8.75 hours of CLE/CPE credit, including 1.5 hours of
ethics, are available!
Thursday, July 12, 2007
6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Opening Reception (in conjunction with the NEBC)
Sponsored by Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, RAS
Management Advisors, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company
Friday, July 13, 2007
8:00–8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
8:30–10:00 am
Concurrent Sessions I
- “E-Discovery”
- Moderator: Ira L. Herman
Thompson & Knight LLP; New York
- Paul Brabant
Epiq Systems, Inc.; Washington, D.C.
- Jay S. Geller
Law Office of Jay S. Geller; Portland, Maine
- Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong
U. S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y).; Brooklyn
- Bankruptcy Litigation Workshop
- Moderator: James M. Wilton
Ropes & Gray LLP; Boston
- Hon. Gerardo A. Carlo
U.S. Bankruptcy Court ( D.P.R.); San Juan
- Melanie L. Cyganowski
Greenberg Traurig, LLP; New York
- Andrew Z. Schwartz
Foley Hoag LLP; Boston
- Turnarounds Then and Now
- Susan L. Storey
Huron Consulting Group; New York
- Harold B. Murphy
Hanify & King, PC; Boston
- Tom Flanagan
Bank of America; Boston
- William H. Henrich
Getzler Henrich & Associates, LLC; New York
- Hon. Carol J. Kenner
Retired U.S. Bankruptcy Judge; Boston
- Preparing the Chapter 11 Case: Where to Begin?
- Moderator: Jennifer Rood
Bernstein Shur; Mancester, N.H.
- James Berman
Zeisler & Zeisler, PC; Bridgeport, Conn.
- Daniel S. Bleck
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, PC;
Boston
- Lawrence E. Sax
NachmanHaysBrownstein, Inc.; Boston
- Hon. Mark W. Vaughn
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D.N.H.); Mancester, N.H.
- Investment Strategies of the New Lenders: What the Next Round of
Cases Will Look Like
- Moderator: James F. Wallack
Goulston & Storrs, PC; Boston
- Robert J. Duffy
FTI Consulting, Inc.; Boston
- Deirdre A. Martini
CIT Group, Inc.; New York
- Ward K. Mooney
Crystal Capital Fund Management, LP; Boston
- Intercreditor Agreements–Strategies for Negotiation and
Enforcement
- Moderator: Mark N. Berman
Nixon Peabody LLP; Boston
- Jennifer Doran
Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP; Boston
- Hon. Judith K. Fitzgerald
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D.Pa); Pittsburgh
- Robert A. Miller
GE Commercial Finance; Norwalk, Conn.
10:00 am–10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30–12:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions II
- Ethics for Lawyers and NonLawyers
- Moderator: George J. Marcus
Marcus, Clegg & Mistretta, PA; Portland, Maine
- Hon. James F. Queenan
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge; Worcester, Mass.
- Robert U. Sattin
Reid and Riege, PC; Hartford, Conn.
- John C. Thibodeau
Windsor Associates LLC; Portland, Maine
- Income Tax Consequences Of Common
Commercial Bankruptcy Transactions
- Moderator: Keith D. Lowey
Verdolino & Lowey, PC; Foxboro, Mass.
- Richard P. Finkel
Blum, Shapiro & Company, PC; West Hartford, Conn.
- Hon. Robert E. Gerber
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.); New York
- Stephen M. Notinger
Donchess & Notinger LLC; Nashua, N.H.
- Elisa M. Sartori
Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC; Boston
- Beyond Notes and Security Agreements–Financial Instruments and
Financial Industry Transactions: What Do They Look Like and How Do They
Work?
- Moderator: John J. Monaghan
Holland & Knight LLP; Boston
- Michael J. Pappone
Goodwin Procter LLP; Boston
- Hon. Joel B. Rosenthal
U. S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Mass.); Worcester
- Edwin E. Smith
Bingham McCutchen LLP; Boston
- Shmuel Vasser
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP; New York
- ABCs, Receiverships and Other Nonbankruptcy Vehicles
for Turnarounds, Workouts and Liquidations
- Moderator: Daniel C. Cohn
Cohn Whitesell & Goldberg LLP; Boston
- Geoffrey L. Berman
Development Specialists, Inc.; Los Angeles
- Stephen S. Gray
TRG; Boston
- Hon. Enrique S. Lamoutte
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D.P.R.); San Juan
- Health Care Reorganizations
- Moderator: Jennifer L. Hertz
Duane Morris LLP; Boston
- Alex F. Mattera
McCarter & English LLP; Boston
- James J. Tancredi
Day Pitney LLP; Hartford, Conn.
