Annual Spring Meeting Faculty
Eighth Annual ABI Great Debates
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Moderator: Neil P. Olack
Duane Morris LLP; Atlanta
ABI Vice President—Education
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Great Debates: “Plain Meaning” Must Control Judicial
Interpretations
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Pro: Prof. Todd J. Zywicki
George Mason University School of Law
Arlington, Va.
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Con: Reginald W. Jackson
Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP
Columbus, Ohio
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Great Debates: Market Interest Rates Are Irrelevant
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Pro: Judith Elkin
Haynes and Boone LLP
Dallas
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Con: James Patrick Shea
Shea & Carlyon, Ltd.
Las Vegas
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Great Debates: Solvent Debtors Are Bad Faith Filers
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Pro: G. Eric Brunstad, Jr.
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Hartford, Conn.
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Con: Robert J. Keach
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, PA
Portland, Maine
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Suppliers to Distressed Industries: Insurmountable Problems or
Challenging Opportunities?
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- Moderator: Bettina M. Whyte, AlixPartners LLC, New York
- Peter S. Fishman; Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin; San
Francisco
- Sheryl E. Seigel, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Toronto,
Ontario
- Sheryl Toby, Dykema Gossett PLLC, Detroit
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A New Sheriff in Town: Dealing with State Regulators in Utility
Industry Bankruptcies
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- Moderator: Katherine Stadler, Godfrey & Kahn SC, Madison,
Wis.
- G. Larry Engel, White & Case LLP, San Francisco
- Alan W. Kornberg; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP;
New York
- William K. Snyder, Corporate Revitalization Partners LLC,
Dallas
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Consumer Conversions Between Chapters 13 and 7: Pre— and
Post-Confirmation Issues, Property of the Estate, Exemption Objection
and Avoidance Action Deadlines, Permissible Planning
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- Moderator: Hon. Steven W. Rhodes, U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Detroit
- Prof. Margaret Howard, Washington & Lee Law School, Lexington,
Va.
- Dennis J. LeVine; Dennis LeVine & Associates, Inc.; Tampa,
Fla.
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Deepening Insolvency: The “Outlandish” Tort Affecting
Professionals, Lenders, Insurers, Officers, and Directors
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- Moderator: Lynda H. Schwartz, Ernst & Young LLP, Boston
- Richard Banzinger, Citigroup Inc., New York
- Hon. Stuart M. Bernstein, U. S. Bankruptcy Court, New York
- Lawrence J. Kotler, Duane Morris LLP, Philadelphia
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Post-Confirmation Quagmire: Limits on Liquidating Trusts, Plan
Modifications and Amendments and Practical Business Issues
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- Moderator: Geoffrey L. Berman; Development Specialists, Inc.; Los
Angeles
- Hon. E. Stephen Derby, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Baltimore
- David R. Kuney, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, Washington
- Michael P. Richman; Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP; New York
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What’s New in Consumer Credit: Interest Rate Trends, Portfolio
Assignments, Servicing, Sub-prime Markets, Truth in Lending Awards, Home
Owners Protection Act, Class Actions
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- Moderator: Richardo I. Kilpatrick, Kilpatrick & Associates PC,
Auburn Hills, Mich.
- Melyssa R. Barrett; Visa USA, Inc.; Foster City, Calif.
- Steve C. Olen, Olen Nicholas & Lopeland PC, Mobile, Ala.
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Judges’ Roundtable: Hot Bankruptcy Issues Now Riding the
Circuits
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- Moderator: Hon. Joan N. Feeney, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Boston (1st
Circuit)
- Hon. David W. Houston, III; U.S. Bankruptcy Court; Aberdeen, Miss.
(5th Circuit)
- Hon. Linda B. Riegle, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Las Vegas (9th
Circuit)
- Hon. Barry S. Schermer, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, St. Louis, Mo. (8th
Circuit)
- Hon. Mary F. Walrath, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Wilmington (3rd
Circuit)
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Asset Sales: Parts I (How Broad Is the Power to Cleanse?) and II
(Advanced 363 Issues)
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- Moderator: Richard E. Mikels; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky
& Popeo, PC; Boston
- Howard Brod Brownstein; NachmanHaysBrownstein, Inc.; Narberth,
Penn.
