2:00-6:00 p.m.
ABI Registration Desk and Exhibit Hall Open
6:00-8:00 pm
Opening Reception
Sponsored by Bederson & Company, LLP; Bond, Schoeneck and King, PLLC; Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, PA; Duane Morris LLP and Lowenstein Sandler PC
7:00 a.m-12:00 p.m.
ABI Registration Desk Open
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Breakfast Plenary Session: The Straight and Narrow: Ethics Issues
Sponsored by Miles & Stockbridge PC
Hon. Ronald G. Pearson, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. W.Va.); Charleston
Victoria Watson Counihan
Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Wilmington
Ronald S. Gellert
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC; Wilmington
Kelly Beaudin Stapleton
Malvern, PA
David I. Swan
McGuireWoods LLP; McLean, Va.
9:15-10:30 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
What’s on OUST’s Radar?
Hon. Judith K. Fitzgerald, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Pa.); Pittsburgh
Roberta A. DeAngelis
Acting U.S. Trustee, Region 3; Philadelphia
Ramona D. Elliott
Executive Office for U.S. Trustees; Washington, D.C.
W. Clarkson McDow
U.S. Trustee for Region 4; Columbia, S.C.
The Good Earth: Real Estate Issues
Hon. Gloria M. Burns, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. N.J.); Camden
Andrew C. Kassner
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP; Philadelphia
Brian Francis Kenney
Miles & Stockbridge PC; McLean, Va.
Michael J. Viscount
Fox Rothschild LLP; Atlantic City, N.J.
Joseph Zagraniczny
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC; Syracuse, N.Y.
Understanding Today's Capital Markets
Hon. Christopher S. Sontchi, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.); Wilmington
Michael L. Bernstein
Arnold & Porter LLP; Washington, D.C.
Laura Davis Jones
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP; Wilmington
J. Scott Victor
National City Capital Markets; West Conshohocken, Pa.
Irving E. Walker
Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, PA; Baltimore
Anything But Bankruptcy! - Revisited: Nonbankruptcy Alternatives
Hon. Nancy V. Alquist, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Md.); Baltimore
Edward T. Gavin, IV
NachmanHaysBrownstein, Inc.; Wilmington
Walter J. Greenhalgh
Duane Morris LLP; Newark, N.J.
Adam G. Landis
Landis Rath & Cobb LLP; Wilmington
James J. Tancredi
Day Pitney LLP; Hartford, Conn.
10:30-10:45 a.m.
Coffee Break
Sponsored by Bayard P.A.
10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Navigating the New Claims Rules
Hon. Richard E. Fehling, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Pa.); Reading
Jack B. Fishman
Epiq Bankruptcy Advisory Services, Inc.; Crystal Lake, Ill.
Kevin J. Mangan
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC; Wilmington
Ryan T. Routh
Jones Day; Cleveland
Ashley B. Stitzer
Bayard P.A.; Wilmington
Swords into Plowshares: Mediation and ADR
Hon. Kevin Gross, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.); Wilmington
Daniel J. DeFranceschi
Richards, Layton & Finger, PA; Wilmington
John T. Dorsey
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP; Wilmington
H. Jason Gold
Wiley Rein LLP; McLean, Va.
Vincent J. Poppiti
Blank Rome LLP; Wilmington
Leveling the Playing Field: Avoidance Issues Update
Hon. Mary D. France, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (M.D. Pa.); Harrisburg
Brett D. Fallon
Morris James LLP; Wilmington
Anne Marie P. Kelley
Dilworth Paxson LLP; Cherry Hill, N.J.
Gregory J. Mascitti
Nixon Peabody LLP; Rochester, N.Y.
Kathleen M. Miller
Smith, Katzenstein & Furlow, LLP; Wilmington
After the Storm: Post-Confirmation Issues
Hon. Kevin R. Huennekens, Moderator
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Va.); Richmond
Leon R. Barson
Pepper Hamilton LLP; Philadelphia
David R. Hurst
Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP; Wilmington
Geraldine E. Ponto
Gibbons PC; Newark, N.J.
Dean C. Waldt
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP; Voorhees, N.J.
1:00 p.m.
Golf Tournament
Sponsored by Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC and Jones Day
1:00 p.m.
Sporting Clays Tournament
Sponsored by Wells Fargo Business Credit, Inc.
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Delaware State Bar Association Reception
Sponsored by the Delaware State Bar Association Bankruptcy Section
7:00 p.m.
Crabfeast and Outdoor BBQ
Sponsored by Ashby & Geddes, PA; Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP; Equity Partners, Inc.; Frost Brown Todd LLC; Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads LLP; National City Capital Markets and Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC
7:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
ABI Registration Desk Open
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Breakfast and Plenary Session: When Circuits Collide—Revisited
Sponsored by Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC and Jones Day
Prof. Jack F. Williams, Moderator
ABI Robert M. Zinman Resident Scholar
Georgia State University/BDO Seidman LLP; Atlanta
Hon. Randolph Baxter
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ohio); Cleveland
Hon. Jean K. FitzSimon
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, (E.D. Pa.); Philadelphia
Hon. Robert E. Littlefield, Jr.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D.N.Y); Albany
Hon. S. Martin Teel, Jr.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. D.C.); Washington
9:15-10:30 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Navigating the New Claims Rules
Swords into Plowshares: Mediation and ADR
Leveling the Playing Field: Avoidance Issues Update
After the Storm: Post-confirmation Issues
10:30-10:45 a.m.
Coffee Break
Sponsored by Clear Thinking Group LLC
10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
What’s on OUST’s Radar?
The Good Earth: Real Estate Issues
Understanding Today’s Capital Markets
Anything but Bankruptcy!—Revisited: Nonbankruptcy Alternatives
12:00 p.m.
Adjourn
Onsite Registration Only
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