Friday, December 7

7:30–8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by Jenner & Block LLP

8:00 a.m.–12:00 noon

Optional Event
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Tour

8:00–9:15 a.m.

Plenary Session

Presentation of the Landmark ABI Fee Study: Conclusions and Ramifications

• Michael P. Richman, Moderator
  Foley & Lardner LLP; New York
• C. R. “Chip” Bowles, Jr.
  Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC
  Louisville, Ky.
• John Wm. Butler, Jr.
  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
  & Flom LLP; Chicago
• Prof. Stephen J. Lubben
  Seton Hall Law School; Newark, N.J.
• Deirdre A. Martini
  CIT Group, Inc.; New York
• Prof. Nancy B. Rapoport
  William S. Boyd School of Law
  University of Nevada; Las Vegas
• Hon. Wesley W. Steen
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court; Houston
• Albert Togut
  Togut, Togut & Segal, LLP; New York
• Clifford J. White III
  Executive Office for U.S. Trustees
  Washington, D.C.

9:15–9:30 a.m.

Refreshment Break

Sponsored by MorrisAnderson & Associates, Ltd.

9:30–11:00 a.m.

Committee Education Sessions

• Bankruptcy Litigation/Commercial Fraud Task Force (joint)
• Business Reorganization/Employee Benefits in Bankruptcy (joint)
• Finance and Banking
• Financial Advisors/Investment Banking/Professional Compensation/Public
  Companies and Claims Trading (joint)
• Legislation

11:00–11:15 a.m.

Refreshment Break

Sponsored by BDO Seidman, LLP

11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

A. Loan-to-Own Strategies of Hedge Funds and Private Equity Firms

• Stephen S. Gray, Moderator
  CRG Partners; Boston
• Paul Coughlin
  Longroad Asset Management, LLC
  Stamford, Conn.
• Hon. Allan L. Gropper
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court; New York
• Larry G. Halperin
  Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP; New York
• Aziz Hassanali
  Anchorage Advisors, LLC; New York
• Andrew I. Silfen
  Arent Fox LLP; New York

B. BAPCPA in the Courts: How Judicial Interpretation of the New Provisions Affects Your Cases

• Joseph Samet, Moderator
  Baker & McKenzie LLP; New York
• Patti H. Bass
  Bass & Associates, P.C.; Tucson, Ariz.
• Robert N.H. Christmas
  Nixon Peabody LLP; New York
• Hon. Bruce A. Markell
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court; Las Vegas
• Hon. Thomas F. Waldron
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court; Dayton, Ohio

C. Trying Valuation (on a Budget): Consumer Case Examples

• Dillon E. Jackson, Moderator
  Foster Pepper PLLC; Seattle
• Ford Elsaesser
  Elsaesser, Jarzabek, Anderson, Marks, Elliott & McHugh, Chtd.; Sandpoint, Idaho
• Richardo I. Kilpatrick
  Kilpatrick & Associates, PC
  Auburn Hills, Mich.
• Claire Ann Resop
  Brennan, Steil & Basting, SC; Madison, Wis.
• Hon. Steven W. Rhodes
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court; Detroit

12:30–2:00 p.m.

Optional Event
Chefs’ Cooking Class

12:45–2:00 p.m.

Luncheon Featuring Christopher Buckley
Editor of Forbes FYI and Best-Selling Social and Political Satirist

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

Brandishing a savvy understanding of the truth behind the headlines and a perceptive wit that holds no target sacred, Christopher Buckley delivers a comedic look at national politics and world affairs. He is the author of 11 books, including his latest, Boomsday, released last April. His other works include God Is My Broker, Little Green Men, No Way To Treat A First Lady, Washington Schlepped Here and Florence of Arabia, several of which are national best-sellers. Thank You for Smoking was developed into a major motion picture. In 1989, the late Malcolm Forbes hired him to start a new magazine, Forbes FYI. Buckley has written for most national newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Time, The Atlantic Monthly, Smithsonian, US News and World Report, Vanity Fair, Vogue and Conde Nast Traveler. Buckley is a recipient of the Washington Irving Medal for Literary Excellence, and the distinguished Thurber Prize for American Humor.

2:00–3:30 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

A. Subprime Paradigm: Lessons on Maximizing Value from the Subprime, 1031 and Servicer Cases

• Lawrence E. Young, Moderator
  AlixPartners LLP; Dallas
• John Anderson
  RBS Greenwich Capital; Greenwich, Conn.
• Melanie L. Cyganowski
  Greenberg Traurig, LLP; New York
• Jeffrey W. Dulberg
  Pachulski Stang Ziehl Young Jones & Weintraub LLP
  Los Angeles
• Hon. Linda B. Riegle
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court; Las Vegas
• Eric Sagerman
  Winston & Strawn LLP; Los Angeles

B. Health Care Cases: Financing, Financial Management and Exit

• Samuel R. Maizel, Moderator
  Pachulski Stang Ziehl Young Jones & Weintraub LLP; Los Angeles
  
• Paul E. Harner
  Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP; Chicago
• Shane A. Passarelli
  Healthcare Finance Group, Inc.; Los Angeles
• Louis E. Robichaux, IV
  Bridge Associates, LLC; New York
• Joseph Tutera
  The Tutera Group; Kansas City, Mo.

C. Individual Chapter 11: The New “Small Business” Option?

• James T. Markus, Moderator
  Block, Markus & Williams, LLC; Denver
• Barry Lefkowitz, CIRA
  Virchow Krause & Company, LLP; Southfield, Mich.
• Patricia A. Redmond
  Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, PA; Miami
• James Patrick Shea
  Shea & Carlyon, Ltd.; Las Vegas

3:30–3:45 p.m.

Refreshment Break

Sponsored by Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP

3:45–5:15 p.m.

Committee Education Sessions

• Asset Sales
• Health Care
• International/Uniform Commercial Code (joint)
• Mass Torts
• Unsecured Trade Creditors

6:00–7:00 p.m.

Women's Networking Reception

Sponsored by Bridge Associates, LLC

6:00–7:00 p.m.

American Board of Certification Reception
(ABC Certified Attorneys and ABC Board Members Only)

Sponsored by ABC Officers

7:00–11:00 p.m.

Rock ’n Roll Dance Party
Featuring ABI’s Own Indubitable Equivalents!

Sponsored by Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC; Navigant
Capital Advisors, LLC; Nixon Peabody LLP; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP; and RBS
Greenwich Capital

9:00 p.m.

Dessert Reception

Sponsored by Union Bank of California