
Thursday, September 4
2:00-7:00 p.m.
ABI Registration Desk Open
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Opening Reception Poolside at the Four Seasons
Friday, September 5
7:30-8:00 a.m.
Networking Breakfast
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Presenting the Case Study
Lorie R. Beers
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC; New York
Saul E. Burian
Houlihan Lokey; New York
9:00-10:00 a.m.
The Debtors’ Perspective
Martin F. Lewis, Investment Banker
Greenhill & Co.; New York
F. Duffield Meyercord, CEO
Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC; New York
Craig V. Rasile, Debtor’s Counsel
Hunton & Williams LLP; Miami
10:00-10:15 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:15-11:15 a.m.
The Position of the Case Constituents
Lorie R. Beers
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC; New York
Saul E. Burian
Houlihan Lokey; New York
Permanent Panel Constituents
F. Duffield Meyercord, CEO
Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC; New York
Paul Halpern, Company Equity
Versa Capital Management, Inc.; Philadelphia
Craig V. Rasile, Counsel to Company
Hunton & Williams LLP; Miami
Martin F. Lewis, Investment Banker
Greenhill & Co.; New York
Penny Friedman, Senior Lender
CIT; Chicago
Ira L. Herman, Senior Lender Counsel
Thompson & Knight LLP; New York
James J. McGinley, Indenture Trustee
Wilmington Trust Company; New York
Judith Elkin, Trade Creditor
Haynes and Boone, LLP; New York
Joel M. Walker, Purchase Noteholders
Duane Morris LLP; Pittsburgh
Michael J. Epstein
CRG Partners; Boston
Joff A. Mitchell
Kroll Zolfo Cooper; New York
Jonathan P. Friedland, Bondholders
Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC; Chicago
Greg Barrow, Second Lien Holders
General Capital Partners, LLC
11:15-12:15 p.m.
Hiring the CRO
Michael J. Epstein
CRG Partners; Boston
Rebecca A. Roof
AlixPartners LLP; New York
Joff A. Mitchell
Kroll Zolfo Cooper; New York
12:15-1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15-2:00 p.m.
A Conversation with Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens
Samuel J. Gerdano, Moderator
ABI Executive Director; Alexandria, Va.
Hon. James D. Gregg
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mich.); Grand Rapids
Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.); Chicago
2:00-3:15 p.m.
Team 1 Presentation
Nancy A. Mitchell, Lawyer
Greenberg Traurig, LLP; New York
J. Scott Victor, Investment Banker
National City Capital Markets; West Conshohocken, Pa.
Greg Barrow, Second Lien Holders
General Capital Partners, LL
3:15-3:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Gordon Brothers Group
3:30-4:45 p.m.
Team 2 Presentation
Jonathan P. Friedland, Bondholder
Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC; Chicago
Andrew Torgove, Investment Banker
Lazard Middle Market; New York
Kathryn Anne Coleman, Counsel
Gibson, Dunn & Crutchers LLP; New York
4:45-5:00 p.m.
Discussion and Wrap-up
5:00-6:00 p.m.
Networking Reception ABI Happy Hour
Spnsored by: General Capital Partners, LLC
Onsite Registration Only
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