Employee Benefits in Bankruptcy
Health Care
International
Public Companies
7:00 10:00 p.m.
Final Night Gala Dinner & Concert with Performance by Five-time Grammy Winner Al Jarreau
Sponsored by Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP; Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP; NachmanHaysBrownstein, Inc.; NRC Realty Advisors, LLC; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; Proskauer Rose LLP; RSM McGladrey; Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP (ticketed event)
8:00 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. and Ocean Tomo
8:30 10:00 a.m.
Plenary Session
Beyond Ethics: The Coexistence of Zealousness, Professionalism and Civility in the Insolvency Community
Prof. Nancy B. Rapoport
William S. Boyd School of Law University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Las Vegas
Prof. Paula Franzese
Seton Hall Law School; Newark, N.J.
Melissa Kibler Knoll
Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC; Chicago
Richard M. Meth, Moderator
Day Pitney LLP; Morristown, N.J.
Hon. Linda B. Riegle
U.S. Bankruptcy Court; Las Vegas
10:00 10:15 a.m.
Coffee Break
Sponsored by Development Specialists, Inc.
10:15 11:15 a.m.
Plenary Session
Judges Roundtable: Current Cases, Hot Topics and Other Developments
Prof. Margaret Howard
Washington & Lee Law School; Lexington, Va.
Hon. Dennis R. Dow
U.S. Bankruptcy; Kansas City, Mo.
Hon. Joan N. Feeney
U.S. Bankruptcy Court; Boston
Hon. Judith K. Fitzgerald
U.S. Bankruptcy Court; Pittsburgh
Hon. Gregg W. Zive
U.S. Bankruptcy Court; Reno
Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff
U.S. Bankruptcy Court; Chicago