Winter Leadership Conference

The Year in Review (other than legislation) and Emerging Issues for 2006

Moderator: Prof. Nathalie D. Martin, ABI Resident Scholar, University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, N.M. Loretta Cross, Alvarez & Marsal LLC, Houston Hon. Arthur J. Gonzalez, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, New York Hon. James D. Gregg, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Grand Rapids, Mich. Clifton R. Jessup Jr., Greenberg Traurig LLP, Dallas

Solemn Promise or Past Sin? Implications of Pension Terminations

Moderator: William W. Kannel; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo PC; Boston Jeffrey B. Cohen, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Washington, D.C. James S. Feltman, Mesirow Financial Consulting LLC, Miami Hon. Stephen S. Mitchell, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Alexandria, Va. Richard L. Wynne, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Los Angeles

Pre-petition Sanctions, Contempt (Civil/Criminal), Penalties and Punitive Damages: Allowability and Enforceability

Moderator: Prof. Ralph Brubaker, University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Ill. Hon. Barbara J. Houser, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Dallas David E. Leta, Snell & Wilmer LLP, Salt Lake City Paul Steven Singerman, Berger Singerman PA, Miami Michael J. Small, Foley & Lardner LLP, Chicago

Ten Hints to Surviving the New Consumer Bankruptcy Law

Moderator: Claire Ann Resop; Brennan, Steil & Basting SC; Madison, Wis. Prof. Jean Braucher, University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law, Tucson, Ariz. Hon. Christopher M. Klein, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Sacramento, Calif. John Rao, National Consumer Law Center, Boston

A Gift by Any Other Name: Absolute Priority Rule after Armstrong World

Moderator: John C. “Kit” Weitnauer, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta Robert J. Dehney; Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell; Wilmington, Del. Brian S. Hermann; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; New York M. Freddie Reiss, FTI Consulting Inc., Los Angeles Hon. Kathy A. Surratt-States, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, St. Louis

New Realities for Financial Advisors under the New Law and Other Emerging Problems

Moderator: Anthony H.N. Schnelling, Bridge Associates LLC, New York William K. Creelman, XRoads Solutions Group LLC, Irvine, Calif. William Q. Derrough, Jefferies & Company Inc., New York Edward J. Siskin, Back Bay Capital Funding LLC, Boston Christopher Tierney, Deloitte, Atlanta

Right Without a Remedy?: Individual and Small Business Chapter 11 under the New Code

Moderator: Deborah A. Crabbe, Foster Pepper PLLC, Seattle Candace C. Carlyon, Shea & Carlyon Ltd., Las Vegas Hon. Dennis R. Dow, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Kansas City, Mo. Gerald A. Shapiro, Buccino & Associates Inc., New York

Breakfast Educational Program: New Law in Practice

Moderator: Andrew W. Caine; Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl, Young, Jones & Weintraub PC, Los Angeles Hon. Wesley W. Steen, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Houston Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Chicago Bettina M. Whyte, AlixPartners LLC, New York

Ethics: Swearing Contest–Certifications of Information and Other Ethical Quandaries of the New Law

Moderator: Stuart A. Gold, Gold Lange & Majoros PC, Southfield, Mich. Hon. Thomas F. Waldron, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Dayton, Ohio Prof. Mary Jo Wiggins, University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego

Ethics: Special Conflicts Counsel: Best Practice or Big Case Aberration

Moderator: Richard M. Meth, Pitney Hardin LLP, Florham Park, N.J. Deirdre A. Martini, U.S. Trustee – Region 2, New York Dean Nancy B. Rapoport, University of Houston Law Center, Houston Albert Togut; Togut, Segal & Segal LLP; New York