Friday, July 16, 2004

7:00–8:00 am

Breakfast

Sponsored by Wells Fargo Business Credit and Wells Fargo-Foothill

7:00 am–12:30 pm

ABI Registration Desk Open

8:00–9:00 am

Plenary Session

Views from the Bench—Supreme Court Year In Review

• Moderator, Richard E. Mikels, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo PC, Boston
• Hon. James B. Haines, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Portland, Maine
• Hon. Mark W. Vaughn, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Manchester, N.H.
• Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Chicago

9:15–10:45 am

Concurrent Sessions I

1. Asset Protection: When Worlds Collide—The Impact of Divorce in Bankruptcy Cases
   • Hon. J. Michael Deasy, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Manchester, N.H.
   • Mark G. DeGiacomo, Murtha Cullina LLP, Boston
   • Gayle P. Ehrlich, Sullivan & Worcester LLP, Boston
   • Kevin C. McGee, Sedar & Chandler, Worcester, Mass.
2. Reorganizations in the European Union
   • Peter J. Antoszyk, Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP, Boston
   • Paul Patrick Daley, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston
   • Susan L. Storey, Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC, New York
3. Bank Syndicates and the Trading of Claims
   • Joel T. Brighton, Wachovia Bank NA, Charlotte, N.C.
   • Stephen P. Ewald, Bank of America NA, Charlotte, N.C.
   • Charles L. Glerum, Choate, Hall & Stewart, Boston
   • David Goolgasian, DDJ Capital Management LLC, Wellesley, Mass.
4. Novel Executory Contract Issues
   • Gayle H. Allen, Verrill & Dana LLP, Portland, Maine
   • Michael A. Fagone, Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson PA, Portland, Maine
   • Prof. Ingrid Hillinger, Boston College Law School, Newton, Mass.
   • Guy B. Moss, Bingham McCutchen LLP, Boston
5. Ethical Issues in the Retention of Professionals
   • Daniel M. Glosband, Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston
   • Christopher R. Mirick, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Boston
   • Hon. Joel B. Rosenthal, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Worcester, Mass.
   • John D. Sigel, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston
6. Formation of Committees & Selection of Professionals
   • Alan L. Braunstein, Riemer & Braunstein LLP, Boston
   • Christopher J. Panos, Craig & Macauley PC, Boston
   • Sandra L. Schirmang, Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield, Ill.
   • John V. Snellings, Nixon Peabody LLP, Boston

10:00 am

Optional Event: Forty Years of Beatleness:

A Multimedia Presentation and Discussion
Sponsored by Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green PA

Optional Event: Horseback Riding

Sponsored by KeyBridge Associates Inc.

10:45–11:00 am

Coffee Break

Sponsored by CIT Business Credit, NachmanHays-Brownstein Inc. and Sherin and Lodgen LLP

11:00 am–12:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions II

1. Mediation of a Preference Case: How, When and Does it Work?
   • Jack B. Fishman, Novare Inc., Crystal Lake, Ill.
   • Michael J. Goldberg, Sherin & Lodgen LLP, Boston
   • Hon. James A. Goodman, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, New York
   • Kimberly Taylor, JAMS, Los Angeles
2. High Debt/Income Individuals: Chapter Choices
   • Hank E. Geberth Jr., Hendel & Collins PC, Springfield, Mass.
   • Hon. Enrique S. Lamoutte, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, San Juan, PR
   • Matthew J. McGowan, Salter McGowan Sylvia & Leonard, Providence, R.I.
   • Jennifer Rood, Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson PA, Manchester, N.H.
3. Fraud Investigations—Analyzing Financial Information
   • Juval Aviv, Interfor Inc., New York
   • Hon. Colleen A. Brown, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Rutland, Vt.
   • Susan Jacobs O’Connell, Project Control Companies Inc., Nashua, N.H.
   • Brian Tierney, U.S. Trustee’s Office, Manchester, N.H.
4. Section 363 Sales—From the Purchaser’s Perspective
   • Jo Ann J. Brighton, Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP, Charlotte, N.C.
   • Hon. Carol J. Kenner, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Boston
   • John J. Monaghan, Holland & Knight LLP, Boston
   • Thomas J. Raftery, Law Offices of Thomas Raftery, Carlisle, Mass.
5. Litigation of Mortgage Claims
   • Patricia Antonelli, Partridge, Snow & Hahn LLP, Providence, R.I.
   • Hon. William C. Hillman, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Boston
   • Sanjit S. Korde, Korde & Associates, Chelmsford, Mass.
   • Mark Weaver, Ford & Weaver, Portsmouth, N.H.
6. Dealing with Governmental Units
   • Hon. Jerry Carlo, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, San Juan, PR
   • Patricia M. Connolly, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Boston
   • Charles A. Dale III, Gadsby Hannah LLP, Boston
   • Peter Roth, New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office,Concord, N.H.

1:00 pm

Optional Event: Tour de ABI

Sponsored by Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson PA

1:30 pm

Optional Event: Golf Tournament

Sponsored by Nixon Peabody LLP

Optional Event: Tennis Tournament

Sponsored by KPMG LLP

Optional Event: Hiking Outing

Sponsored by Verrill & Dana LLP

1:45 pm

Optional Event: Horseback Riding

Sponsored by KeyBridge Associates Inc.

7:00–10:00 pm

Dinner

Sponsored by Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC and Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo PC