Friday, December 2, 2005

7:30–8:00 am

Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by Jenner & Block LLP

8:00–9:15 am

The Year in Review (Other Than Legislation) and Emerging Issues for 2006

9:00 am–1:00 pm

Optional Event: Joshua Tree Jeep Eco-Tour

9:15–9:30 am

Refreshment Break

Sponsored by BDO Seidman LLP

9:30–11:00 am

Committee Educational Sessions

• Commercial Fraud
• Finance and Banking
• International/ADR (Joint Session)
• Legislation
• Mass Torts

11:00–11:15 am

Refreshment Break

Sponsored by Morris-Anderson & Associates, Ltd.

11:15 am–12:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

1. Solemn Promise or Past Sin? Implications of Pension Terminations
2. Pre-petition Sanctions, Contempt (Civil/Criminal), Penalties and Punitive Damages: Allowability and Enforceability
3. Ten Hints to Surviving the New Consumer Bankruptcy Law

12:45–2:00 pm

Luncheon with “Mr. President”

Hail to the Chief!—or is it? Steve Bridges (a.k.a. “Mr. President”) has actually been confused for President Bush right at the front steps of the White House. You won’t believe your eyes when he walks on stage–the resemblance to “Dubya” is astonishing. A veteran stand-up comedian, Bridges’s hilarious impersonation of George W. Bush gives audiences worldwide a look at the lighter side of our 43rd President. Regardless of which side of the aisle you sit, his “Bush-isms” will keep you laughing. Photo-op immediately following the luncheon.

Sponsored by Foley & Lardner LLP and Jefferies & Company, Inc.

1:00–2:30 pm

Optional Event: Chefs’ Cooking Class

2:15–3:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

1. A Gift by Any Other Name: Absolute Priority Rule after Armstrong World
2. New Realities for Financial Advisors under the New Law and Other Emerging Problems
3. Right Without a Remedy?: Individual and Small Business Chapter 11 under the New Code

3:30–3:45 pm

Refreshment Break

Sponsored by Morris-Anderson & Associates, Ltd.

3:45–5:15 pm

Committee Educational Sessions

• Business Reorganization/Investment Banking (Joint Session)
• Consumer/Ethics (Joint Session)
• Health Care
• Public Companies and Claims Trading

6:00–7:00 pm

Women’s Reception

Sponsored by Bridge Associates LLC

6:00–7:00 pm

American Board of Certification Reception

ABC Certified Attorneys and ABC Board Members Only

Sponsored by ABC Officers

7:00–10:00 pm

Rock-N-Roll Dance Party!

Performance by the World Famous Indubitable Equivalents!

Sponsored by NachmanHaysBrownstein, Inc.; Navigant Capital Advisors LLC; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP; Raymond James & Associates; TRG; Visa USA, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company