- Andrew Graiser, DJM Asset Management, Melville, N.Y.
- Lisa M. Poulin, FTI Consulting, Dallas
- Benjamin L. Nortman; Hilco Trading Co., Inc.; Northbrook, Ill.
- David Peress; The Ozer Group, LLC; Needham, Mass.
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Mass Torts, Parts I and II (Herding Cats and Other Problems:
Managing Mass Torts Litigation in Chapter 11)
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- Moderator: Theodore L. Freedman, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New
York
- Hon. Judith K. Fitzgerald, U. S. Bankruptcy Court, Pittsburgh
- Laura Davis Jones; Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl, Young, Jones &
Weintraub PC; Wilmington
- Robert J. Rosenberg, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York
- Karen B. Shaer, GCG, Melville, N.Y.
- Frank J. Vecchione; Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger &
Vecchione PC; Newark, N.J.
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Secured Property in Chapter 7: Surrender, Redemption, Reaffirmation,
Lien Avoidance, Valuation, Relief from Stay, Other Options
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- Moderator: Mark V. Bossi, Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis, Mo.
- Elizabeth J. Marshall, Ford Motor Credit Company, Dearfield Beach,
Fla.
- Hon. James D. Gregg, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Grand Rapids, Mich.
- David B. Stratton, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Wilmington, Del.
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A Wing and a Prayer: Churches and Non-Profits in Chapter 11
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- Moderator: Ford Elsaesser; Elsaesser, Jarzabek, Anderson, Marks,
Elliott & McHugh, Chtd.; Sandpoint, Id.
- Susan G. Boswell, Quarles & Brady Streich Lang LLP, Tucson,
Ariz.
- Hon. Ronald B. King, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, San Antonio, Tex.
- Dillon E. Jackson, Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC
- Daniel R. Murray, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago
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New Commercial Lending Vehicles and Trends: Understanding Complex
Debt
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- Moderator: Melissa Kibler Knoll; Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC;
Chicago
- Jerome Fons; Welss Fargo Business Credit, Inc.; Minneapolis
- David A. Gozdecki, LaSalle Business Credit Inc., Chicago
- William K. Lenhart; BDO Seidman, LLP; New York
- Baker A. Smith; Morris Anderson Associates, Ltd.; Atlanta
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Mock Presentation with an Evidentiary Focus on Privileges:
Lawyer/Client, Fifth Amendment, Waiver, Trade Secrets, Financial
Privacy, Turnover, Alternatives
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- Moderator: Dillon E. Jackson, Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC,
Seattle
- Hon. Barry Russell, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Los Angeles, Calif.
- R. Scott Williams; Haskell, Slaughter Young & Rediker LLC;
Birmingham, Ala.
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New U.S. Trustee Initiatives, Legislative and Caselaw
Developments
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- Moderator: Salvatore A. Barbatano, Foley & Lardner LLP,
Detroit
- Lawrence A. Friedman, Director, Executive Office for U.S.
Trustees
- Samuel J. Gerdano, American Bankruptcy Institute, Alexandria,
Va.
- Prof. Jeffrey W. Morris, ABI Scholar in Residence, University of
Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio
- Ralph Avery, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts,
Washington
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Professional Fees After Lamie: Payment from Whom and
How, Conversion of Case, Future Retention by Trustee, Retainers
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- Moderator: James T. Markus; Block, Markus & Williams, LLC;
Denver
- C. R. “Chip” Bowles; Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald
PLLC; Louisville, Ky.
- Patricia A. Redmond; Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff &
Sitterson, PA; Miami
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Who is Your Client?: Counseling the Officers and Directors When You
Represent the Debtor—Insurance, Liability, Fiduciary Duties, Stock
Loans, KERPS, Employment Agreements
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- Moderator: Andrew I. Silfen, Arent Fox PLLC, New York
- Nancy A. Peterman, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Chicago
- James D. Sweet; Murphy Desmond, SC, Madison; Wisc.
- Carl H. Young, II; Bridge Associates LLC; Tulsa, Okla.
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