Optional Events

Attorney Specialist Certification

The American Board of Certification (ABC) will offer its Business Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Exams at the Gaylord National Resort on Thursday, April  18, from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Details on the certification process, exam composition and sample exam can be obtained by calling ABC at (319) 365-2222, by e-mailing assistantdirector@abcworld.org or by visiting the ABC Website at www.abcworld.org. The ABC certification programs are sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Commercial Law League of America, and all three programs are accredited by the American Bar Association.

Golf Tournament at Lake Presidential Golf Course

Thursday, April 18, 8:00 a.m.

Join your colleagues for the 4th Annual Golf Tournament at the Spring Meeting! Lake Presidential Golf Course, host course of the 2011 U.S. Open Qualifying and Golf Magazine’s “Top 10 New Course” and “Golf for Business in D.C.,” will be the site of tournament. The $140-per-player fee includes round-trip transportation, lunch, cart rental, prizes and tournament fee. Please check the appropriate box on the registration form and indicate handicap.

Baseball Night Out: Baltimore Orioles vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (in a Party Suite)

Friday, April 19, 5:00-11:00 p.m.
Sponsored by Jefferies & Company, Inc.
Shuttle Service Sponsored by Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP

Take me out to the ballgame! Enjoy the action at Baltimore's beautiful Camden Yards stadium in a party suite—a great spot for taking in the game and networking with colleagues. The $95 fee includes tickets to thegame, food and beverages, and round-trip transportation. Pleasecheck the appropriate box on the registration form.

Women’s Networking Reception

Friday, April 19, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Sponsored by SSG Capital Advisors, LLC

Join your fellow ABI members for a reception and conversation regarding common issues facing today’s women in the restructuring industry. Tickets are $50 per person. Please check the appropriate box on the registration form.

The Capitol Steps at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center

Friday, April 19, 6:00-10:00 p.m.

The Capitol Steps—atroupe of current and former congressional staffers that monitors events and personalities on Capitol Hill, in the Oval Office and in other centers of power and prestige—takes a humorous look at serious issues. Conference attendees and their guests are invited to purchase tickets ($60 each) for a performance on Friday, April 19, at 6:00 p.m. inthe amphitheater ofthe Ronald Reagan International Trade Center. Round-trip transportation will be provided. A limited number of tickets are available and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Please check the appropriate box on the registration form.

Saturday Luncheon

Saturday, April 20, 12:30-2:00 p.m.

This panel of past ABI presidents will be moderated by William J. Rochelle, editor-at-large at Bloomberg News in New York, who will engage the panel in a discussion of current topics and emerging challenges for insolvency professionals. Tickets to the luncheon are $75 per person; please check the appropriate box on the registration form.

Final Night Gala Dinner with Entertainment by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Saturday, April 20, 7:00-10:00 p.m.
Final Night Dinner Sponsor: Gavin/Solmonese
Entertainment Sponsors: agencyIP, Andrews Kurth LLP, Arent Fox LLP, Baker Hostetler, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Becket & Lee, LLP, Bernstein Shur, Bryan Cave LLP, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, DLA Piper, Freeborn & Peters LLP, Genovese Joblove & Battista, PA, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Kapila & Company, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Logan & Company, Inc., Lowenstein Sandler PC, Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty + Hartog, P.A., McDonald Hopkins LLC, McGuireWoods LLP, Miles & Stockbridge PC, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, PC, MWI Bankruptcy & Finance ADR Panel, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, Peitzman Weg LLP, Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP, Shaw Fishman Glantz & Towbin LLC, Squire Sanders, Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, PA, Stutman, Treister & Glatt PC, Summit Investment Management LLC, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP

Joan Jett is an originator, an innovator and a visionary. She and the hard-rocking Blackhearts have scored eight platinumand gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics “Bad Reputation,” “I Love Rock ’N Roll,” “I Hate Myself for Loving You” and “Crimson and Clover.” She is the head of her own independent label, Blackheart Records, and has acted in movies and television, including 1987’s Light of Day and in a Tony-nominated Broadway musical, The Rocky Horror Show. She has also appeared on such acclaimed TV shows as “Oprah” and “Law & Order.” Join ABI at the Final Night Gala Dinner for what is sure to be a rockin’ good time! Cost is $105 for attendees and $125 for guests; please check the appropriate box on the registration form.

 

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