- Hon. Brian K. Tester
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D.P.R.); San Juan
1:00 pm
Optional Events:
Golf Tournament at Newport National
Sponsored by BMS, Inc. and Nixon Peabody LLP
Tour de ABI
Sponsored by Mirus Capital Advisors Inc. and Seyfarth Shaw
LLP
1:30–4:30 pm
Optional Events:
Tennis Tournament at Salve Regina University
Sponsored by Mesirow Financial Consulting LLP, Parker &
Associates and Thomas J. Raftery
ABI Regatta!
Sponsored by Choate Hall & Stweart LLP, Goodwin Procter LLP,
Sherin & Lodgen LLP and Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Sailing Aboard the Schooner Aurora
Sponsored by Murtha Cullina LLP and Wells Fargo Trumbull
1:30–5:30 pm
Optional Events:
Sport Fishing
Sponsored by Mirick O’Connell DeMallie & Lougee, LLP
and Phoenix Capital Resources
7:00–10:00 pm
Reception at the Newport Yachting Center
Sponsored by WilmerHale LLP
Kids’ Entertainment
Sponsored by NachmanHaysBrownstein, Inc.
Saturday, July 14, 2007
8:00–8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Riemer & Braunstein LLP
8:30–10:00 am
Concurrent Sessions I
- Ethics for Lawyers and NonLawyers
- Income Tax Consequences of Common
Commercial Bankruptcy Transactions.
- Beyond Notes and Security Agreements—Financial Instruments and
Financial Industry Transactions: What Do They Look Like, and How Do They
Work?
- ABCs, Receiverships and Other Nonbankruptcy Vehicles for
Turnarounds, Workouts and Liquidations
- Health Care Reorganizations
10:00–10:30 am
Coffee Break
Sponsored by Verdolino & Lowey, PC
10:30–12:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions II
- “E-Discovery”
- Bankruptcy Litigation Workshop
- Turnarounds Then and Now
- Preparing the Chapter 11 Case: Where to Begin?
- Investment Strategies of the New Lenders: What the Next Round of
Cases Will Look Like
- Intercreditor Agreements–Strategies for Negotiation and
Enforcement
1:30–3:00 pm
Optional Event: Walking Tour of Historic Newport
Sponsored by Development Specialists, Inc.
1:30–4:30 pm
Optional Event: Kite Flying at Brenton State Park
Sponsored by Nutter McClennen & Fish, LLP
Sailing Aboard the Schooner Aurora
Sponsored by Murtha Cullina LLP and Wells Fargo Trumbull
4:00–5:15 pm
Dockside Chat
Featuring: Hon. Joan N. Feeney, Hon. James
F. Queenan and ABI Resident Scholar.
6:00–7:00 pm
Sponsor Reception (Invitation Only)
Sponsored by Foley Hoag LLP and The Tron Group
7:00–10:30 pm
Lobster Boil at Fort Adams State Park
Sponsored by BMC Group and TRG
Entertainment sponsored by Craig and Macauley, PC;
Duane Morris LLP; FTI Consulting, Inc.; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris,
Glovsky & Popeo, PC and SSG Capital
Sunday, July 15, 2007
9:00–9:30 am
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Blum Shapiro & Company, PC; Neubert, Pepe
& Monteith, PC; Pullman & Comley, LLC; Reid and Riege, PC;
Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, PC and Zeisler & Zeisler, PC
9:30–11:00 am
Plenary Session
- Views from the Bench–Supreme Court Year in Review
- Moderator: Bruce A. Harwood
Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green; Manchester, NH
- Hon. Colleen A. Brown
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Vt.); Rutland
- Hon. Joan N. Feeney
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Mass.); Boston
- Hon. Judith K. Fitzgerald
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D.Pa.); Pittsburgh
- Hon. Robert E. Gerber
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.); New York
- Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong
U. S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D.N.Y.); Brooklyn
10:00–10:15 am
Coffee Break
Sponsored by Verdolino & Lowey, PC
11:00 am
Adjourn
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