Friday, August 10, 2007

7:00 am

ABI Registration Desk Open

8:00–9:00 am

Breakfast Plenary Session: Choose Me! Ethical Considerations in Solicitation of Creditor Committee Engagements

• Moderator: Kelly Beaudin Stapleton,
  USDOJ/Office of the U.S. Trustee; Philadelphia
  
• Edward T. Gavin, IV
  NachmanHaysBrownstein, Inc.; Wilmington
• Mark A. Gittelman
  PNC Bank; Philadelphia
• Steven K. Kortanek
  Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC
  Wilmington
• Lawrence E. Oscar
  Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP; Cleveland
• Kenneth A. Rosen
  Lowenstein Sandler PC; Roseland, N.J.

Sponsored by Miles & Stockbridge PC

9:15 am–10:30 am

Concurrent Sessions

BAPCPA Solutions: KERPs, MIPs and Workarounds

• Hon. Christopher S. Sontchi, Moderator
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.); Wilmington
• Gregg Galardi
  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
  Wilmington
• Bruce Grohsgal
  Pachulski Stang Ziehl Young Jones & Weintraub LLP; Wilmington
• J. Scott Victor
  Special Situations Group/SSG of NatCity Investment Banking; Philadelphia, Pa.
• Joel M. Walker
  Duane Morris LLP; Pittsburgh

Bring Me Your Tired, Your Poor: Chapter 15 and Cross-border Bankruptcy

• Moderator: Hon. Kevin J. Carey
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.); Wilmington
• Louis T. DeLucia
  Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Florham Park, N.J.
• Stacey Hightower
  AlixPartners LLP; New York
• James L. Patton, Jr.
  Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP; Wilmington
• Joseph Zagraniczny
  Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC; Syracuse, N.Y.

The Brave New World of Hedge Funds and Second-lien Issues

• Moderator: Hon. H. Clyde Pearson
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. WV.); Charleston, Wv.
• Lorie R. Beers
  KPMG Corporate LLC; New York
• Theresa V. Brown-Edwards
  Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP; Wilmington
• Adam G. Landis
  Landis Rath & Cobb LLP; Wilmington
• Rachel Rawson
  Jones Day; Cleveland
• Bradford J. Sandler
  Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff, LLP; Wilmington

Consumer Bankruptcy: Is BAPCPA Working?

• Moderator: Hon. Gloria M. Burns
  Chapter 13 Trustee; Cherry Hill, N.J.
• Isabel C. Balboa
  Chapter 13 Trustee; Cherry Hill, N.J.
• Alane A. Becket
  Becket & Lee, LLP; Malvern, Pa
• Erin Brignola
  Cooper Levenson; Bear, Del.

10:15–10:45am

Coffee Break

Sponsored by Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnel LLP

10:45–12:00 pm

Anything but Bankruptcy, Revisited: A Nonbankruptcy Case Study

• Hon. Donald H. Steckroth
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. N.J); Newark, N.J.
• Brett D. Fallon
  Morris James LLP; Wilmington
• Robert Alan Kargen
  White and Williams LLP; Philadelphia
• Andrew C. Kassner
  Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP; Philadelphia
• Gary Schildhorn
  Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC; Philadelphia

Insult to Injury: Preference's and Avoidances Update

• Moderator: Hon. Stephen Raslavich
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. N.J); Philadelphia
• Jack B. Fishman
  Novare Inc., An Epiq Systems, Inc. Company; Crystal Lake, Ill.
• Anne Marie P. Kelley
  Dilworth Paxson LLP; Cherry Hill, N.J.
• Geraldine E. Ponto
  Gibbons P.C.; Newark, N.J.
• Robert J. Stearn, Jr.
  Richards, Layton & Finger, PA; Wilmington

Workers of the World, Unite! Pensions, Union Issues and MEPA Liability

• Moderator: Hon. David H. Adams
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Va.); Norfolk, Va.
• Leon R. Barson
  Pepper Hamilton LLP; Philadelphia
• Michael L. Bernstein
  Arnold & Porter LLP; Washington, D.C.
• Tobey M. Daluz, Esq.
  Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP; Wilmington
• Paul M. Singer
  Reed Smith LLP; Pittsburgh

Problems in the Code

• Moderator: Hon. Wendelin I. Lipp
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Md.); Greenbelt, Md.
• Michael G. Gallerizzo
  Gebhardt & Smith LLP; Baltimore
• F. Thomas Rafferty, III
  Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, PC; Baltimore
• Legislative Staff Member (TBD)
  Member of Congress; Washington, D.C.
• Craig B. Young
  Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP; Washington, D.C.

1:00 pm

Golf Tournament

Sponsored by Bridge Associates LLC

1:00 pm

Sporting Clays Tournament

Sponsored by Wells Fargo Business Credit, Inc

2:00 pm

Tennis Tournament

6:00 pm

Delaware State Bar Association Reception

Sponsored by the Delaware State Bar

7:00pm

Crabfeast & Outdoor BBQ, featuring the ABI House Band, the Indubitable Equivalents

Sponsored by Ashby & Geddes, PA; Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP and Landis Rath & Cobb LLP